University Lutheran Chapel

University Lutheran Chapel is a Lutheran church at 2425 College Avenue in Berkeley, CA 94704. It is one of 95 churches in Berkeley, and one of 5 Lutheran congregations in the city.

We are a community "at work in the world," called out beyond the walls of our church building to resist all forms of oppression as we seek to follow after Christ's example.

2425 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 94704

University Lutheran Chapel is part of the Lutheran family of churches in The American Church Story.

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The community around University Lutheran Chapel

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of the people here live below the poverty line, and nearly half of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 3,100 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Poverty Rate: 54.9%
  • Social Isolation: 50.0%
  • Food Insecurity: 31.2%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 30.7%
  • Depression: 27.8%
  • Transportation Barriers: 19.8%
  • Unemployment: 11.0% (6.7–15.3%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 22.5%
  • Housing Insecurity: 18.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 11.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Berkeley city is served by 68 churches — about one congregation for every 1,785 residents.

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