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UniLu is offering a one-hour all-ages Service of Holy Communion at 10:30 am on Sundays, available both in person and on Zoom. The service features music, Bible readings and reflections, prayers, Holy Communion, and the singing of hymns. Pastor Carrie Ballenger will preach and preside on Sunday, September 8, 2024. Attending in person Worship takes place in the sanctuary on…

Join the UniLu choir! Rehearsals begin on Tuesday, August 20 at 7:30 pm; our first Sunday service will be Sunday, August 25. Contact Lorraine Fitzmaurice, our music director-choir, with any questions. If you love to sing, you are welcome!

This book isn’t only for Christians but for our brothers and sisters in other faith traditions, and with no faith at all. When we see a civic promotion of fear, hate and violence as the trajectory of our politics, we need a civic faith of love, healing, and hope to defeat it. And that must…

On Sunday, June 16, 2024, we will gather after coffee hour (at approximately 12 noon) for a congregational hymn sing both in-person and on Zoom. We’ll sing hymns suggested by UniLu community members, with music from Africa, Europe, and the Americas from the 14th century to the present. Zoom attendees: simply remain on the worship call or join using the regular…

Join Uniting Voices Chicago, formerly the Chicago Children’s Choir, for a concert at University Lutheran Church on Sunday, April 28, 2024 at 1 pm EDT. The concert is free and open to the public. Singers from the Albany Park and Rogers Park Neighborhood Choir Program are visiting Boston as…

Join us at 7 pm on Sunday, April 21, 2024, when Jim Wallis will present his latest book, The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy. Jim Wallis is the New York Times bestselling author of God’s Politics. He is a writer, teacher, preacher and justice advocate who believes the gospel of Jesus must be…

Celebrate Holy Week and Easter with UniLu this year! See our schedule below, or download a printable schedule (PDF). All events except Wednesday evening are available both in person and on Zoom. March 24 — Palm Sunday March 27 — Wednesday in Holy Week March 28 — Maundy Thursday Zoom attendees: view or download the Maundy Thursday bulletin (PDF) and Maundy Thursday hymns…

Deepen your spiritual journey this Lent! University Lutheran and our partners are offering three opportunities for study, fellowship, prayer, and reflection this season:

UniLu will mark Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent, with two services on Wednesday, February 14, 2024: Both services will include Holy Communion and the imposition of ashes. Join us to begin your Lenten journey!

We are grateful for the life of Bill Frutiger, a longtime member of University Lutheran Church, who died on December 20, 2023. Bill’s ready smile and warm greetings made UniLu “home” for many generations of newcomers and students. “We rejoice that Bill is reunited with his beloved wife, Elizabeth, and that they now feast together at the banquet…