Determined Service
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Climate Disaster Relief Trip
Do you have a gift for doing physical work? Are you the kind of person who wants to dive in and help when you see a need? Will you seize an opportunity to learn about climate disasters? Can you open your heart and love your neighbor? Do you want to make a difference in the…
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Quilters Bring Comfort
Quilters – both experienced and aspiring – are called to bring comfort to others with a January 2025 project. Creating prayer quilts for those in need. What is more comforting than a pretty quilt to snuggle up with on a chilly evening? In keeping with our Advent quilt theme, fabric and patterns have been collected…
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Valentines for Kids
When 8 year old Austin Pribble saw an organization at the Steelyard Commons Wal-mart collecting for gifts for children in the hospital, he was inspired. “Our church could do that!” He dreamed up the idea of our whole church coming together to make gift bags full of fun stuff to be delivered to kids in…
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Bike Ministry
We clean, repair and refurbish donated bikes and get them into the hands of people in need – and we call it Bike Ministry. It’s a special kind of ministry that serves a number of purposes. We keep bikes out of the landfill, help kids experience the joy of a bicycle and adults use them…
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“Donate to Charity” is a trending search
According to Google, “Donate to charity” is always a search that always spikes in December. If you are looking for local charities in need of support, there are some great and worthwhile missions doing life-changing work in Northeast Ohio. Their top wish list items go beyond the financial. They need your prayers and your presence,…
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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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Bread On Bridge
One way we can love our neighbors is by feeding them. Bread on Bridge is a weekly meal at Nehemiah Mission, located on Bridge Avenue in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. On Tuesday afternoons, members of the community gather to share a meal lovingly prepared by volunteers. Come be in community with others who may be…
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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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Pumpkin Patch Memories
2024 Reflections by Melanie Smith We were just starting to unload 735 pumpkins for our church’s first ever Pumpkin Patch when Pastor Heidi spilled the beans to my husband. “Your wife has some wacky ideas!” “Oh, this was Melanie’s idea? I’m glad I didn’t ask ‘who’s bright idea was this’ when she was telling me…
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Pearl Road Dinner
Help prepare and serve a neighborhood meal at the Pearl Road Dinner. We are responsible for three to four dinners annually. We team up with the Ridge Road UCC to serve a meal, tableside, for members of the community who typically walk to the meal at Pearl Road UMC. One church takes care of the…