Messiah News

by Janet Borst Last Thursday evening, one of our intrepid volunteers braved the aisles of WinCo food to purchase the staples needed for 32 incoming Afghan refugees. That included 16 gallons of cooking oil, 80 pounds of flour, 48 large cans of tomatoes and so much more that it filled 3 shopping carts. To say she may have bitten off more than she bar...

Messiah Lutheran Church seeks one or more people to direct and lead worship and music ministries. One person may combine the job positions into one larger position. Various tasks may also be flexed into one of the other two positions depending on the gifts and skills of the employee. Full Job Descriptions Dir. of Worship and Music »Worship Leader a...

The Afghan Refugee Resource Team at Messiah is working closely with Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services (LIRS) to help settle refugees from Afghanistan in the Vancouver area. Currently, 20 volunteers from the Messiah community  are busy moving donated furniture to the refugee's new homes, helping them register for the government programs...

After receiving the feedback of families with children and facilitating some trial-and-adjustment, Godly Play will be offered every other Wednesday, starting in January and until such a time as we have the numbers (both volunteer and participant) to look at expansion. Godly Play will still be the place of curiosity and wonder it has always been, bu...

Offering envelopes for 2022 are available for pick up outside of the Front Office.  If you would like to have labels made with your name and envelope number and/or you would like to have envelopes mailed to you, please contact Sally Dost at 360-574-7081 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  Please specify how many envelopes you need.