Melanie Smith
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Recipes Wanted!
Contribute to Brecksville UMC’s Joyful Gathering Cookbook Brecksville United Methodist Church is creating a beautiful custom cookbook featuring favorite recipes from our members. We’re calling it Joyful Gatherings. These cookbooks will be professionally published and are sure to be a treasured keepsake for us all. All money raised from the sale of the cookbooks will be used to help close the budget gap. Please submit your favorite recipes so you…
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Sunday School for Kids
At Brecksville United Methodist Church we are unabashedly authentic in our lifelong quest to grow with God and learn with one another, with age appropriate opportunities for all ages. Our early childhood education programs are designed to meet children where they are and to develop sticky faith that will give kids a foundation for lifelong…
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Lifelong Learning for Adults & Teens – Fall 2024
Lifelong Learning 101 September 15 – September 29 at 9:30 in the ChapelLifelong Learning is one of our Core Values here at Brecksville UMC… the deeply held ideal that we are “unabashedly authentic in our lifelong quest to grow with God and learn with one another”. What exactly does that mean to you as an…
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The Highest Form of Wisdom is Kindness
“The highest form of wisdom is kindness.” That was the message on a church sign in Alabama. It was a small, Baptist church with whitewashed siding and pickup trucks filling the grassy parking lot. I could’ve assumed a lot about what they believed, whether they really meant “all are welcome,” and who they would be…
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Youth Group
Youth Group Weekly on Sundays from 5:30-7 pm. It’s a safe space to be your perfectly imperfect self! Brecksville UMC’s Youth Ministry is the place for friendship, faith and fun for students in grades six through twelve. Summer Sundays! Sunday nights from 5:30–7:00 pm are staying right where they are. AND… we’ll be meeting all summer!…
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With God As Our Anchor
Serving on the Leadership Board has been a gift to me. I have felt connected to our church in new ways and have found myself more involved in the “Ministry” we do here. I am in the first year of my term and invigorated by all we have accomplished since our first meeting in January.…
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Donation Drive for Disaster Relief
Our August Collection benefits Midwest Mission and people recovering from disasters On July 1, Hurricane Beryl made landfall over the island of Carriacou with winds as high as 150 mph. The island was devastated, with over 90% of houses damaged. From there, Beryl slammed through the Caribbean, impacting Jamaica, Haiti, Mexico, and eventually Texas. The…
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United Women in Faith
On November 5, 2026, we will be voting on our path forward with United Women in Faith (UWF). To continue being UWF and the Northern Waters District, members need to step forward and fill the positions of president, vice president, treasurer, and publicity. Are you willing to fill one of these positions? If we do…
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A New Choir Season Begins
Rehearsals return in late August 2024 Sing all – see that you join the congregation as frequently as you can. Let not a slight degree of weakness or weariness hinder you. If it is a cross to you, take it up and you will find a blessing. From John Wesley’s Rules for Singing (Wesley was…
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Uncommon Wisdom and The Kindness Campaign
Our current Sunday Worship Series, Uncommon Wisdom, focuses on the book of Proverbs, one of the books of the Bible known as Wisdom Literature. These scriptures focus on the practical choices we make in life and the consequences that flow from these choices. These writings teach us the enormous value of ordinary life and underscore…