by Meredith Kilby | Feb 4, 2023 | Call Committee, Congregation, History, Interim Period, News
At a special congregational meeting held Sunday, January 29, 2023, Messiah Lutheran Church, Madison (MLC) voted to welcome Reverend Kristine Schroeder as its new pastor, an invitation Schroeder formally accepted on February 2 with a start date of April 1. Pastor Kris...
by Meredith Kilby | Sep 1, 2021 | Comforters, Comforters, Congregation, Events, Global, Kit Ministry, Local, Mission, Worship
“Tons of Gratitude Sunday” celebrated August, 22, 2021 Every August, MLC celebrates an annual “Blessing and Sending of Kits and Quilts.” That is because over the span of the previous year, two Messiah Lutheran Church groups, the Comforters and Kit Ministry...
by Meredith Kilby | May 5, 2020 | Congregation, Events, History, Online Worship, Worship, Youth
Make and bring a Cardboard Self-Portrait to celebrate Messiah’s 30 Year Anniversary (Online) on Sunday, May 24, 2020. Members! On May 20, 2020, Messiah Lutheran Church will celebrate 30 years as a congregation! As a way to mark the occasion, we would like...
by Meredith Kilby | Apr 2, 2020 | Congregation, History, News
As I scrolled through my incredibly cluttered Gmail inbox last evening, my eyes fixed on a priority sender (namely my boss) and the subject line MLC Staff: Required Watching/Listening. The purpose of the forwarded email was to share a lengthy and roughly produced...
by Office Manager | Mar 23, 2020 | Congregation, Stewardship
WAYS TO GIVE YOUR OFFERINGS AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC The COVID-19 pandemic and response have changed the way a lot of us do things. Messiah’s temporary change to the worship online-only format is something I doubt any of our congregation would have foreseen at...
by Claire Strand | Mar 20, 2020 | Congregation
Dear Friends in Christ, Following recommendations to socially isolate is difficult for Christians. How are we to love one another without a hug, a handshake, or that reassuring pat on the shoulder? How are we to be God’s People, Reaching Out when it’s...