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. Â
Find us on the map at this page!
In case of any last minute changes, we will let you know via our UCC Ministry Updates WhatsApp group chat – if you would like to be added to this chat group, please contact any staff member!
UCC Church Announcements
Spiritual Growth EveningsÂ
We have recently had the blessing of enjoying two rich evenings of fellowship and teaching from international guests on various topics with surprisingly overlapping themes. The red thread in conversations on both AI and disability is Imago Dei and the very essence of being created human.
If you would like to listen to either or both talks, which took place in conjunction with the Agriocola Theological Seminary, these are available online at the following links:
Wednesday 29th October from 17:30-20
Christianity & AI, with Dr. Mike Kirby: online HEREÂ
Thursday 30th October from 17:30-20
Theology & Disability, with Dr. Adam Groza: online HERE
Marriage Ministries:
Stronger Together | November 21st
Welcome all married couples for our next evening of Stronger Together, a place for connection and conversation with other married couples. (Valosali, 17:30-20:30)
Childcare and a main meal is provided; potluck desserts & drinks!Â
Parempi Avioliitto
Parempi Avioliitto is hosting a marriage camp called Course For Couples – Married Life to the Full for English-speaking couples. This will take place in Järvenpää on the weekend of 15.-16.11., and the deadline to register is Friday 7.11. Read more / sign up HERE
UCC Kids’ Choir:
Our first ever UCC Kid’s Choir (children ages 5–12) will sing in our Christmas service on December 14th. Please be praying for this project!
Choir warm-ups start at 12:20 in the EKK youth room;  rehearsals are from 12:25–12:45. Kids can start coming downstairs anytime from 12:15.Â
Contact Miriam with any questions! (0407259049)
Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study:
Welcome to the Wednesday evening Bible studies at the church office from 18-19:30, open to all! Doors will open at 17:45, hot drinks will be provided.Â
NEW: you can also join on Zoom if you’re unable to make it person. Â LINK HERE, password is: 148780 (In case of any trouble with the zoom link please contact Miriam 0407259049).
About Wednesdays in general, contact Shaun with any questions: 040 952 5403
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.
Fill out the sign up form, or contact Gabe with any questions!
Operation Christmas Boxes
Operation Christmas Boxes are now available from our office and our Sunday services. Take a box or ten, and start filling and returning them as soon as possible!Â
The countdown is on – let’s break last year’s record!! 🙂Â
Ladies’ Breakfasts:
All ladies of the church are warmly invited to a relaxed potluck style breakfast fellowship from 9-11am! The ladies’ breakfasts will be at the UCC offices on the 1st Saturday of every month. Next upcoming: 1st of November.
Contact Katja with any questions: 040 952 5403
Mens’ Breakfasts:
All men of the church are warmly invited to a relaxed potluck style breakfast fellowship from 9–11am! The mens’ breakfasts will be at the UCC offices on the 2nd Saturday of every month. Next upcoming: 8th of November
Contact Shaun with any questions!
Newcomers’ Meeting
Are you new to UCC? Do you want to find out more about life and community at UCC?
Join our Newcomers’ Meeting, held every 2nd and last Sunday of the month, immediately after the morning service (Espoo).
Contact Shaun, Daniel or Gabe for more details.
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.Â
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.Â
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.Â
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).