Honest Worship
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The Reinstatement of Ordination Service
Sunday, July 6 at 6 pm – First United Methodist Church, Cuyahoga Falls In 2024, after more than a half century of debate and defiance over the place of LGBTQ people in the denomination, General Conference delegates ā by sizable majorities ā voted to end decades-old bans on the ordination of āself-avowed practicingā gay clergy…
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Get Off Your Donkey 2.0
Two years ago, in January of 2023, we spent six weeks looking at the story of the Good Samaritan. In the story, a Samaritan man is traveling along the road from Jerusalem to Jericho and happens upon someone who has been robbed and beaten, lying on the side of the road. Instead of continuing on…
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Holy Week and Easter 2025
Holy Week is time of Christian observances leading to Easter Sunday. It begins with Palm Sunday and progresses through Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. It culminates with the Easter Sunday celebrations. This Lenten season, we invite you to walk with us through the in-between spacesāthe waiting, the wondering, the wrestling, and the hope. Together, we…
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Resources for Lent
Looking for new practices this Lenten season? These resources for Lent are available for everyone! Everything In Between Worship Series This year, weāre letting the Gospel of Luke guide us through Lent. Beginning with Jesus setting his face toward Jerusalem (Luke 9:51), this worship series flows through several familiar storiesāthe Good Samaritan, Mary and Martha,…
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Ash Wednesday Worship Service
Take a pause in the middle of your week and join us March 5, 2025 at 7 pm for our Ash Wednesday Worship Service. Step into the season of Lent together. The Ash Wednesday Worship Service is a special time to slow down, reflect, pray, and receive ashes as we prepare our hearts for Easter.…
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Bishop’s Day In the Northern Waters District
Bishop Hoo-See Jung is spending a Day in the Northern Waters District – and you’re invited to join him! Set aside the evening of Thursday, February 27 to share a meal with the Bishop, our District Superintendent and other Methodists from our conference at The United Methodist Church of Macedonia. We will also enjoy sharing…
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Work-ship
Work as worship = Work-ship! We set aside a Sunday to participate in an act of service as worship, assembling 35,000 meals to be sent around the world to people in need. We partner with Rise Against Hunger for this event, which first began when a church member organized the first Work-ship in the mid…
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About Communion
What do Methodists believe about Communion? Here’s what you need to know. At Brecksville United Methodist Church, we celebrate the sacrament of Holy Communion every week at the 8:30 worship service and on the first Sunday of the month at our 10:30 service. We celebrate an open table, meaning that all are welcome to receive…
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Ecumenical Worship Service – Week of Christian Unity
Ecumenical Worship Service ā Thursday, January 23, 2025. You are invited to join Bishop Hee-Soo Jung, our resident bishop of the Ohio Episcopal Area of The United Methodist Church, for prayer and worship at 7 pm on January 23 at Christ Redeemer Lutheran Church (9201 Brecksville Road) in Brecksville. Laity and clergy of the East…
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
January 18 ā 25, 2025 – Laity and clergy of the East Ohio Conference of The United Methodist Church are invited to join our ecumenical partners in a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity January 18-25. This week is a vital expression of our faith and hope in the reconciliation that Jesus offers us all.…