Come as you are. Our church family varies in how we dress.
From jeans to suits, we hope you’ll join us in a worship.
“If we clothe ourselves with humility, then no matter how we dress,
we will honor and reflect Christ.”
– John Bloom
Our 8:00 a.m. Morning Blend Worship is a 30-minute gathering that takes place in the Fellowship Hall which is located in the lower level of our Church. This worship includes hymns, scripture readings, a call to worship, prayer, a sermon, and weekly communion. This intimate and reflective service provides a meaningful time of worship in a welcoming setting.
Coffee and pastries are available to enjoy during the service.
For Pastor Randy’s YouTube Service
Our Thoughts and Prayers
We extend our deepest sympathy
to the family and friends of
Genevieve Bretz Griffin.
Need Prayer?
If you are in need of Pastoral Care
please call the Church Office at 440-942-9068.
If it is after hours please call
Pastor Randy May
at 614-306-2678
During this season of reflection and giving, we invite you to participate in our Lenten Gifts offering. Your generosity will support meaningful ministries, with 50% going to the WUMC General Fund, 25% to the McKinley Community Outreach Center, and 25% to the Willoughby United Methodist Food Pantry.
You can place your offering in the green envelopes provided at each entrance to the sanctuary or give online through the gifting tab below.
If you are giving by check, please write “Lent Gift” in the memo line.
Thank you for sharing Christ’s love through your generosity!
Join us for our Noisy Collection on Sunday, March 30, as we support Mission Barn, a member of the UMCOR Relief Supply Network!
What is a Noisy Collection? It’s a fun and engaging way for our congregation to give! During the service, we collect spare change in metal buckets, creating a joyful “noisy” sound as coins are dropped in (you can also give checks with Noisy Collection marked in the memo area or dollar bills). The funds raised will help Mission Barn provide much-needed relief supplies to communities in need.
Start gathering your spare change and bring it with you to church on March 30. Every coin makes a difference!
Our Confirmands are currently in the process of taking their classes. If you are looking for the schedule or need details about when Confirmation will take place, please visit our Youth Page for more information.
On Sunday, March 23, we invite you to participate in Provision Sunday, a special day focused on supporting our Food Pantry and helping those in need within our community. Please refer to the calendar above for a full list of items needed for each month. Your contributions make a significant difference in the lives of families facing food insecurity. Drop-off baskets will be available at the church entrance. For monetary donations, please visit our website or contact the church office.
Thank you for your generosity and for being a blessing to others!
Willoughby United Methodist Food Pantry
Food Distribution
Bishop’s Soul Food Message #5: A Lenten Invitation
“And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness for forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.” – Mark 1:12-13 (NRSVA)
Each year we take a journey from Ash Wednesday through Holy Saturday called Lent. This is a time of introspection and devotional reflection. Many people make commitments to give up something they enjoy throughout this period, a symbolic gesture of sacrifice and self-denial. But beyond giving up chocolate or coffee or sweets or television, the Lenten period is a time for deep personal evaluation and reassessment. Lent can also be a time to think about what more we can give instead of what we can give up.
This year I invite us all to give more time and attention to what makes us faithful Christian disciples. Our challenge is to enter into a wilderness time with Jesus, to give Jesus our companionship throughout the weeks leading to Easter. Day-by-day, step-by-step we journey into wilderness – a place that is unfamiliar, dangerous, challenging, unknown, and filled with temptations. This is an invitation to make a conscious and intentional decision to go places that might be uncomfortable, threatening, frightening, or overwhelming for some, but we all enter in knowing that “angels wait on us,” and protect us.
