Trinity United Church of Christ - Canton, OH

Trinity United Church of Christ - Canton, OH Continue the ministry of Jesus, Embrace God's presence & will, Offer our lives to others.

Sanctuary In-Person Worship - 10:00AM
Sunday School - 9:00AM & 11:00AM
Children's Sunday School - 11:00AM
Youth Group - First and Third Sunday - 5:00PM-7:00PM

05/20/2026

⚖️ Retribution Shouts — Mercy Endures

There is a kind of power that never learns to listen. It rises without resistance, moves without consequence, and eventually begins to believe that the world owes it payback. Its voice grows louder with every imagined slight, convinced that strength is proven by how sharply it can strike. And then there is another kind of power altogether—the kind shaped in the shadows of prison walls, the kind born from wounds that should have hardened the heart but somehow didn’t. One life demands retribution as proof of greatness; the other reveals that greatness is what remains when retribution is refused.

Jesus once said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God” — Matthew 5:9 (NIV). It is a blessing that confounds the logic of those who equate dominance with victory. But mercy has its own logic, its own quiet gravity. It outlasts the noise of vengeance the way dawn outlasts the night—not by force, but by simply being what darkness cannot become.

Into this contrast, Mandela’s words arrive like a lantern held steady in a storm:
“You will achieve more in this world through acts of mercy than you will through acts of retribution.” — Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela (1918–2013), unjustly imprisoned for 27 years under apartheid, emerged not with a clenched fist but with an open hand. As South Africa’s first Black president, he chose reconciliation over revenge, reshaping a nation’s moral imagination. Though the exact origin of this quote is difficult to verify, it reflects the unmistakable truth of his life: mercy is not the absence of power—it is power disciplined by love.

Possibly the ones who have never been broken by the world are the least prepared to heal it — something worth holding in our collective discernment as we consider the kind of leaders we entrust with our future.

🤟 Royce

This Sunday...Wear Red: Join us in wearing red this Sunday as we celebrate pentecost together!Strenthen the church colle...
05/20/2026

This Sunday...

Wear Red: Join us in wearing red this Sunday as we celebrate pentecost together!

Strenthen the church collection: We invite you to prayerfully consider how you can support this UCC mission.

Cake & Fellowship: Stick around after worship for some delicious cake and great conversation. We’d love to see you there!

05/20/2026

🙏🏾 God,

Help us to be the peace we hope to see in the world. Let our hearts and minds join with like-minded souls around the world to live out Jesus' mandate for nonviolent direct action with individuals, neighborhoods and nations.

Bless us with compassion, strength and courage for the days ahead. In Jesus' name, Amen.

-Douglas Horner
Sheffield Lake United Church of Christ

👉🏾We need your prayers! Submit your prayer to the People's Prayers for Peace initiative: https://ow.ly/e7ru50Z0US1

05/19/2026

Get ready to STEP OFF 👟 with us at 1:15 PM at the Stark Pride Festival on June 13th! 🌈🎉

Bring your energy, your pride, and your best vibes as we celebrate love, community, and being unapologetically YOU. We can’t wait to see everyone there! 💖🏳️‍🌈

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Beautiful day!
05/18/2026

Beautiful day!

05/18/2026

Music Sunday full service 4/17

05/15/2026

🙏🏾 God Of All Goodness,

I ask You would remind us the only things Jesus came to teach us about the Law is to love You & to love people.

How do we love You? We love people as we would want to be loved. Please show us all, every one of all faiths & those who have no religion or faith, just to love people.

It’s very difficult for me to love those who are making laws to discriminate against my daughter & her wife or others who don’t have the resources to support, protect & fight for them.

I know I am not called to love policies, I am called to love the people. Please help us! Amen.

-Rebecca Armstrong
Boise, ID

👉🏾 Share your prayer to the People's Prayers for Peace: https://ow.ly/XXU850YZbZH

05/12/2026

Trinity Circle Bake Sale Results

Trinity Circle raised $278 for local mission work from their election day bake sale! Thank you to the Trinity Circle ladies and everyone who supported this great cause.

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Canton, OH

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 12pm

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