Messiah Lutheran Church

Missional Jam Session

Teresa Laudermilk — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:51:40 +0000

Bret Wells, of Missional Monks fame, came to exchange and discuss ideas and questions with us recently all about the missional movement and the new monastic movement. Click HERE to watch the video of that discussion and flurry of ideas that came from it. WELL worth your time to watch! For more information, contact Teresa at the church office.

LIFETOUCH DIRECTORY TIME!

Teresa Laudermilk — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:10:17 +0000

Dear Members and Friends of Messiah,

We need YOU to make our upcoming directory complete!

Our new no-cost directory will tell the story of our church: our members, leaders, ministries and activities. This important tool will strengthen the bond amongst us.

We have selected Lifetouch Church Directories and Portraits to service our congregation. Lifetouch is providing the directory at no cost to the church. Plus, each family will receive a FREE 8×10 portrait and directory for participating.

Click HERE to schedule your portrait sitting today!

Lifetouch is making it convenient. Portrait sessions take place at our church. NO SITTING FEES!

In your one-hour session, you will:

Be professionally photographed
Immediately view your portraits
Have an opportunity to purchase additional portraits

Lifetouch believes in memories. Your studio quality portraits are sure to become valued family keepsakes. We look forward to seeing you in our new directory!

Community Pray It Forward Project

Teresa Laudermilk — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 13:38:03 +0000

The Pray It Forward box is located on N. Portland Ave. just south of NW Expressway in OKC. It is open to the public to Give a Prayer and Take a Prayer. Affect change in OKC and the world. Pray today.

EXCITING THINGS ARE HAPPENING ALREADY WITH THIS PROJECT! Watch the new video on the next page to see exactly WHAT God has been up to in the past week. AMAZING!

WEEK 4: WE MADE THE NEWSPAPER! CHECK IT OUT!

Find Out What God Is Doing & Join Him In It

Teresa Laudermilk — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:38:01 +0000

An Article by Teresa Laudermilk, Messiah Community & Rex Barrett, Project OKC

It wasn’t too long ago that I happened up on a group here in Oklahoma city that at that time, in its infancy, had as their goal to “connect people”. After reading information on their website, I was still curious, and so I went to the Paseo district, sat down at the restaurant Sliced (great pizza by the way) and I met the “leader” of this group, Rex Barrett, along with several other curious folks. At the meetup, Rex talked about his vision of really showing love to Oklahoma City through service, and he was trying to find other like-minded people to join him. After the meeting, I visisted with him about a project with Burmese refugees in OKC, and at the end he told me “we were just blessed to find this group and that they allowed us to be a part.”

That saying stuck with me and inspired me in many ways, including helping me to find the group Hot Dogs for the Homeless, and through our service there, we have been very blessed, and we are grateful that we have been allowed to join that group in what they do.

In Henry Blackaby’s book, Experiencing God, he states “Find out what God is doing, and join Him in it”, as a way to help his readers understand how to do “missions”. I believe that Rex’s group is one place where God is working in Oklahoma City, and if you, too, are looking to a place to join in and serve — look no further! I will let Rex explain the rest:

     I’m Rex Barrett, married to Lanie have a six year old named Beaux with a baby due late October.
     ProjectOKC is a group of online and offline friends committed to loving and serving Oklahoma City. We partner with non-profits, churches, schools, civic organizations and businesses to bring good to the community.
     It might be a party for urban children, movie night with senior citizens, basketball with students and even random acts of kindness. We want to network with groups and individuals alike, not caring about who gets the credit or recognition. Only caring about the families we are able to connect with.
     We use social networks to mobilize volunteers, getting people plugged into volunteer events that are fun because of the personal connections they will make with other volunteers.
     ProjectOKC started when I gathered my family and my brother’s family around a table at Sauced Pizza in OKC and said, “what can we do as a group to improve our community.” The group grew and grew and grew! We are now reaching thousands of people every day with our message and have over 250 active volunteers in our network.
     Three projects: Our nursing home outreach is FANTASTIC! We are there monthly and only partner with what THEY want to do. We go in without our own agenda, but instead partner with their events. We do suggest ideas and we always let them pick. We’ve done movie nights, manicure & pedicure nights. We’ve been invited to all their holiday events now because we’ve become family.
     Art From the Heart is an event that has GROWN. Once a month, we will provide a fun atmosphere for adults and children to meet local artists and create one-of-a-kind pieces of art. The finished projects will be sent to local nursing home residents, foster care children, and to orphanages in war-torn countries. We’ve held this event at Deluxe Oklahoma, an indie craft bazaar and have now been asked to provide volunteers for the children’s area during the State Fair!
     Twestival and Raising Haiti were fundraisers we’ve done. We partnered GLOBALLY with non-profits all over and threw a huge party for a local non-profit in our respective communities and also threw a fundraiser for Haiti. We raised thousands of dollars by just hosting community get together. Those were a blast!
    It’s really simple to get plugged into ProjectOKC. Head on over to www.LoveOKC.com and sign up. We send out event updates, reminders have a calendar of events and make it really easy for a person to get plugged into a community of people who just want to accomplish some GOOD in our city. You can also follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/projectokc or Facebook at http://facebook.com/projectokc.
Our philosophy is just the same! Partner with people and organizations doing GOOD. The cool thing is that as we’ve grown more PEOPLE have jumped in and we can partner with their visions and dreams for our city. Not only do we ask what we can do for other non-profits we now assist individuals in figuring out how to mobilize individuals to move forward with their dreams too.
For the GOOD of The City,
Rex B. at ProjectOKC
http://LoveOKC.com

Middle Schoolers Missional Serving

Teresa Laudermilk — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:24:31 +0000

Our Messiah Middle Schoolers recently made the trek to Lincoln, Nebraska where they assisted in several projects there. Watch the video below to see exactly what they did, and what they thought. It is awesome!

