Sunday Worship Services
Espoo services meet at 10:30 at our Matinkylä location – welcome! Please use the main doors in the courtyard to enter on Sunday morning; you’ll find our worship gathering & fellowship on the second floor.
Helsinki services meet at 16:00 in downtown Helsinki – welcome! The main sanctuary is on the 3rd floor, coffee fellowship is held on the 2nd floor.
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UCC Church Announcements
Baptism Sunday
Our next baptism service will be on Sunday the 16th of August 2026.
Back-To-School Party & Friday Night Youth Meetings
All pre-teens and teens: welcome to our Back-to-School Party on August 14th in the Valotalo cafeteria from 18-20:00! This includes all new students going into 3rd grade or going into 7th grade.
After the 14th, Friday night youth meetings will be back to the regular schedule: teens (grades 7-12) every Friday starting the 21st, pre-teens (grades 3-6) every other Friday starting the 28th, with some combined Bible teaching time in-between.
For more about Friday nights, contact Oliver (+358 40 4515770), our youth coordinator.
Breakfasts are Back!
Welcome to a time of deeper fellowship as we enjoy potluck breakfast together! Breakfast Ministries typically take place at the church office from 09-11:00 AM (Matinkartanontie 13, Espoo).
The next Ladies’ Breakfast will be on Saturday the 5th of September.
The next Men’s Breakfast will be on Saturday the 12th of September.
Young Adults Ministry
Young Adult evenings will be every Wednesday from mid August onwards, meeting at 6pm in the church office unless otherwise agreed. To best stay up-to-date with all the upcoming meetings and activities, or if you have any questions, contact Oliver (+358 40 4515770) to be added to the WA chat group!
Welcome!
Dr. Jeff Mooney: Public Lectures
Dr. Jeff Mooney will be guest lecturing at the upcoming seminar days of Agricola Theological Seminary from 19-21st August 2026. These lectures are open to guests, but please contact Miriam or Shaun if you plan on joining, so that we can make sure to have enough seating.
ATS lectures can be joined via Zoom – contact Miriam for details.
On Wednesday the 19th, we will host a Spiritual Growth Evening in the Valosali from 1730-20. Topic tbc but save the date!
Spiritual Growth Evenings can be joined via YouTube – HERE is the link for August 19th.
Newcomers’ Meeting at UCC Espoo
Are you new to UCC? Do you want to find out more about life and community at UCC?
Join our Newcomers’ Meeting, held every last Sunday of the month, immediately after the morning service (Espoo).
Contact Shaun, Daniel or Miriam for more details.
Guide to Reading the Bible
Have a look at our Guide to Reading the Bible for an overview of what we at UCC believe about God’s Word, as well as how and why we should read it and engage with it.
Join a Life Group:
UCC life groups typically gather at someone’s home to discuss, pray, eat and study the Bible together (most often using study questions from the digital bulletin). Participating in a life group helps you to build relationships with others while growing as a Christian. Groups typically meet a few times a month.
NOTE: Life groups usually take a break over the summer months, and pick back up again during August-September.
Fill out the sign up form, or contact Miriam with any questions!
Membership at UCC:
Click here to let us know you’d like to take a membership class.
This class is for anyone who is interested in learning more about membership at UCC (what we believe it means to be a church member and what that looks like in practice at UCC).
The purpose of the class is to give you all the information you will need to make a decision, one way or another, about church membership. Taking the class does not automatically mean you become a member, it is simply one step on your journey with us here at UCC.
We don’t currently have a class scheduled, but let us know if you are interested and we’ll make it happen!
Get connected at UCC
What might getting connected at UCC this season look like for you? We have a number of volunteer teams at both congregations; life groups; various community events; clubs, gatherings or groups; and seasonal special events as well.
Serving or volunteering during a Sunday worship service or with the youth teams is a fantastic way to get to know people, to get connected, and to grow in sacrificially loving, serving and encouraging each other.
Please fill out this form to let us know what volunteer teams or church groups / events you are interested in, and a staff member will be in touch soon!
Sunday Services at UCC
At UCC we typically teach sermon series on books of the Bible, chapter by chapter; on occasion we will have standalone sermons too. We are currently in a longer series on the Gospel of Luke.
We livestream both of our Sunday services. You can always watch the latest service online at our digital bulletin (ucclife.fi/bulletin), where you will also find the Order of Worship for that Sunday.
To catch up on any Sundays you might have missed, check out our sermon archive via this link or from the link at the end of every digital bulletin called “Previous Sermons”. To get the password, please contact any staff member.
We also have a profile on Spotify called “UCC Finland” where you can find our sermon series playlists (everything we sing during any particular sermon series) as well as some seasonal playlists (for example Advent or Easter playlists).
If you would like to learn about volunteering on any of our Sunday service teams, please contact Daniel Ottoson or Gabe Byrd (for morning service volunteering) or Miriam Brown (for evening service volunteering).