Once every 5 weeks, we distribute hygiene items to 200-300 people who are currently homeless or in need. This is a very important ministry with a number of areas to get involved. From logging donations, to soliciting new donations to distributing the items every fifth saturday, we could definitely use your help.

We collect clothing and lightly used items for a thrift store run by Lutheran Social Services. (The collection barrel is in the narthex.) The position of sorting and delivering the items to Long Beach is currently filled, but we can always use help collecting more items. Messiah also has periodic canned-food drives and could use help both collecting items and delivering those items to LSS headquarters in Long Beach.

We collect manufacturer coupons(up to 2 mo. expired) to distribute to military families overseas. Help by clipping, sorting (food vs. non-food) and bringing them to the office.

If your talents include painting, carpentry, gardening, construction, household repair or electrical work, please let the office know. We would be happy to use some of your skills from time to time in maintaining our building.

We partner with St. Jude’s Ranch for children by collecting used to greeting cards at the office and sending them to the ranch where children paste them on new stock card-stock and sell them as new greeting cards to raise money for the invaluable services provided there.

You can help families with sick children find a home away from home by saving aluminum pull tabs from cans. Put the tabs in a baggie and turn them in to the church office when full. The tabs are then be sent to the nearest Ronald McDonald House.

Messaih collects used eyeglasses and cases and sends them to St. Mary’s Low Vision Center for those who cannot afford new prescriptions.

The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League(LWML) is a special organization of Lutheran Women who have regular gatherings fo encouraging and equipping one another for Christian life and mission, while also orchestrating numerous ministries, missions, and service projects locally and around the world. Contact Beth Hauser for more information.

From original artwork for worship and published materials to calligraphy for special occasion certificates, we could certainly use a hand from anyone with artistic talent.

To stay connected with our sick and shut-ins, we orchestrate regular Visitation Teams consisting of two or three people who agree, for a period of six months, to receive one or two assignments a month, who they will go and visit.

We have an active Youth Group at Messiah. We are always wanting to welcome new youth into the group and also to use the help of adults with the gift of connecting with young people and a desire to grow in the faith with them.

Vacation Bible School (VBS) is always the last full week in July from 6-8PM. This is a big outreach opportunity for our congregation and we can use a diverse group of volunteers with different gifts – craft coordinators, game leaders, teachers, assistants, story tellers, decorators , snack-person, etc.

Whenever there is an emergency need for prayer or information , Messiah initiates our emergency phone chain. People involved in the phone chain receive and pass on occasional emergency messages so that everyone in the community who desires to be made aware of such things can stay informed.

We want to be sure that new parents are immediately connected with resources and guidance when they have a child. People involved in Cradle Roll put together and distribute Christian resources, baptism information and helpful literature for parents and families at the birth of a child.

Every 5th Sunday we have only one worship service followed by a fellowship dinner. We always need help with setup, food-prep and tear down. Let us know if we can add your name to the list of people willing to help make these occasions possible.