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This iconoclastic painting of Martin Luther was done by Lucas Cranach the Elder in 1548 - 30 some years into the Lutheran Reformation. It is unlike any pre-Reformation Christian art you will find. The painting (Cranach was sort of Luther's publicist, a story for another time!) shows Luther with his hand firmly on the Bible, pointing to th...

: Greetings from the Church Leadership Team. The Church Leadership Team (CLT) met Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Attending the meeting were the leadership team, our lead interim pastor Pr. Dave, and two representatives of our Ministry Site Profile (MSP) committee. As you know the congregation is in a transition period, served by interim pastors, while w...

Are you the sort of person who believes that hand bells make everything better? Messiah has just the opportunity for you to try! The Messiah Handbell choir is resuming, with practices on Mondays at 7pm at Messiah Hazel Dell.  If you would like to give it a try, or want more information, contact Maria Kramer at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

After a pair of informational meetings last week, the adult bible/book study group will be resuming via Zoom with two meeting opportunities each week.  Pastor Dave sends thanks to those  those who were able to make our informational Zoom meetings this past Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.  The group will meet starting Tuesday, October...

by Janet Borst Messiah welcomed its last Afghan refugee in August with a refrigerator stocked and pantry full of food. Since then the federal government has not sent Afghan refugees to Clark County and it appears that there will not be more soon. However, the refugee fund still had a tidy sum of funds. Perhaps you might be interested in the history...