We worship on Sunday from 11:00 am to - usually - 12:15 pm. Our services are a
blend of different spiritual traditions and cultural expressions coming together
as one people worshipping and serving God. Some of our members are former
Catholics, some former Baptists and others who were raised in mainline
denominations, such as the United Church of Christ. Some have no prior church
experience.
Each service is ASL (American Sign Language)
interpreted for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing.
There are usually children present every Sunday. They join us at the beginning of
worship and then there is a children's message and prayer prior to their Sunday
School classes during worship. Once a month the children will join the rest of
the congregation for Communion. We have a “nurtury” for infants, a pre-school
class and a class for children in 1st-7th grade. Confirmation classes are held
for 8th and 9th graders during the week.
Our style is relatively casual and
informal. Dress is "come as you are."
We use inclusive language for humans
and for God - including Scripture and prayers. This means that we use the
diversity of Biblical images for God that includes Father and Mother. And we
speak of people when reading the Bible, not just men.
We're at 2800
Archwood Avenue near the intersection of Archwood & Pearl Road in
Cleveland's historic Brooklyn Centre neighborhood.From the
West:
1. Take I-90
east to I-71
2. Take I-71 to the West 25th Street exit
3. At the light,
turn right (south) onto West 25th
4. Cross over the bridge, and West 25th
becomes Pearl Road
5. Continue south on Pearl past Riverside Cemetery (on
your left) until you reach the traffic light at Archwood. There's a fire station
on your left and a big video store on your right.
6. Turn right onto
Archwood. We're the white church on the right, not the brown church on the left.
There's a parking lot just beyond the church and the parsonage.
From the
South:
1. Take I-71
north to the West 25th Street exit
2. At the light, turn right (south) onto
West 25th
3. Cross over the bridge, and West 25th becomes Pearl Road
4.
Continue south on Pearl past Riverside Cemetery (on your left) until you reach
the traffic light at Archwood. There's a fire station on your left and a big
video store on your right.
5. Turn right onto Archwood. We're the white
church on the right, not the brown church on the left. There's a parking lot
just beyond the church and the parsonage.
From the
East/Downtown:
1. Take I-90
west to the innerbelt to I-71 south
2. Take I-71 to the West 25th Street
exit
3. At the light, turn right (south) onto West 25th
4. Cross over the
bridge, and West 25th becomes Pearl Road
5. Continue south on Pearl past
Riverside Cemetery (on your left) until you reach the traffic light at Archwood.
There's a fire station on your left and a big video store on your right.
6.
Turn right onto Archwood. We're the white church on the right, not the brown
church on the left. There's a parking lot just beyond the church and the
parsonage.