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Welcome to Beaver Church!
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Beaver UCC

We are a community of caring individuals brought together by a common bond – love!

Our congregation is composed of people from all walks of life who come together to offer healing and comfort, learning and encouragement - much like a family. We welcome all, and believe that extravagant hospitality is central to the role of our church.

At Beaver UCC, we strive to help our members grow spiritually, while at the same time understanding that everyone has their own spiritual path. Our church is a place where you can think for yourself while differing views are respected. It is our hope that through education, fellowship, and service we can, as a community, come closer to God and each other.

Since our founding over 200 years ago, Beaver Church continues seeking to offer an atmosphere of informality, spontaneity, fellowship, and fun. We hope our Church is a place where you and all will feel both welcome and comfortable.

About Our Church

Sunday School Program

Nursery
Meets: Upstairs each Sunday after the children’s moment, year round.
Main Teacher: Hayden Rauls
Ages: Infant through Pre-K
This class is for our youngest students and there will be a combination of play and some instruction depending on the ages present.

Young Learners
Meets: Upstairs each Sunday after the children’s moment, September through May, with a one month break around Christmas.
Main Teacher: Sarah Hogan
Ages: K through 4th grade
This class is for our younger learners and will be focused on instruction and lessons. Material will be taught from a children’s story type Bible. Children less comfortable with working on lessons might wish to stay in the nursery, and those that are more advanced might wish to go to the older class.

Children’s Bible Study
Meets: Upstairs each Sunday after the children’s moment, September through May, with a one month break around Christmas.
Main Teacher: Brittany King
Ages: 4th through 8th grade
This class will be a Bible and faith study where children will read scripture lessons from the Bible each week and study them. Children will also learn about Christian faith themes present in the topics and readings for the week. Readings should somewhat overlap with the readings given in the service. As children reach the point where the curriculum or discussions seem less challenging, then they are encouraged to stay in service, attend the Adult Bible Study, and seek confirmation with the Pastor when ready. During breaks, children will be asked to stay in service.

Adult Bible Study
Meets: In the fellowship hall each Sunday at 9:30 AM, September through May.
Main Teacher: Pastor Brian
Ages: Youth and Adults
This class will be a Bible and faith study each week led by Pastor Brian. Jr. High and Sr. High youth and Adults are encouraged to attend.

Services Provided by Beaver UCC

Prayer List and Card Ministry
Do you know someone who would appreciate our prayers, receiving a card from us, or having Pastor Brian visit with them? Please let us know. The Prayer List and Card Ministry will never be published on our website, although it will be included in our monthly newsletter.

Weddings
Beaver UCC offers wedding services including space rental, pre-marital counseling, and officiating for both members and non-members. Please contact the pastor for more information.

Funerals
Our church offers support in any way we can to assist those who are grieving the passing of a loved one. Funerals are generally held in the sanctuary and a meal is provided by the church afterwards.

Confirmation Classes
Confirmation classes are held each year for teenagers who wish to join the church and know more about their faith. Classes generally start in September and culminate with confirmation in May.

Counseling
The church offers pastoral counseling for members and non-members. Please see the Pastor’s Page for information on office hours.

Accessiblity
Beaver Church is wheelchair accessible with elevators. Sound reinforcement devices are available for the hard of hearing as are signers for the deaf. Please let us know if you have any special needs.

Beaver UCC Choir

Beaver Church Sings!
Music is an important component of worship at Beaver Church, one that lifts our spirits and helps us rejoice in God and with each other. Everyone is invited to participate in Beaver UCC’s choir - all you need is an appreciation of music and a desire to learn. We also encourage any and all musicians who wish to share their talents with us during worship. If you would like to join the Beaver Church Choir or provide accompanying instrumental support during a service, please contact our choir director or Pastor Brian.

Adult Choir
Beaver UCC’s Adult Choir provides music for each worship service from September through May, plus a special service on Christmas Eve. Practices are held following Sunday Worship in the church sanctuary.

