Melanie Smith
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All Saints Sunday
Bells Ring on All Saints Sunday, November 3, 2024 The silence of a Sunday morning is interrupted by the tolling of a church bell. The bell rings very slowly and repeatedly, with a moment of silence between each toll. The sound is a reminder to pause and remember. On All Saints Sunday, United Methodists around…
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Frozen Food Ministry
Team Leads: Matt and Kathy Auble Background Strongsville UMC has been part of the Big Blue Bus hot meal delivery program for over 20 years. They have built a relationship with the restaurants in Strongsville where each Monday they send volunteers to pick up unused frozen food from a variety of restaurants. Each Wednesday, this…
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Trials for Hope Work Day
Trials For Hope delivers hope and comfort to those experiencing homelessness, seniors who can’t get out and about, and others living in poverty or experiencing food insecurity in greater Cleveland. Our Trials for Hope Work Days are an opportunity for hands on service, showing God’s love for others in a practical way. Team Lead : …
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Mission Team Travels to Liberia
Our own Janet Kleckner is part of a five member United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) team traveling to Camphor Mission Station, part of the Liberia Annual Conference in West Africa in July 2024. Almighty God, whose love for the whole family of humankind has been made known to us through your Son, send thy…
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Town Hall Meeting – 2nd Quarter 2024
Over 60 people gathered to enjoy a meal, hear from our Leadership Board and ask questions in our second Town Hall of 2024, which took place in Fellowship Hall after the 10:30 Worship Service on Sunday, June 30, 2024. The Joyful Gathering Team prepared a wonderful lunch, featuring three of our favorite picnic foods, according…
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Bike Ministry Podcast
Our own Jenny Gee was a guest on the East Ohio UMC Podcast, Storyboard! In this episode, you’ll learn about our and other bike ministries and how these ministries are transforming lives. Give it a listen! Learn more about the organizations featured in the podcast:
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Report of East Ohio Annual Conference 2024
by Barbara Sindyla, Lay delegate “…..but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles;they will run and not grow weary,they will walk and not be faint.”Isaiah 30:31 (NIV) “Faith, Hope, Love” are powerful words on which the 55th session of the East Ohio Annual Conference focused. Daily…
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Congregational Care Team
“Jesus called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority… Freely you have received; freely give.” – From Matthew 10 “Maxine” taught Sunday School for 40 years. She used to be the person everyone went to for help, but she isn’t able to leave her house much these days. With eyesight not what it…
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SAS Update
At Annual Conference this year, I was asked by Rev. Ed Fashbaugh, the East Ohio Director of Connectional Ministries, to share about how the Simplified Accountable Structure has impacted our church. I thought it might be helpful to share my reflection with our church community. When Ed called me about sharing, it was an immediate…