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10 November 2025
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 The next Brewed Theology is November 18 at Uptown Barrel Room in Vancouver.  Uptown Barrel Room is located at 2011 Main St in Vancouver. The event begins at 6pm.  The topic of the evening will be Christian Nationalism. ...
03 November 2025
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'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you a stranger and welcomed you or naked and gave you clothing And the king will answer them, 'Truly I tell you, just ...
03 November 2025
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This Advent season, beginning November 30, is from "A Sanctified Art" and it's titled: "What do you fear." The creator's description is: "Luke's Gospel begins the story of Jesus with this opening line: "In the time of Herod..." This detail may seem m...
27 October 2025
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Faith family members are critical in our lives. Pastor David and I have experienced this first hand for our children. Having served in congregations that are distant from blood relatives, our children have had multiple church grandparents, aunts, unc...
20 October 2025
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With the retirement of Jessica Potts in November and Laurie Sykes in December, staffing and staffing configurations are changing. Lindsay Raymond has been hired as interim bookkeeper. This may become a permanent position once staffing has been reconf...

A Joyous Easter at Messiah

Thank you to all who participated in our Lenten, Holy Week and Easter services and events, either person or online. An additional thank you to all those who contributed to making it all possible.  View photos of the Worship and festivities below.

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ELCA World Hunger Appeal gets personal at Messiah

Messiah author and illustrator Kathy Hoffman has a new book. Pick up a signed copy at church for $20, and Kathy will give 100% of your "donation" to the ELCA World Hunger Appeal. Plus, your gift will be matched. Kathy Hoffman has been a member of Messiah since 2016. During her Covid year, she wrote and compiled an autobiographical collection of ane...

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Easter Egg hunts at Messiah in Hazel Dell and Ridgefield Easter Morning - 2x the fun!

Messiah is pleased to welcome back the tradition of Easter Egg hunts on Easter morning, and this year egg hunts will be held at both Messiah North in Ridgefield and at the Hazel Dell Campus at 10 a.m. on Easter Morning.  Volunteers have packed hundreds of eggs for children of all ages to find at both locations. The egg hunt at Messiah North wi...

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Tori Beavin joins Messiah Staff as Ministry Associate for the 1st Third of Life

read Tori's staff bio here »  Messiah is pleased to announce that Tori Beavin has accepted the Ministry Associate for the First Third of Life Position.  Tori has been a member of Messiah for more than 15 years. She has been an active participant and volunteer in youth ministries, mission trips and previously worked in Messiah's nurse...

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Persistent Love. Inconsistent World – Sermon Series for Wednesday Worship during Lent Livestream for 4/06/22

Link to livestream for 3/23/22 service at 6:00p » During midweek evening Lenten worship, Pastors Peter and Kathy, and Pastoral Intern Katie will be presenting a sermon series entitled "Persistent Love. Inconsistent World." Offering on Wednesday evenings will go to ELCA's Lutheran Disaster Response fund which helps victims of the war.Make checks pay...

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