Melanie Smith
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Cantata 2025
Hope Has Dawned, Noel – A Cantata for Christmas by Mary McDonald Sunday, December 21 at 10:30 am (One worship service this day!) The Brecksville UMC Chancel Choir presents a Christmas Cantata. This “worship service in song” is a wonderful way to prepare for Christmas. Bring your friends and family. A Word From the Composer:…
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Christmas Tacos
December 24 at 6 pm If you find yourself wondering what to eat on Christmas Eve or wanting to start a new tradition, join the church staff in the Fellowship Hall after the 5 pm service. Chef Rasul Welch will be making his world-famous tacos! Itāll be relaxed, low-key, and simply a time to eat…
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Year End Giving
Some Tax-Smart Reminders for 2025 Our church has been richly blessed this year ā by your prayers, presence, service, witness, and gifts. Every gift has helped our church live out our mission ā creating safe space to grow with God and one another. Your giving makes ministry possible, from the lights in the sanctuary to…
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Sew4Good Christmas Bazaar
Sundays, 12/7 and 12/14 from 9 am – 11:30 Stop by the lobby to see the types of projects this special group of sewists has been working on this year, and pick up a handmade craft to gift this Christmas. Your purchase will help the Sew4Good team buy fabric and notions for projects in the…
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I Didn’t Know Church Could Be Like This
āI didnāt know church could be like this.ā An individual said this to me after our Service of Naming on November 16th.Ā āYeah. Usually, churches and pastors make it clear that Jesus isnāt for meāthe message they share is for everyone elseā¦ but not me.ā It warmed my heart that this person truly felt a…
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Christmas Youth Bell Choir
One of the exciting things coming up quickly is our very first Youth Bell Choir rehearsal. Yesāābells will be ringinā!ā Our kids will help lead worship at the 5 PM Family Christmas Eve Service, and we would love to include any young person (3rd grade and up) who wants to ring with us. If your child or youth would like to…
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The Longest Night: A Vigil For Hope
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 7 pm in the Sanctuary and Online Though Christmas is a time of joy and hope, we recognize that fear and grief are often present too, weighing on us like a heavy fog. Together, we will light candles and keep vigil, inviting God to join us no matter what emotions…
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Christmas Eve 2025
With four services to choose from, Christmas Eve is truly special at Brecksville United Methodist Church. If you have never been to our church, you will be welcomed with open arms at Brekcsville UMC – or any time! We strive to be an inclusive church. We intentionally make space for everyone to encounter a loving…
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Advent 2025
The season of Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas (November 30 this year) and ends on Christmas Eve. Advent is the beginning of the church year for Christians. During Advent, we prepare for and anticipate the coming of Christ. This year’s Advent theme at Brecksville United Methodist Church is “What do you fear? Insisting on…
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Thanksgiving Offering
The Nehemiah Mission of Cleveland, an East Ohio Conference UMC Health & Well-Being Partner, serves theĀ most vulnerable people in our communities.Ā Ā Located on Bridge Avenue in the Ohio City neighborhood of Cleveland, the mission is located in a historic church located near a school. They love the neighborhood with a variety of programming and resources. One…