Messiah Lutheran Church History
April 23, 1989. The first service of worship of Messiah Lutheran Church was celebrated in the auditorium of a local union hall. Much preparation led up to this first service. In the mid 1980’s, the Division for Outreach of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) recognized Madison as an excellent mission field for planting a new church. A Mission Director identified Highway 72 W near Hughes Road as a highly visible location for a Lutheran Church. In the fall of 1988, Pastor Scott Peterson accepted the call to move from Minnesota in order to develop the new congregation. After almost six months of meeting people, holding interest meetings, and extending invitations to the unchurched that first service had 115 people in attendance.
May 20, 1990, Messiah Lutheran formally organized and was welcomed into the ELCA with 159 charter members. The next few years were dedicated to growth. Growth occurred not only in numbers, but also in faith and in programs offered to meet the needs of members and the community.
February 14, 1993, Messiah Lutheran broke ground on our current church home. Largely through the labors of members the building was completed and provided a home for its ministries. The service of dedication was on March 13, 1994.
In early 2005 we completed a new education wing that provided 5 additional, and much needed, classrooms plus a larger youth room.
In the spring of 2006 we dedicated a new Parish Hall that includes an area for congregation meals, a larger kitchen and food serving area, an elevated stage for presentations, and an audio room.
In 2012 we dedicated a new expanded Sanctuary to provide 50% more seating for the congregation and in the Chancel more room for choirs, handbells, pipe organ, and contemporary band, and instrumental ensemble.
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