“We Care and Share, Serve and Celebrate through God’s Love in Christ.” Messiah Lutheran Church is on the move, actively growing in faith and building on our foundation, Jesus Christ, in sharing God’s love with others. The love of God expressed in the death of his Son, Jesus Christ, saves us, His resurrection assures us and the work of the Holy Spirit moves us to live our lives committed to sharing this love with others. We demonstrate this mission in our daily lives, at home, in our schools, in our work places, at church and in the community.

Worship is the most important thing we do. God desires our worship and binds us as community in it. Through worship we are renewed and energized to serve as Christ’s light in our community, work places, homes, and within the church. Messiah’s worship is dynamic and evolving, integrating fresh liturgies, new and traditional musical styles, reading of scripture, the proclamation of God’s Word, prayers and celebration of Holy Communion, all in the context of a truly multi-generational congregation. Every person is invited to share his or her gifts as part of worship. We do so in a spirit of shared responsibility and thankful gratitude.

Messiah is committed to building new ministry based on the resources that God calls to this community. A new person with a joy or passion can bring forth an idea -- a new ministry begins and evolves from that idea with financial, pastoral and wide community support. Built on our founding mission of caring, sharing, serving and celebrating through God’s love in Christ, a wide variety of active programs are led by  a strong and devoted community of believers. These ministries are divided into six focus areas, Worship and Music, Christian Education, Community Outreach, Health and Wellness, Caring and Compassion, and Discipleship.

Messiah Preschool provides a Christian community where children feel well cared for and safe; a place where children are valued as individuals and where their need for attention, approval, and affection are supported; a place where children can be helped to acquire a strong foundation in the knowledge and skills needed for school success. The supervising Preschool board of directors is comprised of Messiah members, most of whom are current or retired educators. Messiah Preschool, a ministry of Messiah Lutheran Church, is certified and a member of the ELEA (Evangelical Lutheran Education Association).  

Messiah has always looked to the future, searching for ways to serve, seeking guidance in furthering the kingdom of God. Established in 1957 as a new church start through the efforts of its parent church, Trinity Lutheran, Messiah grew under the blessing of God, and as well, parented a new church start in Felida, Family of Christ Lutheran.  God through His continued blessing, has again created in us a vision for establishing evangelism and outreach ministries to an underserved area of North Clark County, from Salmon Creek to Woodland. Many new ministries will result and many people touched in the opening of this site in September of 2010, located at the Ridgefield junction of Interstate 5. Pray with us as we care and share, serve and celebrate through God’s Love in Christ.