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Messiah partners with Ridgefield United Methodist for study of "How We Learn To Be Brave"

"I've had to learn, time and again, that faithfulness isn't always about taking big leaps, but also about walking with small steps, and that it's possible to make a lasting difference in the world by tending one small corner of it." -From "How We Learn to Be Brave" by Mariann Edgar Budde After Easter, Messiah will be participating in a joint book s...

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Pastors' Blog: Inclusive Faith: Love, Justice, and Solidarity

Dear Friends in Christ, A few weeks ago I shared with you a few letters that were written by leaders in our denomination in response to events in the world around us. Today I want to share two more such documents with you. Today, I want to share with you two important documents that reflect our commitment as a faith community to love, justice, and ...

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Wednesdays at Messiah will be full of activities each week during Lent

Wednesdays during Lent at Messiah will be full of activities for all ages.  Each Wednesday through April 9, Messiah Hazel Dell will host  Godly Play activities for children, a soup supper in the lower dining hall, Holden evening prayer worship and a service activity.  4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. - Godly Play: Lent in Wonder A Godly Play seri...

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Three options for Ash Wednesday services March 5

Messiah Lutheran Church will hold three services on Ash Wednesday, March 5, to mark the start of the Lenten season.  Two services will be at the Messiah Hazel Dell campus. The first service will be at 10:30 a.m and the second at 6 p.m.  Prior to the 6 p.m. service there will be a soup supper soup supper from 5 - 5:45 p.m. in the lower lev...

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Pastors' blog: Building Bridges

One of the things that I love most about our denomination is that we build bridges.  Usually, the bridges are metaphorical: connecting across denominational lines, forging partnerships with community organizations, bringing people together to work for a common purpose. But occasionally, the bridges we build are more concrete (and steel, and wo...

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