Messiah Lutheran Church - North County Campus begins worship

RIDGEFIELD, CLARK COUNTY – More than 100 worshippers crammed into new space in the second floor of a Ridgefield office building for the Sept. 12 kick-off of Messiah Lutheran Church – North County Campus.

Welcoming worshippers were the Revs. Peter and Kathleen Braafladt of Messiah. Kathleen Braafladt delivered a moving sermon about willingness to let God take control.
Also starting just before worship was an intergenerational education hour called G.R.A.C.E., God Reaches All In Christian Education.

Lynda Laird, the new site’s outreach coordinator, gave an orientation, and the Rev. Melanie Wallschlaeger, director for evangelical mission for the Southwestern Washington Synod, was on hand.

The new worshipping group is an expansion of Messiah Lutheran Church of Vancouver, and was supported by a $100,000 grant from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans and a $150,000 grant from the Evangelical Outreach and Congressional Mission unit of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Organizers found the new worshippers through doorbelling and advertising. The new group continues to contact persons who work in the office building during the week.

Messiah – North Campus meets at 2 South 56th Place, Suite 204, close to Interstate 5 at Exit 114. The education hour begins at 9 a.m. and worship starts at 10 a.m. For more information, visit http://www.messiahvancouver.org/.