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10 November 2025
Messiah
 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
Messiah
'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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Messiah
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
Messiah
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
Messiah
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...

Endowment Grant Deadline September 21

The submission deadline for Endowment Grant requests is Thursday September 21, 2023. For more information and to apply see the "About Messiah" tab on messiahvancouver.org or visit messiahvancouver.org/endowment. Grant requests are considered quarterly. The next deadline will be in December of this year.

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New Church Directory!!

In the 'old days' churches used to have professional Church Directory companies come in, take family pictures, sell family pictures (to you,) and then make church directories for free out of the proceeds.  That was all well and good, but not what most of us do anymore. Now churches (like Messiah) have more sophisticated membership softwar...

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Introducing Hop Topics: Friends, Theology, and Beer Sept. 14

You've had Brewed Theology and Theology on Tap so let's not go against the grain and introduce HOP TOPICS! It's time to reprise some of the great conversations that can be had around a cold one and see what is mashing around in your world. What ales you? We'll kick off HOP TOPICS on Thursday, September 14 at the Messiah Church House backyard, the f...

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Messiah Fall Kickoff September 10

All are invited to attend Messiah's Fall Kickoff on September 10. Join in for a ministry fair featuring tables and information on all of the various ministries, activities, opportunities, programs and small groups available at Messiah. It all takes place after worship beginning with the fair and being followed by a potluck and ice cream from Chill3...

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Indictments (and other poisons)

If you read or study the New Testament much you are probably used to having the Apostle Paul in his letters tell people what they should and shouldn't be doing, and what it means to be the church, or live a godly life. I, at least, think of the Gospels more as books that tell the story of Jesus. They are stories and histories, if you will, as oppos...

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