Brecksville UMC strives to be an inclusive church. We intentionally make space for everyone to encounter a loving God—no matter your age, gender, race, income level, sexual orientation, or ability. No matter if you’re an atheist, someone struggling with faith, you live with constant faith in your heart, or you’re somewhere in between. You are welcome here and you are invited to participate in the life of our church. Here at BUMC we’re all about creating safe spaces to grow with God and one another!
Last week, we began our Imagine vision campaign series by asking a pretty big question:
What if the next chapter of BUMC is bigger than anything we have imagined yet?
We talked about what it means to imagine—not fantasy, or wishful thinking, or simply making a list of things we'd like to have—but allowing God to expand our vision of what’s possible. Focusing on allowing God’s desires to lead us rather than ours.
And over these next few weeks, we're going to begin putting some shape around that imagination—of what it means to live out our vision to saturate our community with connection and belonging… on the Square and everywhere.
Because if we're going to imagine something new, we have to ask: Why?
Why does this matter?
Why should we invest in our building? In additional staff? Why should we challenge ourselves to stretch and sacrifice and give toward this vision?
What difference would any of this make?
The answer is one of our deepest human needs: the need to belong.
5 Oct 2026
Imagine What God Might Do
That's the thing about imagining with God: we don't have to know exactly what will happen. We simply have to be willing to believe that what we can see is not all that God can do.
So as we begin this journey together, I want to leave you with one question:
What if the next chapter of BUMC is bigger than anything we have imagined yet?
We don't know what that chapter will look like, but we know the One who holds it.
29 Sept 2026
Hidden In Plain Sight: Don't Forget What You've Seen
Don’t Forget What You’ve Seen - Esther 9:20–22
How do we stay hopeful when the future feels uncertain? In the book of Esther, the story concludes not with a grand theological speech, but with a feast of remembrance—a tradition designed to ensure future generations wouldn't forget how God carried them through.
This Sunday, we wrap up our Hidden in Plain Sight series by exploring the powerful habit of remembering. Guest speaker, Tim Beck (see bio below) delivers the message. When we look back and recognize the quiet ways God has been faithful in our past, it transforms how we see our present—and gives us courage to imagine what God might do next.
Join us as we celebrate, look back, and look forward together!
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