Welcome!

If you are looking for a community that loves God and loves their neighbor, then Bellbrook United Methodist Church is for you!  We are a North Star congregation.  People of all ages find a place here to worship, grow, serve, and learn to live every day as a disciple of Jesus Christ. You matter . . . to God and to us!

Sunday Worship (May 10)
Recently, a girls’ basketball team from the Academy of Classical Christian Studies thought they had won their state championship. The scoreboard showed a thrilling 44-43 victory, and the celebration began. They held the trophy, took pictures, and soaked in what felt like the biggest moment of their season. But later, as their coach reviewed the game footage, something didn’t add up. A scoring mistake had been made, and the final score should have been 43 - 42. They hadn’t actually won. So, the team faced a difficult choice. They could stay silent and keep the trophy, and no one might ever question it. Or they could step forward, tell the truth, and give it back. Together, they chose honesty. They returned the trophy and acknowledged that Apache High School was the rightful champion.

It might seem like the team lost everything. But in reality, they gained something far greater. By telling the truth, they were liberated from the pressure of pretending and from the quiet weight of knowing the victory wasn’t real. They walked away without a trophy, but they gained so much more. The girls now had clear hearts, deeper unity, and a stronger sense of who they were in Christ.

That kind of liberation helps us better understand the moment between Peter and Jesus in John 21:15–19. Peter had denied Jesus three times when Jesus was being tried, tortured, and crucified, and, like holding onto a victory that wasn’t truly his, his past failure lingered in his heart. But when Jesus meets him on the shore, he invites Peter to face the truth, not to shame him, but to free him from regret. Three times, Jesus asks, “Do you love me?” And with each response, Peter is restored. Jesus basically tells Peter, “I trust you and know your heart, now live with purpose.” In that exchange, Peter is liberated from his past mistakes. No longer defined by his self-centeredness, and set free to live into his calling.

Come to worship to learn more about liberation and how this can move us forward to live our lives with purpose.

Prayer Request

Please call the church office at (937) 848-2909 and leave a message with your prayer requests.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

Since we never know what weather will bring we have arranged with local channels 2, 7, and 22/45 to announce if we are cancelling services due to the weather.  This information will also be on our website and Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/bellbrookumc and our Web site: www.bellbrookumc.org.