LGBTQ
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Celebrating 11 Years as a Reconciling Congregation
A Reconciling Congregation within the United Methodist Church is a local church that publicly welcomes and affirms all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, to full participation in its life and ministry. Reconciling Congregations are committed to creating a safe and inclusive space for all God’s children and actively work for full equality for LGBTQ+…
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Pride Season Volunteer Opportunities
June Is Pride Month – an opportunity to raise awareness about LGBTQ+ issues and to advocate for equality and inclusion. Here are some opportunities for 2025 Pastor Heidi’s current sermon series is about getting off your donkey. Do you need some ideas? Here are some fun and worthwhile opportunities: Pride in the CLE 1. Have…
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Donation Drive for B. Riley House
B. Riley House is an LGBTQ+ Drug and Alcohol Treatment facility in Cleveland providing temporary, safe, affirming, recovery-oriented living space. They offer alcohol and drug treatment services, mental health assessment and treatment and psychotherapy to help each individual along their journey to long-term recovery from substance abuse challenges. Our June Donation Drive will help support…
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BUMC T-Shirts Share God’s Love
Share the message of God’s love with our new t-shirts designs! “Love is Louder” is a bold design on a grey t-shirt and “Beloved” is a simple design on a white t-shirt. If you order the grey or white t-shirt, they will be printed on brand new tees. But, if you’re willing to consider another…
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Allyship Workshop
April 28, 2025 🌈 Are you someone who would like to do more to actively support our LGBTQ+ siblings? Here’s your chance! BBH Pride’s Education, Training and Legislation committee is offering a powerful Allyship Workshop here on Monday, April 28 at 7 pm. This interactive session will help attendees deepen their understanding of allyship and…
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Transforming Church Culture
Monday, March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility. This day is set aside to acknowledge the determination it takes to live openly and authentically as a transgender or non-binary person. To celebrate, we are hosting a program called TRANSforming Church Culture: Becoming Trans Inclusive. This study will cover basic truths about transgender people, invite us…
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Our Presence Matters
BBH Pride Fest – June 2024 It took some courage to walk up to our church’s booth at BBH Pride Fest and say “I’m kinda looking for a church.” 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 “They…
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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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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 God’s love is for everyone by representing our church in Northeast Ohio’s 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…