Upcoming Events

Treat Street is Back! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 30. A kid-friendly dinner ($3 suggested donation) will be served in the lower level dining hall from 5:00 - 5:45pm, followed by Treat Street from 6:00 - 7:00pm beginning in the Sanctuary.  Trick-or-treat throughout church classrooms and join in for games, crafts, cookies, cider a...

On Saturday, October 5 Messiah will be hosting a Blessing of the the Pets event at the church's Hazel Dell campus. Pastor Robyn will be outside in the parking lot in front of preschool at  905 NW 94th Street, Vancouver, from 11 am - 1 pm to bless pets in commemoration of the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. Pets of all shapes and sizes...

Pastor David Hively and Pastor Robyn Kistemaker were officially installed at Messiah Lutheran Church on September 29, 2024. Presiding over the installation was Rev. Rebecca Shjerven. Following the installation the new pastors were celebrated with a lunch in the church's dining area.  "We want to thank you ALL for the beautiful morning! It was ...

Third Quarter grants were considered and approved by the Endowment Committee and then by the Church Leadership Committee.  The following were awarded: $2000 was given to the Winter Hospitality Overflow ministry which is primarily at St Andrew's Church for homeless women and families$1000 was given to acquire t-shirts for Martin Luther King, Jr...

With school underway, several of Messiah's One Mile Mission schools have needs that Messiah has the opportunity to help fulfill. Steve Friebel writes: The Messiah family has had a tradition of providing food items for the Columbia River High School Food Pantry. Each year the number of students who access the Food Pantry increases. River students wi...