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.
BUCC Beavercreek HS Football Outing - October 9 - 6:00 PM
We will be having a church outing to watch a Beavercreek High School football game on Friday October 9th. We will be meeting at the church parking lot at 6pm and then carpooling over to the high school. Please come to enjoy the fellowship and support several young people in the church that play on the team.
John Bible Study - September 15 through December 1
Our Gospel of John Bible Study will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-7:30pm and take place in-person in the fellowship hall, and online through Zoom. The optional study guide (SG) is the "Abingdon New Testament Commentaries: John" by D. Moody Smith, published by Abingdon Press. Pastor Brian has several copies available for $25. For the John scripture readings, feel free to use any version of the Bible you would like. It is not necessary to read the study guide if you do not want to, but it would be helpful to read the assigned scripture readings in advance of the class. All are invited, and all questions are welcome. Below is the schedule for our John Bible study:
9/15: SG pages 21-64; John 1:1-1:18
9/22: SG pages 65-92; John 1:19-2:25
9/29: SG pages 93-143; John 3:1-5:47
10/6: SG pages 144-189; John 6:1-8:59
10/13: SG pages 190-231; John 9:1-11:57
10/20: SG pages 232-261; John 12:1-13:38
10/27: SG pages 262-292; John 14:1-16:4
11/3: Break
11/10: Break
11/17: SG pages 293-321; John 16:4-17:26
11/24: SG pages 322-369; John 18:1-19:42
12/1: SG pages 370-406; John 20:1-21:25
BUCC Ladies Night - October 14 - 6:00 PM
Ladies of Beaver UCC, we will be having a ladies night event at the church in the fellowship hall on Wednesday October 14th at 6pm. We will be fellowshipping and having a painting class, led by Megan, where we paint a fall picture. There is no cost, and feel free to invite your friends as well. There is a signup sheet under the clock in the sanctuary. Please signup everyone who plans to attend, so we know how many supplies to get. Also, feel free to bring anything to eat or drink or share with others. If you have any questions, please talk to Gretchen.
Chicken and Noodle Dinner - October 17 - 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 17th. The dinner will be open for most of the day from 11AM to 7PM, and we will offer chicken and noodle, 2 sides, dessert, bread, and a drink for $20. We will be doing advertising and please tell folks you know about it. There is also a sign-up sheet underneath the clock at the back of the sanctuary to sign up for volunteering and bringing sodas and desserts. Please join us, it will be delicious as always.
Congregational Pumpkin Carving Night - October 30 - 6:00 PM
All kids and adults, let it be known that we will again be having our annual grand pumpkin carve off on Friday October 30th at 6:00 PM here at the church. Please bring a pumpkin to carve, 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.
Neighbors in Need (NIN) offering - October 25
Beaver UCC will receive the NIN offering on Sunday October 25th 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.
Cookie Walk Fundraiser - November 21 - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
As many of you know we are doing a cookie walk and bake sale fundraiser on November 21st from 10am to 5pm, or whenever cookies sell out. Please tell everyone you know about the event. Below is info for the event:
Volunteer Signup: We have placed a cookie making signup sheet in the sanctuary under the clock, please sign up to make cookies if you can. There is also a signup sheet for volunteers for the event.
Cookie Deadline: We are asking that all cookies for the event be brought to the church before 8pm on Friday November 20th. 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 20th from 6pm-8pm. We will be arranging tables etc. There are 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 are slots for this on the signup sheet.
Cookie Walk: The cookie walk will be from 10am to 5pm, or whenever we run out, on November 21st, and there are slots for this on the signup sheet.
Optional Bake Sale: For those that want to bring other baked items, we will have a table of baked goods. Please bring your items and suggested price either between 6pm and 8pm on Friday the 20th, or between 8am and 10am on Saturday the 21st.
Keeping Church Information Up to Date
At Beaver Church, we keep a database of information pertaining to church members so that members can contact each other and we can send things to people etc. We only make physical copies of that information, and it is never available online or in digital format to the public. We do this to provide some security for the information. On the card table at the front of the church there is a directory that is available for editing. If your information has changed and you would like to update it, or if you want to add your information for the first time, you can do that in the card table directory. You can also give any such information to Pastor Brian or Alice Clausing.
Beaver Church Food Pantry
Our outdoor food pantry is very well utilized by the community. Donations have dropped off a bit, and so we are asking people to again think of helping. We need to keep it stocked with new non-perishable food, so that we can fill it at least one time each week. If you could, please think of buying some food items and placing them on the shelves by the elevator in the Fellowship Hall. If you would prefer to place them directly in the food pantry box outside, you can do that as well. Thank you for your generosity to this program.
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.