Courageous Inclusion
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Our Presence Matters
June 2024 It took some courage to walk up to our churchâs booth at BBH Pride Fest and say âIâm kinda looking for a church.â 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 âThey didnât let me keep…
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BBH Pride Fest
God’s love is for everyone
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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 Godâs love is for everyone by representing our church in Northeast Ohioâs 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…
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It’s a New Day
On May 1st, the General Conference of The United Methodist Church voted to remove the restrictive language from The Book of Discipline. This language, saying, âhomosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching,â was added in 1972 with much debate, and weâve been disputing it ever since. In fact, there hasnât been a Conference since, where we…