University Lutheran Church
About
University Lutheran Church is a progressive Christian congregation in the heart of Harvard Square and a campus ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It brings together students and resident members, describing itself as a ministry of and to the academic communities of Cambridge and greater Boston. Sunday worship is offered both in person and online, and the congregation of young and old gathers around worship, study, community and service.
The church has been a Reconciling in Christ congregation since 1989, welcoming people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions into full participation, including leadership, rostered ministry, marriage and the blessing of relationships. It reaffirmed that commitment in an updated statement adopted in 2025. The building is home to the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter, which runs from November to April, and the Harvard Square Summer Shelter during the summer months.
What to Know
- The church is a founding member of the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization.
- It is also a founding member of the Cambridge Interfaith Sanctuary Coalition.
- Its Reconciling in Christ statement commits it to calling BIPOC leaders into ministry.
- It is listed by the Harvard Square Business Association.
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