Brecksville United Methodist Church

Determined Service

  • Do the Small Thing

    by Marla Knight, Missions & Community Engagement Team There is an old tale about a girl walking on the beach and throwing starfish back into the ocean. When someone asks her what she is doing, she states that she is saving starfish, and the person points out that she can’t save them all. She replies…

  • Brecksville Flea @BUMC

    The Third Annual Brecksville Flea @BUMC will be held Saturday, August 8 Vendors Wanted! Do you have handcrafted items to sell? Are you an artist searching for customers? Do you create treasures out of items others would discard? Are you a gardener with summer harvest to share? Ready to part with your record collection? We…

  • 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…

  • 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 : …

  • Advocacy in the Church

    What problems in our community keep you awake at night? As Christians do we have a responsibility to challenge systems that treat people unfairly? Do you feel powerless to challenge the status quo? For the past 13 years, the Greater Cleveland Congregations (GCC) has combined the power, resources, and influence of 36+ religious organizations in…

  • 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…

  • 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:

  • Community Baby Shower

    loving our neighbors

  • Shopping Bags to Sleeping Mats

    Help turn disposable Shopping Bags into sleeping mats for those experiencing homelessness. One way we can reuse disposable shopping bags is to cut them up and weave them into sleeping mats to put a barrier between people who have to sleep outside and the cold hard ground. The Missions & Community Engagement Committee has purchased…

  • Pop Up Missions

    Opportunities for Youth to be in Determined Service this Summer SUMMER POP UP MISSIONS! This summer we are excited to invite students in grades six through twelve to join us in various one-day service and missions opportunities, from June through August. We will aim for one monthly, but you never know when a new project…