Upcoming Events

Messiah staff and leadership met October 29 for a retreat to help guide the process of moving the congregation toward a new pastor. Pastor Dave facilitated the meeting and provided thought provoking exercises to help participants gain an understanding of what the congregation could be feeling during this time of change and to help chart the path fo...

by Julie Backous Messiah North had a very special service on Sunday, November 6.  As we gathered to celebrate All Saints Sunday with light and candles, a large power outage "blew out" the lights and sound system for most of the service.  We made the best of it with the candles brought for All Saints Sunday, and, as Pastor Dave remarked, "...

by Laurie Ricket In 2004 the Messiah family had young members who were in the military and were deployed in harms way. Marian Erikson and I (Laurie Ricket) were on the Capital Campaign Committee together and whether it was to do with the campaign or not, I do not remember, but we decided to set up a display inviting Messiah's members to pray for ou...

Who are the saints and what do they have to say to us?  Rather than being perfect Christians, the saints are people who have been made whole by the grace of God, through baptism into Christ. The communion of saints is a diverse array of witnesses who remind us of God's continuing faithfulness - past, present and future. This Sunday we commemor...

Messiah has new coffee on Sunday mornings at Hazel Dell.  It's Lutheran World Relief (LWR) Fair Trade coffee.  Fair Trade is not only a better grade of coffee, it is also better for the farmers.LWR Farmers Market Coffee is sourced directly from coffee farmers participating in LWR projects.  Every delicious cup helps transform poor co...