Courageous Inclusion
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Allyship Workshop
April 28, 2025 🌈 Are you someone who would like to do more to actively support our LGBTQ+ siblings? Here’s your chance! BBH Pride’s Education, Training and Legislation committee is offering a powerful Allyship Workshop here on Monday, April 28 at 7 pm. This interactive session will help attendees deepen their understanding of allyship and…
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Native Americans of the Cuyahoga Valley
United Women in Faith Program, Thursday, April 3 Interested in Native American history in this area? Join us on Thursday, April 3 as Peg Bobel and Linda Whitman discuss their new book “Native Americans of the Cuyahoga Valley.” From early pre contact peoples to today’s Native American community, the book is a collection of essays…
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Transforming Church Culture
Monday, March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility. This day is set aside to acknowledge the determination it takes to live openly and authentically as a transgender or non-binary person. To celebrate, we are hosting a program called TRANSforming Church Culture: Becoming Trans Inclusive. This study will cover basic truths about transgender people, invite us…
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Poinsettia Dedications for Hunger Ministry
Your donation to the 2024 Christmas Poinsettia fund will help feed our hungry neighbors. Dedicate a poinsettia and help those experiencing food insecurity. Beautiful poinsettias fill the Sanctuary, surrounding the chancel, under the screen, in the foyers…a meaningful way to celebrate someone you love or who is now in God’s hands. Our poinsettias are grown…
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Scout Troop 175
Holiday Porch Pot Fundraiser Scouts from Troop 175 are creating decorative porch pots from a variety of evergreen boughs, pinecones, Christmas decorations, artificial red berries, and other natural cuttings to brighten outdoor spaces all winter long – as a fundraiser for their summer camp fees. Scouts in Troop175 engage in monthly activities including canoe camping, backpacking,…
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Veterans Sunday
On Veterans Sunday, we set aside time to honor, respect, and support for those who have served our country through the armed forces. You are invited to join us! There will be a special reception in the Parlor on Sunday, November 10, 2024 starting at 9:30. If you are a veteran, please RSVP. If you…
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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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Resources for Recovery and Mental Well Being
Brecksville United Methodist Church is all about creating safe space to grow with God and one another. We are home to many recovery groups. Come to a meeting or call the church office to be put in contact with the group: Online and Face-to-Face Support Groups:Talking with someone else who has “been there” is incredibly…
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Our Presence Matters
BBH Pride Fest – June 2024 It took some courage to walk up to our church’s booth at BBH Pride Fest and say “I’m kinda looking for a church.” The 15-year-old from Broadview Heights explained that she had been very active in her church her whole life. But after she came out as gay “They…
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All In God’s Image
Sharing God’s love at Pride in the CLE 2024 Come help spread the word that God’s love is for everyone by representing our church in Northeast Ohio’s largest Pride Parade. We will join Westlake UMC and others from our conference at this Joyful Gathering. The Missions & Community Engagement Team is meeting up in our…