Ujima Village Christian Church

About this church

Ujima Village Christian Church gathers in person Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and posts an online worship service by 3:30 that afternoon for shut-ins and people unable to attend. The church emphasizes that the recording supplements rather than replaces congregational worship. Sunday “Time for Truth” classes and Wednesday prayer and Bible study follow a seasonal calendar and can pause for summer. The main entrance is reached from the rear campus driveway connecting Parkway Avenue and McCarthy Drive and faces the Parkway School playground, a detail that can prevent first-time visitors from stopping at the wrong door.

Ujima is an independent, non-denominational Reformed congregation. Its name comes from a Swahili concept of mutual care and collective effort and was chosen by children in an urban youth-outreach mission. Families from that mission formed a multigenerational worshiping community in 1992, and the church has met at Ujima Village since 1994. Christian education and service span children through seniors. The congregation teaches salvation by grace through faith, baptism and the Lord's Supper as covenant signs, and doctrine shaped by the Westminster Confession. Its related Ujima Ministries organization developed the former Odd Fellows Home into a mixed-use campus with social services, community development, and housing. Visitors should confirm whether seasonal classes have resumed before planning time around them.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 26, 2026. Sources: Official homepage, in-person and online worship and seasonal study notice · Official ministry page, intergenerational education and rear-driveway entrance · Official about page, Ujima name, youth-mission roots, 1992 congregation, and cam · Official beliefs page, Reformed doctrine, grace, sacraments, and confession

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