UniLu at 50

Celebrating UniLu's First 50 Years!

On Pentecost weekend in 2016, we celebrated University Lutheran Church's formal recognition as a congregation on Pentecost weekend in 1966. We had a Saturday evening Gala on the UniLu Green and a festive Eucharist on Sunday morning.

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Hearing from the Founders

We also had the chance to hear from people who were here at the beginning, as well as some of those responsible for the founding of the congregation and the building of the space. Below are the first few videos we have of people talking about thier parts in the beginning of University Lutheran Church.

Building UniLu

Hal Segelstad, Chair of the Building Committee, reminisces about the building of the sanctuary, the woodwork of Ed Stiles, the architecture of Dirk Vyn, the sculpture of Tim Forrester, and the weavings of the Cistercian Sisters.

Baptismal Font

Artist Timothy Forrester talks about his experience of designing and sculpting the Baptismal Font.

Pipe Organ

Hal Segelstad also tells the story of how UniLu came to gain the pipe organ that was used for many years before being retired.

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Our church sits in an ancestral homeland of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. Christian colonizers forced their ancestors into missions and seized their land. We grieve the loss of indigenous lives, the destruction of indigenous culture, and the commodification of indigenous land. God calls us to a right relationship with this land and its past, present, and future caretakers. Muwekma neighbors are a sovereign people. May we live in solidarity with them and repair Creation with all.