The Parable of the Bricklayers: A woman had just moved to a new town and one Saturday on a walk, she came across a construction site.  It was in the early stages, when you can’t really tell what it’s ...  Read More

Walls are hard to build.  The most famous wall in the world -- the Great Wall of ________ (see, I told you it was famous) -- took 1800 years to build.A few centuries before Jesus, Nehemiah was a Jew w...  Read More

New season, new series!  Having concluded our spring/summer series on Joshua, it's time for us to lean into what it means for a scattered people to reunite and rebuild.Because we're STRONGER TOGETHER....  Read More

Six months into our "covid adjustments," it's important that we all make time to count the cost to us.  What have we lost?  It's important because unless we're intentional about it, the losses can com...  Read More

Long time member Mel Spitler is living proof that an “old dog can learn new tricks.” Since 1976, Mel has considered University Place Presbyterian Church his church home.“Well, I have only been here a ...  Read More

Hailing from a small town on the slopes of Mt. Kenya, east of Nairobi, Kenya, Josephine and Peter Mburugu have made University Place and University Place Presbyterian Church their home. Not only have ...  Read More

Every cancer journey is unique. Jack Baker’s experiences continue to teach him about surrendering his life to God.Jack was born and raised in Burlingame, a town on the San Francisco peninsula, in a Ch...  Read More

From growing up as a religious minority to planting deep roots in an intentional community, Emily Bosh’s testimony is one of living life on mission. Growing in faith and placeEmily Bosh grew up in Sal...  Read More

As someone whose faith journey had a particularly rough beginning, Sharon Moffit was the last person to imagine she would have an impact on Christian ministries, much less become a missionary to Afric...  Read More

Since first coming to UPPC in January 2020, Hiroko Yaguchi has experienced the death of her husband and new life in Christ.   Growing up in Japan, Hiroko has fond memories of summer festivals with fir...  Read More

Recently experiencing two major losses, Carolyn Rzesutek has seen God show up in many ways to comfort and sustain her -- often through the church body being His hands and feet.Growing up, Carolyn was ...  Read More

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Holly and Derek Bray’s occupations were severely affected. However, this season heightened their appreciation for the key role that University Place Presbyterian Church p...  Read More