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Ohio Artist Donates Recycled Metal Cross
“I’m an artist who makes metal crosses for inclusive churches.” Steve Neff, of Lima, Ohio, arrived at Brecksville UMC with a resume and portfolio of his work last fall. Inside the folder were photos of some of the crosses he had created from recycled aluminum. In his retirement, Steve’s hobby has become creating and donating…
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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…
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Pull Tabs Wanted
Those aluminum pull tabs from soda and canned foods may not seem like much, but in 2023, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio collected 22,550 pounds of them – and converted them into more than $10,000 to help provide families with temporary housing to be near their children receiving medical care. Because of donations…
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Leadership Board Update – June 2024
Checking the Vitals At the May Leadership Board meeting we reviewed the first Vital Signs report of 2024. As we discussed at the Town Hall on Sunday, April 21st, the Vital Signs have been created to measure how well we are doing at achieving our goals for the year. The goals are: The Vital Signs…
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BUMC’s Got Talent!
a joyful gathering
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BBH Pride Fest
God’s love is for everyone
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Summer Prayer Stations
Summer Sundays through September 1, 2024 Make a plan to explore the self guided prayer stations set up for you in the Chapel. There will be nine different stations for you to check out at your own pace. Some stations will have handouts to take home so that you can incorporate some new practices into…
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Summer Sprouts
Faith, Fun and Learning for kids from pre-school to sixth grade The focus of Summer Sprouts is on God’s remarkable creativity in nature. We encourage the children to use their skills of observation and listening to see and hear as much of the natural world as they can right around the church grounds. Children are…
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Brecksville Memorial Day Parade 2024
Brecksville UMC participates in city event.
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Climate + Faith Prayer Walk – 6
Stop 5 – the R’s of Waste Management Being conscious of our daily choices is one way we can better care for God’s creation. We’ve all heard the phrase, “reduce, reuse, recycle.” What if we also “rethink” our consumption and “refuse” single use products? Could we “repair” what is broken? “Regift” what we don’t need?…