Melanie Smith
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Home Days Booth
It’s a joyful gathering of the whole community, right outside the church doors! We have reserved our booth and will be selling Brecksville UMC Cookbooks and Ice Cream Floats, to help raise money to pay for our parking lot repairs. And, even more importantly, we’ll have the opportunity to listen to our community and tell…
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Donation Drive for B. Riley House
B. Riley House is an LGBTQ+ Drug and Alcohol Treatment facility in Cleveland providing temporary, safe, affirming, recovery-oriented living space. They offer alcohol and drug treatment services, mental health assessment and treatment and psychotherapy to help each individual along their journey to long-term recovery from substance abuse challenges. Our June Donation Drive will help support…
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Sensory Inclusion
Brecksville United Methodist Church is a Certified Sensory Inclusive Facility Since 2017, Brecksville United Methodist Church has partnered with KultureCity® to earn Sensory Inclusive™ Certified status, which helps us live into our mission of creating safe spaces for everyone to grow with God and one another! This lifelong learning enhances our ability to assist and…
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Grief Comes in Waves
Each time someone in our community passes, it leaves a void. When that person is on staff, and has been for the better part of a decade, I’m discovering that void is much larger. Not because Dana was “more important,” but simply because she was someone whose fingerprints are all around our church. She loved…
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A Summer Devotional
Summer Days: A Companion to Mary Oliver’s “Devotionals” by Salt Project At its best, summer is a season of rest and joy – tapping into the ancient, sacred practice of sabbath restoration. Mary Oliver can help us reconnect with this dimension of summertime, savoring what she calls its “luminous sprawl of gifts.” This devotional is…
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Serve a Meal at South Street Ministries
You are invited to be part of the the incredible work of loving and serving our neighbors in South Akron and Summit Lake! At South Street Ministries, transformation happens through relationships, and volunteers are at the heart of that mission. Whether it’s mentoring youth at Open Gym, preparing meals for our Reentry meetings, helping in…
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May Donation Drive 2025
There are simple things you can collect that will make a big difference in someone’s life. Did you know: 100% of what Midwest Mission sends has been specifically requested by partners around the world and around the corner. That means: Now, you come in. You and your congregation can collect and purchase these requested items,…
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Bookshop
Our Bookshop page features a variety of reading lists (we call them bookshelves). When you buy from our Bookshop, part of the proceeds supports our work and local bookstores throughout the country. Use our shelves on Bookshop as inspiration. Buy your books there or your favorite bookstore, or borrow them from the local library. Have…
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Eve Circle
A United Women in Faith Group Busy during the day? Come to Eve Circle! We meet on the second Tuesday of most months at 6:30 pm. Connect with other women of faith as we learn, grow and serve. Check back here for updates about upcoming projects! Eve Circle will meet Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at…
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Spring Plant Sale
Since 1964, The Emerald Necklace Garden club has been beautifying and educating our community, and for the past several years, have held an annual fundraiser, their Spring Plant Sale, in our Fellowship Hall. We are looking for a few volunteers for a Brecksville UMC table at the sale – a place where we can connect…