Community Service and Support

Service is just as important to Beaver Church as fellowship.

Weekly contributions of food and clothing are taken to local food pantries and service organizations for those in need. Volunteers plan special activities for residents of nursing homes, while the congregation as a whole makes Christmas brighter for folks by sponsoring food and gift drives each holiday season.

Members of our congregation also support a variety of other charitable causes with time, money, and in-kind donations, including Heifer International, the Dayton Food Bank, the Salvation Army, and the Connor Puckett Fund.

The United Church of Christ

The religious heritage of the United Church of Christ (UCC) stems from the great traditions of the Protestant Reformation - Lutheran, Calvinist, and Congregational. These traditions were brought to America by Protestants fleeing persecution in Europe.

Four religious traditions, including the German Reformed, of which Beaver UCC was part, united in 1957 to become the United Church of Christ. Today, any local church or denomination is welcome to apply for membership in the UCC.

Beaver Church's services feature a combination of formal and informal worship. Our service includes communion on the first Sunday of the month, and all are welcome to participate.

Worship

Beaver Church's weekly worship service is held in our Sanctuary each Sunday at 10:30 AM. Find Beaver Church

Our 10:30 AM service is also offered on Facebook Live, YouTube, and, for those who might wish to participate outdoors, is broadcast on 96.1 FM in our front parking lot.

The weekly bulletin (downloadable) and links to each Sunday's scripture, for your reference and study, are available here as well as a link to the Sunday 10:30 AM service video for later viewing. Our on-line Calendar page also lists the current status of activities and events at our church.

Food Pantry

Our food pantry has been operational now for a little over a year. Thank you to everyone who has contributed items to make it work. The pantry is filled once a week in addition to items that some of you put in directly versus putting on the shelves in fellowship hall. If you drive by and see that it is empty, it means it has helped someone who was in need of food. Listed below are some suggestions for items that can be used for a meal either alone or with another item such as pasta and pasta sauce. When shopping you can also ask yourself what you might be looking for if you needed to come to our pantry.
Sometimes you can find some of these items on sale in the major grocery stores but in general Aldi’s, Dollar Tree and Dollar General are good places to shop as well as Sam's Club and Cosco.

  • Oatmeal
  • Cereal (low sugar)
  • Pancake mix (needs water only)
  • Milk (canned or boxed)
  • Peanut Butter
  • Crackers
  • Hearty soups such as Campbells Chunky

  • Corned beef hash
  • Canned Chili
  • Dinty More Stew or similar
  • Pasta Sauce
  • Pasta
  • Ramen noodles
  • Canned meats: tuna, chicken, salmon, ham, roast beef

Activities, Events, and News

Church News and Announcements are listed here as well as in our Beaver Church Newsletter… available here each month.

Watch Past Worship Services
Videos of each week's service are available – click here. Sermons from past years are available on The Pastor's Page™.
Closed Captioning is available on both Facebook and YouTube.

Book Study - Revelation & the End of All Things - September 16 through October 28 - 6:30 PM
We will be starting a new book study on Tuesday nights at 6:30PM from Sept 16th through Oct 28th. This will be a seven-week Bible study on the book of Revelation. We will be using a study guide as well, that is Revelation & the End of All Things by Craig R. Koester. This will be a hybrid book study, we will meet in person in the fellowship hall each Tuesday, and it will also be available online via Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent out via the all-church email list. Pastor Brian has several copies of the study guide if you would like one. You can use whichever version of the Bible you would like for our readings from Revelation. If you don’t feel you can make all seven weeks of the study, that is perfectly fine. Feel free to participate in as many or as few of the classes as you would like.

