We don't all live in the city, but this is where our church life is centered.  We enjoy the strengths of urban life and work to alleviate the problems associated with it.

Our members are students, professionals, working class, singles, couples, families with children, retired people: life-long Lutherans and transfers from other faiths—or no faith.  We are a Reconciling in Christ congregation and welcome all people, regardless of sexual orientation.

University Lutheran is an ELCA campus ministry congregation.  Our students come from Penn, Drexel, Temple, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, and many other schools.  University Lutheran maintains contacts with other campus congregations through the Christian Association.  We encourage students to take an active or leadership role here.  Many students join the congregation, although Lutheran students are reckoned to be members simply through participation.  There are student dinners, discussion groups, events, and trips in the course of the year.

We are also a parish church.  Our members live in University City, other parts of Philadelphia, and the towns and suburbs of southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey.  We receive members, baptize both children and adults, care for our sick and shut-ins, offer educational programs for children and adults, and provide nursery care during worship for young children.  The pastor is available for counseling or just talking.  The congregation tries to balance the needs of our "resident members" and campus concerns.

We have a UniLu Google Group online, at http://groups.google.com/group/uniluphila?hl=en.  You can access church newsletters, Church Council minutes, and other fascinating things like that.