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 December 2011 and January 2012 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!

Our Mission -

Loving, Serving, and Accepting All People with God’s Life-Changing Power

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; differing beliefs respected
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.

We will receive you warmly but will not overwhelm you. You are free and encouraged to investigate our church and spiritual matters on your own terms and at your own pace. No pressure. Guaranteed.

We have made "Opening Doors" real with our new addition. We await you!

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 is easily accessible from our parking area.

• Rev. Dave Shackle, Pastor
• Mr. David Debick, Director of Music 

• 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

Our Welcome for you . . .

- begins in our expanded parking lot, with entry from Arlington Street.

- continues with our easily accessible South Entry with our elevator.

- includes the welcoming feeling from our restored circa 1900 stained glass windows recovered from the 1963 fire that destroyed our sanctuary.

- involves the warm greeting you receive in our Upper Commons and continuing in our Narthex as you enter to join our worship.

- is felt in the traditional and contemporary music and words of our worship service.

- and continues after worship during fellowship over coffee and goodies in our Pilgrim Hall.

Come - let us extend our welcome to you, too.