We gather for worship each Sunday morning at 9:30, and our services usually last about an hour and fifteen minutes. We invite you to join us for a worship service. You are always welcome! Worship is an integral part of the life of University Mennonite Church-a time set aside to meet with God both individually and as a community.

A lay worship leader and song leader plan and participate in each Sunday's worship service. Other volunteers help with leading children's time, taking the offering, and reading scripture. In any given service you might find two children collecting the offering, a college-age student leading singing, and a grandparent reading the scripture.

Our sanctuary is air-conditioned and wheelchair-accessible. Hearing assisted headsets are available. Services are recorded, and tapes are available for borrowing in the church library. We are also starting to digitally record services and you can even listen to some services on this web site. Note: You must be a registered user and logged in to access the worship recordings.

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Three sample worship service recordings are available below:

Download	Sermon/Speaker	Listen Now	Size	Length
	Frodo, Lilith, and Us: Thoughts on Holding on and Letting Go (Fran Osseo-Asare - Feb 28 2010)		21.4 MB	93:41 min
	How can we be silent? Finding our voices (Jep Hostetler - Feb 14 2010)		21.9 MB	95:37 min
	The Harvest is Ripe (Humphrey Akogyeram - Nov 1 2009)		26.3 MB	114:46 min

Our worship services include several components:

Singing - Music plays an important role in each worship service. For congregational singing, we use three song books: The blue hardbound Hymnal Worship Book is referred to in the bulletin as HWB. The green spiral bound Sing the Journey is referred to as STJ, and the purple spiral bound Sing the Story is abbreviated as STS. These three songbooks feature a variety of song styles for worship, from traditional unaccompanied four-part harmony, to hymns accompanied by various instruments such as piano and guitar, to praise songs and songs from different nations and cultures.

Hearing the word of God - Each Sunday we have a scripture reading, including passages from both the Old and New Testaments. Usually these readings follow the Revised Common Lectionary and the sermon is based on the scripture readings. We are currently in a pastoral transition and guest speakers are providing our Sunday Morning sermons.

Children's time and children's church - We value the children in our congregation and take time during each Sunday morning service to invite the children up front for a story. On the first Sunday of each month, the children go to a downstairs Sunday School room to have their own children's church, led by the junior high and high school youth.

Sharing joys and concerns/prayer - As a community of faith, we believe it's important to share our lives with one another. During this open time of sharing, anyone in the congregation is invited to stand and share a joy, testimony, concern, or prayer request. One of our elders or the worship leader offers a prayer at the end of sharing time.

Offering - We believe that all things come from God and we see ourselves as stewards of these resources. When the offering basket is passed, we are giving back to God a portion of what God has given us.

Sometimes our worship services depart from their normal format. Twice a year, for example, we hold Music Sunday-a service dedicated to worshipping God through music and song. Other times, the service might be led by our college/young adult group or by the high school youth.

Regardless of the format or those involved, we come to worship as a community, seeking the Spirit's presence and asking God for wisdom and discernment. We leave empowered to carry out Jesus' mission to love others and seek peace for the world.