Melanie Smith
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Lenten Study 2026
Becoming Who You Are: A 6-Week Journey with Thomas Merton & Spiritual Gifts Sundays at 9:30 in the Chapel with Jenny Gee – February 22 – March 29, 2026 This Lent, we invite you into a quieter, deeper exploration of spiritual gifts — not as labels to claim or roles to fill, but as the…
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Know Your Rights Training
Join us to explore how Constitutional rights and the Golden Rule empower us to love and protect our neighbors in every season. Jesus tells us that the greatest commandment is to love God and love our neighbor as ourselves. This love isn’t just a feeling; it’s a commitment to the well-being of everyone in our…
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Ash Wednesday Worship Service
The Good News Is… ALL Are Invited Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7 pm – in person and online Take a pause in the middle of your week and join us for our Ash Wednesday service as we step into the season of Lent together. It’s a time to slow down, reflect, pray, and receive…
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2026 Climate Justice Mission Journey
July 13 – 18, 2026 In July 2025, a team of UMC volunteers from Ohio traveled to North Carolina to assist in the recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene. Among them was a great group of folks from Brecksville UMC: Brian, Becky & Abigail Bendlak, George & Jenny Gee, Michelle Orr and Kathy & Matt Auble.…
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Project Birthday Kit
Donate through February 19, 2026 For families struggling with food insecurity, a birthday cake can feel like an unattainable luxury. On Sunday, February 22 the Do Something Sunday kids are going to assemble Birthday Cake Kits to send to local food pantries. Pastor Heidi and Wiggle Room Coordinator, Matt Botzman, both have birthdays that week,…
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Trash to Treasure
Put things you have around the house to good use by donating them to one of our ongoing collections: Bring your donations to the first floor donation stations and do some good!
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No Worship Services Sunday, January 25, 2026
Winter weather emergency As Winter Storm Fern approaches, bringing frigid temperatures and the risk of significant snowfall overnight and into Sunday morning, we have made the difficult decision to cancel church services on Sunday, January 25. Sometimes creating safe spaces means staying at home! Rest in God’s love and join us next Sunday, February 1,…
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2026 Leadership Board
We are in our third year under the Simplified Accountability Structure (SAS) of church governance. The board primarily focuses on setting the overall vision and direction of the church, making strategic decisions, and establishing goals. While making decisions, the board remains accountable to the wider church membership. Board members serve for three year terms. Leadership…
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Looking at 2025 With “God Eyes”
“I don’t want a “new” year… can’t I have a gently used 1992 or 2005 instead?” I recently heard this statement while scrolling through social media, and I feel it deep in my bones! It seems like we come to the end of the year and think, “This year has been awful—next year has to…