Upcoming Events

New Practices for In-Person Worship during the Omicron Surge

In response to the current Omicron COVID surge, we are adopting precautionary steps below for Sunday worship to keep everyone safe and comfortable. For the next couple of weeks, we are suspending refreshments before and after services.Holy Communion will be received using elements in pre-packaged communion packs, with worshipers remaining seated in...

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16 gallons of oil and many lives touched: Volunteers work to settle Afghan refugees

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...

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Ministry Associate for the First Third of Life Job Posting

Messiah Lutheran Church is seeking a part-time (15-20 hours/week) Ministry Associate for the First Third of Life. The position Directs and leads, alongside the Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministries, the church's education, care and activity programs for children birth through young adult (with the exception of Messiah Preschool). Also, works...

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Afghan Refugee Resource Team helping to settle refugees in Vancouver area

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...

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Godly Play every other Wednesday starting January 12

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...

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