Outdoor Worship

From May 10th through September 27th our 8:30 moves outside into our beautiful Outdoor Chapel

Worship in Roland’s Glen

Worship in our outdoor chapel brings us together in a beautiful, natural setting where faith and creation meet. Surrounded by trees, sky, and open air, we gather to pray, sing, and listen for God’s presence in the world around us. Led by music from our band, this service offers a relaxed and joyful way to worship, connect with one another, and experience the gift of community in the midst of creation.

A man in black clothes baptizing a woman in a white dress outdoors in a wooded area. The man is pouring water over the woman's head as she bows her head with her eyes closed.
A stone marker with a black tree graphic and the text 'Roland's Glen est. 1981', situated among fallen leaves near a tree trunk.
A large outdoor gathering of people seated on wooden benches in a forest, attending a service or event with musicians and a cross at the front.
People participating in a church baptism ceremony outdoors in a wooded area, with a cross and a canopy overhead.
A band of four musicians is performing on a wooden stage outdoors surrounded by trees in a forest. The band includes a guitarist, a female vocalist, a keyboardist, and a drummer. They are playing their instruments and singing into microphones.
Black and white portrait of a man in a suit and tie, posing with his hands folded.

Why Do We Call It Roland’s Glen?

Our outdoor chapel is named in honor or Roland Hare, who was the property superintendent at UDLC for many years. He was born in a house up on the corner of Butler and Susquehanna that no longer exists, and he is buried in Rose Hill cemetery near to where the back yard of his childhood home would have been. He spent is life on this land. He cared for the church and the cemetery. Along the way, he and his wife Ruth, were Sunday School superintendents and were renown for their cooking for potlucks and church events. Today, he is best known as the namesake for “Roland’s Glen,” which is what we call our outdoor chapel. Roland found, cleared, and cultivated that space to make it possible for us to have our outdoor worship each summer. It is a living legacy that continues to bless us still.