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What is Messiah Lutheran

Messiah Lutheran Church is a community of people who share a life-transforming faith and love for the Lord Jesus Christ. Together we seek to share God’s love with others through the work and service of the church and as living examples of Christian love in our homes, schools, workplaces, and community.

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Worship Schedule

Join us for worship at our Hazel Dell or Ridgefield locations

Messiah News

29 June 2025
Brewed Theology is back! On Wednesday July 9 at 6pm  Pastor Robyn will be leading a session of "Brewed Theology" (material written by Peter ...
27 June 2025
Beginning this Sunday, June 29, our sermons will focus on some of the daily themes from our upcoming Vacation Bible School program. The overarching th...
24 June 2025
VBS is coming up, and there are a lot of items still needed to help make VBS run smoothly.  In order to make sure we have the right amount of wha...
16 June 2025
June 13th and 14th was the 33rd Synod Assembly for the Southwest Washington Synod of the ELCA.  I've been to 19 assemblies in six different synod...
15 June 2025
Church Leadership Team News, June 2025 The Church Leadership Team (CLT) meets the second Tuesday of each month to consider and decide on a wide range ...

Upcoming Events

AA Men's Fireside
Wed Jul 02 @12:00AM - 01:00PM
Pastors' Bible Study
Wed Jul 02 @ 1:00PM - 02:00PM
"Grief Lectionary" Bible Study
Wed Jul 02 @ 6:00PM - 07:15PM
AA Men's
Wed Jul 02 @ 7:30PM - 08:45PM
Centering Prayer
Thu Jul 03 @ 2:30PM - 03:30PM
Faith and Fibers
Thu Jul 03 @ 3:30PM -
Al Anon - Thursday Group
Thu Jul 03 @ 7:00PM - 08:00PM
Sunday worship at Messiah North
Sun Jul 06 @ 9:00AM - 10:00AM
Sunday worship at Messiah Hazel Dell
Sun Jul 06 @10:30AM - 11:30AM
Farewell Vespers for Bishop Jaech at St. Andrew
Sun Jul 06 @ 4:00PM - 05:00PM
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What is the best vacation place you’ve ever been?

A few years ago, I decided to become an expert in something - researching some thing or someone completely. I chose an author I loved as a child, Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855). I read her novel, Jane Eyre, many times. In my research, I read 35+ very thick books and 350 personal letters of Charlotte Bronte.

After five years of research and correspondence with the Bronte Museum, my husband and I traveled to Haworth, England (Charlotte’s hometown) for her 200th birthday celebration. I took 4 hours in the Bronte Museum reading all the stories and admiring the artifacts I knew so well. I met the curator of the museum whom I had corresponded with, who gave a semi-private viewing of original manuscripts and art. At the end, I empathized with Charlotte so much that she felt like a sister to me. It changed my view of life.

The trip was the culmination of hundreds of hours of study. To me, it was time well spent.

Coincidentally, I was interviewed by the BBC North TV News. I guess Americans don’t usually travel thousands of miles for a birthday party.

If you could have a superpower, what would it be?

I know it’s boring, but I want to be able to fly. As a child, I dreamed of flying over houses and streaking through the sky. I just love the idea of being so free.

What’s one of the most embarrassing things you’ve ever done.

We were new members of the church. It’s still difficult to admit, but one evening during choir practice I turned to my choir partner and complained about an unruly young boy in my four-year-olds Sunday School class. Couldn’t his parents teach him some self-control? Unbeknownst to me, I was speaking to his mother.

Why do you believe in God?

I think I felt God before I believed in Him. I knew there was something going on that was unexplainable. Something glowing nearby. I remember being confirmed but still not really understanding in my head how I felt in my heart. But God kept knocking. It wasn’t an “Ah ha!” moment. It was a slow, stead chipping away of my doubts. I began to see life from a different perspective with God in the lead. Now, I can’t see the world in any other light than the presence of God.

What do you like best about working for Jesus and his people.

Working for Jesus gives me great hope - seeing God’s people doing God’s work in this fractured world - selfless followers making a quiet difference in people’s lives. It’s such a blessing working alongside kind, generous Jesus followers who love God and each other. I am reminded, when the world seems especially bleak, that there will always be a remnant of God’s people doing his work for the benefit of His kingdom. Love Wins!

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