September 16th – Study Guide Chapter 1
September 23rd – Revelation 1-3, Study Guide Chapter 2
September 30th – Revelation 4-7, Study Guide Chapter 3
October 7th – Revelation 8-11, Study Guide Chapter 4
October 14th – Revelation 12-15, Study Guide Chapter 5
October 21st – Revelation 15-19, Study Guide Chapter 6
October 28th – Revelation 19-22, Study Guide Chapter 7

Neighbors In Need (NIN) Offering - October 5
Beaver UCC will receive the NIN offering on Sunday, October 5th as one of our four special denominational offerings we take up during the year. Neighbors in Need (NIN) is a special mission offering of the UCC that supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third of NIN funds support the Council for American Indian Ministry (CAIM). Two-thirds of the offering is used by the UCC's Justice and Witness Ministries (JWM) to support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects. To give simply write “NIN” on your check or envelope.

Blessing of the Animals - October 7 - 6:00 PM
The Feast of St. Francis is in the beginning of October, and we will have our annual blessing of the animals at 6:00 PM in the shelter on Tuesday Oct. 7th. All types of animals are welcome, although we would ask that folks be considerate and not bring animals that don’t get along well with others. We also ask that the animals have a leash or restraint of some kind.

Chicken & Noodle Dinner - October 18th - 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
We will be having our fall Chicken & Noodle fundraiser dinner for the church and public on Saturday, October 18th. The dinner will be open for most of the day, 11AM to 7PM, and we will offer chicken and noodle, 2 sides, dessert, and a drink for $15. We will be doing advertising, and please tell folks you know about it.

We have put up a signup sheet for people to help with the dinner, and there is also a signup sheet asking people to donate sodas, waters, and desserts if they can. Thank you so much!

Congregational Pumpkin Carving - October 25 - 2:00 PM
All kids and adults, let it be known that we will again be having our annual grand pumpkin carve off on Saturday October 25th at 2:00 PM here at the church. Please bring a pumpkin to carve and whatever carving instruments you feel you need. We will likely have apple cider and other snacks; feel free to bring those as well. We will also have different categories of competition and prizes, yup that’s right—prizes. All are invited.

Cookie Walk Fundraiser: November 22 - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
As many of you know we are doing a cookie walk and bake sale fundraiser on November 22nd from 10am to 5pm. Please tell everyone you know about the event. Below is info for the event:

Volunteer Signup
We have placed a volunteer signup sheet in the sanctuary under the clock; please sign up if you can.

Cookie Deadline
We are asking that all cookies for the event be brought to the church before 8pm on Friday, November 21st. There is room in our freezers for cookies brought even earlier. Please write down on the container or with a piece of paper what type of cookies they are.

Pre-Setup
We will be doing an initial setup for the cookie walk on Friday the 21st from 6pm-8pm. We will be arranging tables etc. There will be slots for this on the signup sheet. Please note that cookies will not be on sale until 10am on Saturday.

Day of Setup
We will meet at 8am on Saturday the 22nd to put all the cookies out and do the final setup. There will be slots for this on the signup sheet.

Cookie Walk
The cookie walk will be from 10am to 5pm on November 22nd, and we will have slots for this on the signup sheet.

Kroger Card Rewards - Beaver Church Fundraiser
Beaver Church enrolled in the Kroger Community Rewards fundraiser program in 2011. Since then, the church has received several thousand dollars in rebates. These rebates are earned by members and friends who sign up for Kroger Community Rewards and select Beaver Church as the beneficiary for their Kroger purchases. This is an easy way to donate to the church.
Here’s how to do it:
1. Get a Kroger Plus card, if you don’t have one already.
2. Create a digital account using the Kroger app on your smart phone, or the kroger.com website online.
3. Link your Kroger Plus card to your digital account.
4. In the Community Rewards section, search for “Beaver United”. Click the “Enroll” button under “Beaver United Church of Christ.”
5. Once this is done, Kroger will automatically donate a small percentage of your purchases to the church, at no additional cost to you. Kroger sends a check to the church every few months. If you have trouble registering your card, see Alice Clausing after church, and she will help you set it up.

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