Care & Support
Congregational Care
Messiah’s Congregational Care Ministry’s mission is to provide a ministry of care, compassion and hope to one another through acts of love. If you are in need of care, support or prayer, or would like to request a hospital visit, please contact Pastor Dick Ellis or call the church office at (763) 473-6968.
Congregational Care Team
The Congregational Care team is made up of church members who are trained to provide compassionate care through visits and phone calls.
The Congregational Care team meets weekly for one hour for prayer and coordination of care. We are networked through acts of compassion, visitation (Faith Community Nurse Ministry and Congregational Caregivers), encouragement (Barnabas Ministry), prayer (Prayer Chain and Prayer Shawl Ministries), Communion (Homebound Communion Ministry), and Pastoral Counseling.
Contact Pastor Dick Ellis or call the church office at (763) 473-6968.
Prayer Chain
The Prayer Chain actively prays for the needs of individuals, families and community as they become known to the church.
Contact Dee at dbroxey@comcast.net
Messiah is a church that believes in the benefits of prayer in our daily lives. If you would like to share a prayer concern with us, please fill out the form below. The prayer chain will respond with prayer as quickly as possible.
Grief Support
Coping with the death of a loved one is one of life’s most stressful and difficult experiences, especially during this time of the Coronavirus pandemic. Messiah is a partner of the West Suburban Grief Coalition and weekly outdoor in-person and Zoom meetings of this support group are taking place on Thursdays at 4:30 pm. You are invited to join this group in discussing various aspects of grief. Thursdays through August (except August 13), weekly meetings of only the child loss support group will meet at the outdoor pergola at Messiah Church (or in Heritage Hall if raining) at 4:30 pm. For more information or access to the virtual meetings, contact Cindy. For more information on the Grief Coalition, visit www.westsuburbangriefmn.org.
Contact Pastor Dick Ellis or Cindy Hilbrands at (612) 801-2491.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Members of Messiah knit prayer and baptismal shawls for those in need of support and prayers from this church. Receiving a hand knit shawl serves as a reminder of the care and compassion given by those who serve on this ministry.
Contact Margaret at margdawson@msn.org
Barnabas Ministry
The Barnabas ministry is a ministry of encouragement for our church family. Each week a member of the Barnabas Team writes personal notes to members of our church family. These handwritten notes express our love, prayers, concerns, joy and sharing.
Contact Mickey at ellis_mickey@yahoo.com
Homebound Communion Ministry
The purpose of the Homebound Communion ministry at Messiah is to extend the Lord’s Table, serving the sacrament of Holy Communion to members of our worship community who are unable to attend church worship services due to physical and/or health constraints. Recipients are identified through the pastors, family and church members, and the Congregational Care Team.
Lay members of the church take the prepared and consecrated elements of Holy Communion to serve homebound members.
Contact Sue at suezietlow@earthlink.net or call (763) 473-5263
Al-Anon Meetings
Are you worried about someone with a drinking problem? Have you been hurt or embarrassed by someone with a drinking problem? Al‑Anon can help you learn how to cope with the challenges of someone else’s drinking.
This group meets at Messiah on Thursday nights at 7:30 pm. Al‑Anon meetings offer the opportunity to learn from the experiences of others who have faced similar problems.
For more information, visit al-anon.org
