Upcoming Events

"Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon…" Silence, refusal to act, exile, condemnation - all the responses you'd expect, right? What are we dealing with here in Matthew 15 this Sunday? She wants a better life for her 11 year old than the violence of gang warfare. So mother and son abandon their life in Columbia an...

This Sunday, August 13, 2023, our Gospel Lesson is Matthew 14:22-33. It may be a familiar story to you - Jesus walking on the water.  The story is this. Jesus has just fed the 5,000 - last week's Gospel Lesson. He has told his disciples to take their boat back across the lake while he dismisses the crowd - and then Jesus goes back up into the ...

August 9, 2023 Dear Friends and Members of Messiah Lutheran Church, Thank you for a wonderful summer, and all the prayers, work and involvement you have offered for VBS and Wild Wednesdays, as well as the ongoing work of our quilters, study groups, Stephens Ministries, etc. Worship attendance has also been strong and energetic through the summer. I...

Messiah North "Brunch on the 2nd" will be held August 13 at Country Cafe in Ridgefield.  Country Cafe is located at 6370 Pioneer Street. This month we'll be joined by Worship and Music Director Maria Kramer. Those interested in attending this month should contact Messiah North site coordinator Ingrid Maddox by August 12 so that they can be add...

The Ridgefield Family Resource Center is conducting a back to school supply drive. Items may be brought to worship services at either campus by August 20.  The following is a list of supplies they could use. Empty backpacks (elementary to highschool age appropriate), college ruled spiral notebooks, wide ruled spiral notebooks, college ruled co...