SUMMER OF SERVICE

Teresa Laudermilk — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:52:07 +0000

There are a multitude of opportunities for you and your family to serve our community, with and through our Messiah community, this summer. You don’t have to be a member to join in — just someone who wants to make a difference. We believe that Oklahoma City can be transformed by the Son of God, the Spirit of God, and the People of God. We are committed to encourage and challenge our Messiah community to remember its mission to meet the needs of our community. And we want YOU to be a part!Please take note of the following opportunities and make plans to join in. Thank you for your attention and willingness to serve:

Bible Club Volunteer, mmuenchow@messiahokc.org , 946-0681
Multiple times/days to volunteer
School has begun! Join Pastor Muenchow in volunteering in one of Novo Ministries many once-weekly after-school Bible Clubs. Right now, Novo Ministries facilitates 16 Bible Clubs across OKC and the surrounding communities, and your help is needed. The commitment can be for 1 semester or the entire school yuear and requires 6 hours of training and approximately 3-4 hours of your time each week. Most volunteers choose an afternoon or an evening program and serve only once per week. Volunteers can help with leading a “small group” (like Pr. Muenchow is doing at Tulakes Elementary), teaching in a “large group”, or just working behind the scenes in a support role, all depending on your comfort level. For more information about this, contact Pastor Mark Muenchow or Novo Ministries at 209-9765 or www.novoministries.org.

Newborns in Need, macarter35@hotmail.com, 816-1213
Saturday, August 28, 10:00am
The NEW NW OKC Chapter of this group is now meeting at Messiah, in the S. Pod on the 4th Saturday of each month. If you are a sewer, knitter or crocheter, then this group is for you, as they make and distribute various items for newborn, premie and burial layettes for stillborn babies through dozens of local charities. Contact Maria Carter, school parent, for more information and for future meeting dates.

Hot Dogs for the Homeless, tlaudermilk@messiahokc.org, 946-0681
Sunday, August 29, 10:30am-2:00pm
Come and worship at our 9:30 service on Sunday, then join us in the Church office as we head out to prepare and serve 300 hot dog lunches to Oklahoma City’s homeless in a collaborative effort with a local group. All ages and stages of folks are encouraged to join us, including families. Contact Teresa in the church office, for more information.

Regional Food Bank, shirleyhenschel@cox.net , 722-5285
Wednesday, September 15, 12:00noon
Your help is needed to feed the poor in our community. Mark your calendars now! We meet at Messiah at 12noon to carpool to the Oklahoma City Regional Food Bank. Once there, we will package food goods that will be distributed to area agencies in need. All are welcome to help. Contact Messiah church member Shirley Henschel, for more informatin

New Member Orientation Class

adam — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:38:59 +0000

Date: Saturday, September 18 2010 – Saturday,October 2, 2010
Time: 9:00am-12:00Noon

Location: Room 45E Multipurpose Room

Been thinking about joining Messiah, and making it your church home? Or maybe you just want to know more about Messiah and about the Lutheran church and what they believe. Well then, this class is a must! In this class, Pastor Muenchow will lead you through fun and insightful lessons about Messiah’s beliefs and traditions. Once the classes are complete, then a special ceremony will take place to welcome you as a new Messiah member during our worship service.

Our next set of classes will begin Saturday September 18 and will run 3 Saturdays. (Sept. 18, 25 & October 2). All times will be 9:00am-12:00Noon. Child Care IS provided. If you are interested, please let us know, so that we can be sure to contact you with further information, but no early sign up is necessary. Drop-ins are always welcome. No reservations are needed. Contact the church office at 946-0681 if you need more information about this class.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Teresa Laudermilk — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:11:52 +0000

High School Youth

CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR YOUTH CREATED VIDEOS ON THE NEXT PAGE! WE ARE ALWAYS BUSY CELEBRATING, SERVING OR SHARING! WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME ALONG WITH US!

Contact Hannah for more info about our student ministry activities and service.

WHAT IF GOD WAS A FOOTBALL COACH? CHECK OUT THIS SPOOF, WITH A MESSAGE

HERE IS THE BLOOPER REAL FROM THAT DAY. HILARIOUS!

Youth Led Worship Video November 2, 2008
This video is based loosely on the “Ragman” Parable. In the parable, Jesus, the ragman goes from wounded to wounded and exchanges old rags for new. As he does this, he takes on their wounds and they are healed.
In our video, “the Ragman” exchanges mourning for comfort, uncertainty for sercurity and addiction for healing.
The girl following the Ragman is inspired by Jesus the Ragman’s example and reaches out to a friend in need.

What if we expressed as much spirit in our worship as we do for our football teams?

How is Jesus with us in our moments of temptation and trials?

Part 1: A shameless adaptation of mac vs pc. We call it Christian vs Christ Follower

Part 2: Christian vs. Christ Follower

And Part 3: Christian vs. Christ Follower