Messiah News

Winter Hospitality Overflow (W.H.O.) is a ministry to homeless people in the Vancouver area. A cooperative project of communities of faith and local service agencies, they provide welcome, shelter, hospitality, warm smiles, safety and meals during the coldest and wettest seasons of the year. In their seventeenth year, WHO offers shelter at both St....

Last year, the Endowment Committee dispersed around $34,000 for many different projects and needs. This amount was actually money from TWO years, instead of one, since nothing was dispersed during the height of the Pandemic. As we move into 2022, it is important for folks to realize that we will have a much smaller amount of money this year, roughl...

Zoom link to this event » This month Pr. Kathy's book club will be reading  the Lager Queen of Minnesota by J. Ryan Stradel. Pr. Kathy facilitates stimulating conversation among Messiah's book club participants each month, drawing upon overarching themes from various storylines in each book. She also provides theological perspective. Lack of c...

The items collected this month will go to the Fish Food Bank, and the foods requested will be those that are used by Afghan refugees should these neighbors need the help of a food bank. The two food banks that usually receive food from us are still well supplied from the community Walk and Knock that was held in December. We will, however, be ...

A big thank you to everyone who took our survey and signed up for the new vegetable gardening ministry called From Seed to Harvest Enough people have signed up that we are going to move ahead with starting up this ministry. If you have an interest in growing vegetables at home, even if you've never done it before, it's not too late to let us know. ...