Bethesda United Church of Christ

Bethesda United Church of Christ is a church at 10010 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, MD, 20817 in MD 20817.

BUCC is a vibrant, progressive United Church of Christ community rooted in love, justice, and joyful worship. We celebrate diversity, welcome LGBTQ+ neighbors, and work together to make a difference — in our church and beyond.

We are a diverse and eclectic group of people at various places on our spiritual journey. We come from a wide range of countries, experiences, family structure, orientations, and backgrounds. We are adjusting to the changes that time thrusts upon us. We come together because we have found a community of support and strength, welcome and love.

Services in American Sign Language · Fully accessible

10010 Fernwood Road, Bethesda, MD, 20817, MD, 20817

Website: http://www.bethesdaucc.org/

Bethesda United Church of Christ is part of the Congregational family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Bethesda United Church of Christ

  • Community Outreach
  • Music Ministry
  • LGBTQ+ Group
  • Spirituality for All
  • Seekers Book Group
  • Knitting Group and Prayer Shawl Ministry

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The community around Bethesda United Church of Christ

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly a quarter of adults say they are socially isolated, and nearly a quarter of the people here were born in another country. That is 2,200 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.

  • Social Isolation: 28.9%

Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

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