Holladay United Church of Christ

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Compassionate Action

In our effort to be faithful to our understanding of the implications of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we affirm that God loves all humankind—people of all genders, ages, races, ethnic origins, religious backgrounds, physical and mental abilities and sexual orientations.  We seek to be inclusive, accepting all who would join in a pilgrimage of faith with us as we seek the meaning of mercy, justice and compassion in living our lives in this place and at this time.

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Creation Justice

Nature Nuture

As stewards we have a responsibility to be caretakers of Creation. Getting out into nature, really experiencing it firsthand (not just through books, movies, or our kitchen windows) develops an appreciation that leads to taking action to protect it. This ministry team will offer field trip opportunities to enjoy nature in the mountains, along the rivers, and in the wetlands, and put you in touch with service opportunities.

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Community & Compassionate Action

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Compassionate Action helps us be the hands that extend God’s extravagant welcome in our world.  Compassionate Action begins with a desire to see as God sees – to see our interconnected nature that comes from all creation as equally sacred unique reflections of God’s image.

Compassionate Action extends God’s unconditional welcome through volunteer service and financial support that helps ensure basic needs are met and dignity upheld.

No matter who you are or where
you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here.

Sunday Reflections

Sunday, November 9, 2025

Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost"The Spendor of This House" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Haggai 1:15b-2:9/NRSVUE) Gospel Reading (Luke 20:27-38/NRSVUE) Our first reading today came from the book of Haggai. So, who the heck is this guy, Haggai? Isn’t he the...

Sunday, November 2, 2025

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost"Word Matter" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4/CEB) Gospel Reading (Luke 19:1-10/NRSVUE) My job as a pastor involves a awful lot of writing (reflections, letters for the monthly edition of Tidings, and a...

Sunday, October 26, 2025

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost"Humbled and Exalted" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Psalm 84:1-7, NRSVUE) Gospel Reading (Luke 18:9-14, NRSVUE) Way back in medieval times, when I was in high school, the State of New Jersey required students to take nine weeks of...

Sunday, October 12, 2025

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost"Gratitude" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (2 Timothy 2:8-15/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 17:11-19/NRSVUE) I’ll admit it: I enjoy a caffeinated beverage every now and again (as the thirty-two ounce iced coffee sitting on my desk...

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost"A Little Faith" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (2 Timothy 1:1-14/NRSVUE) Gospel Reading (Luke 17:1-10/NRSVUE) The finance business in which I worked for twenty-five years before becoming a pastor wasn’t big on niceties — in fact,...

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost"Prisoners of Our Own Device" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (1 Timothy 6:6-19/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 16:19-31/NRSVUE) The decision to move here resulted in a lot of changes for my family and me — some of them large, and some...

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Fiftheenth Sunday after Pentecost"God & Wealth" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Amos 8:4-7/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 16:1-13/NRSVUE) Back in the fall of 2003, I, like the rest of New England, was still trying to process the fact that the Boston Red Sox had...

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost"Lost & Found" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Exodus 32:7-14/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 15:1-10/NRSVUE) It was a little after eleven on the Saturday night of Memorial Day weekend when my friend David and I rolled up to the...

Sunday, September 7, 2025

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost"Choices" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Deuteronomy 30:15-20/CEB)Gospel Reading (Luke 14:25-33/CEB) Last weekend, as I’m sure you all know, was the widely-acknowledged end of the summer season. Even though Fall technically...

Sunday, August 31, 2025

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost"Places of Honor" — Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 14:1, 7-14/NRSVUE) As holidays go, Thanksgiving is my favorite. I mean, what’s not to like about it: Food, family, friends, football...

News

Bible Study at HUCC

October 22, 25 from 6-7:30 pm An Invitation Pastor Brent - "I'm excited to facilitate a six session Bible Study starting on October 22 and concluding on December 3 (taking 11/26 off for Thanksgiving). Our classes will run from 6-7:30 p.m. in McMullen Hall. To prepare...

The 2025 UCC Neighbors in Need”

Special Offering This Sunday, World Communion Sunday, marks the kickoff for the UCC's annual "Neighbors in Need" annual special offering. The Neighbors in Need offering supports ministries of justice and compassion, with one-third of the offering given to the...

Vision

As a community of faith we seek to challenge and transform the world, beginning with ourselves, and to celebrate the image of God in every person and in all creation.

Purpose

Responding to God’s love, we gather to be a healing, authentic, and empowered community who, through worship, education, fellowship and compassionate action, extend God’s extravagant welcome in the world.

Core Values

We courageously embrace innovation and open minded conversation, where inclusion is expected and people of all walks of life are welcomed and encouraged to seek God and progress on their own spiritual journeys.