Affirmation of Welcome

We are an Open and Affirming Congregation, welcoming all of God's children.

If you are single, married, divorced, separated, or partnered,
You Are Welcome Here!

If you are Asian, Hispanic, Black, or White,
You Are Welcome Here!

If you are male, female, or transgender,
You Are Welcome Here!

If you are 3 days old, 30 years old, or 103 years old,
You Are Welcome Here!

If you've never been in a church, if you are Buddhist, Roman Catholic, agnostic, or a life-long member of the UCC,
You Are Welcome Here!

If you are straight, gay, lesbian, or bisexual,
You Are Welcome Here!

If you are fully abled, disabled, or a person with differing abilities,
You Are Welcome Here!

Whoever we may be, wherever we are on our life's journey,

We welcome one another to this place, even as God welcomes us all in Jesus Christ!

- We invite you to look over this site -

- If you want to know about our history and background - click on "Our Roots" and "Our Journey".

- If you want to see recent Sunday worship bulletins - click on "Sunday Worship".

- For recent sermons by Pastor Dave, see "From The Pulpit," and for the Continuing Testaments, click on "God Is Still Speaking".

News items from the June 2013 and May 2013 issues of "The Pillar", our monthly newsletter, are now available:

-  Read "Our Newsletter" for articles from the ministries at BUCC including fellowship events and educational opportunities, For comments in  "The Pillar" by Pastor Dave, go to "Viewpoints".

- "What’s Happening" includes the announcements from Sunday’s bulletin.

- Look at the "Photo Album" for pictures of some of our activities.

Be sure to browse down this page and also look at other pages for more information about us, our beliefs, and our activities.

Need more information?  Do you have questions or comments? Write us at buccoh@sbcglobal.net. 

Thank you for visiting our site. Come join us on Sunday morning!

• Join us for Worship - Sunday Morning at 10:00.
• Children go to Church School after "word to children."
• Fellowship hour following the worship.
• Brecksville United Church of Christ.
• 23 Public Square. Brecksville Ohio 44141.
• 440-526-4364; buccoh@sbcglobal.net

• Rev. Dave Shackle, Pastor
• Mr. David Debick, Director of Music 
• Mrs. Jeannette Kroeger, Office Manager

Brecksville United Church of Christ is - - -                      

Inspirational -         Growing together as God's people in the world.                                                                                                           

Authentic -      celebrating the freedom of real people to be themselves

Progressive -   relating faith to all aspects of life

Thoughtful -    providing opportunities for all ages to learn and grow in faith

Accepting -      supporting a community in which all are valued; all beliefs accepted

Congregational - sharing together the leadership of the church

Christian-            mainline Protestant, but not stuffy

Our ministry emphasizes worship, outreach and service. Every Sunday we gather to praise God through inspiring and creative music, challenging and uplifting preaching, and a special time for young worshipers. We come together in a warm and welcoming atmosphere, and go forth encouraged to live-out our faith in our community and in our world. We welcome and invite all people to explore with us the reality of life, and to connect together with the Divine Source of Life. As followers of Jesus Christ, we seek to fully love God, and to love our neighbors as ourselves.

You'll Find Us Here

Brecksville United Church of Christ is located on the square in the heart of Brecksville, just west of Brecksville Road (Route 21). We can be reached from Royalton Road (Route 82) by our drive between the Central School and our church building.

We can also be reached from Brecksville Road via Arlington Street to our drive just west of the Shell Station.

Our new South Entry with its elevator is easily accessible from our parking area.