Messiah United Methodist Church

Join Us For Worship


9 AM Worship Service

A blended service with weekly communion

Children's Church (ages 4-10)


10 AM Sunday School for All Ages


11:15 AM Worship Service

A blended service

Children's Church (ages 4-10)

Sermon in Motion (ages 11-15)

Livestreamed


Holy Week Schedule

Maundy Thursday (4/17)

Fellowship Dinner:

Worship Service: 7pm


Good Friday (4/18)

7am-5pm Walk the labyrinth in the Fellowship Hall

7am-5pm Stations of the Cross

Worship Service: 7pm


Easter Sunday (4/20)

Worship Services at 9am and 11:15am

11:15am is Livestreamed

Community Easter Egg Hunt Begins at 10:15am


As a reminder, additional parking is available in the parking lot of

Traford Lane Professional Center. As you are able, Regular attendees are encouraged to park there on Easter to allow visitors easier access.

About Messiah


At Messiah United Methodist Church, we warmly welcome everyone who wishes to express their Christian faith. We are an inclusive community that encourages each person to be true to their self-understanding, shaped by their faith in Jesus Christ.


Our congregation is a vibrant and diverse group, dedicated to following Jesus and embracing the challenges of Christian faith. We are committed to nurturing children, youth, and the wider community through our faith and actions.


Our mission is to develop loving relationships with God and others, following Christ’s example.


Our vision is to establish Messiah as a leading church community of Christian hope and healing.

Announcements, Events, and Sign Ups

  • Wednesdays, 6pm: Serve Dinner at Pack, Pray Eat

    Each week we need 2 volunteers to serve dinner in the kitchen beginning at 6pm. 


    Food is catered, you just get to be the friendly face serving it to our volunteers!


    We also need some volunteers to help clean up the kitchen and tidy any remaining trash in the Fellowship Hall after dinner.

    Sign Up to Serve
  • Churchwide Lenten Weaving Project

    We're excited to introduce Messiah's second intergenerational Lenten weaving project featuring a completely different weaving technique and another one-of-a-kind experience for all ages!


    Even if you participated last year, there's something new for you in this year's project and we hope that everyone will consider being part of this year's churchwide art project.


    It truly takes the whole church to make this project come to life. Sign up here or contact Meredith to schedule a weaving party with your small group.

    Select Your Weaving Time
  • Mondays, 7pm: Online Beatitudes Study

     Beatitudes for Lent

    Join us on Zoom, Monday evenings at 7pm. 


    The study is focused on the Beatitudes, found in the Gospel of Matthew, and will follow lessons from the Spring 2025 edition of the Adult Bible Study series published by Cokesbury. 


    It will only be offered online by ZOOM from 7pm to about 8pm. Printed versions of the lessons are available. The format for the class will be a review of the lesson and facilitated discussion. You do not have to attend every session to benefit from the study.


    "The eight lessons in this unit provide an opportunity to achieve a richer and deeper understanding of how to live out the Beatitudes. This understanding is especially significant and appropriate during the season of Lent, a time of personal reflection and repentance but also a time that encourages sacrifice and service. By coupling a Beatitude with a snapshot from Jesus' ministry and teachings, we discover how better to bring hope, healing, and justice to our world and work to eliminate things that oppress and limit human flourishing."


    For more information and to register for the class, contact Paul Bouley at pauljbouley@gmail.com 

    Join Zoom (7pm Mondays)
  • Wednesdays, 5:30pm: Pack, Pray, Eat

    Join us Wednesdays at 5:30 for our weekly service project, followed by a delicious fellowship dinner.


    Schedule of Service Projects 

    • 1st Wednesday    Weekend Backpack*
    • 2nd Wednesday   Varies
    • 3rd Wednesday   Weekend Backpack*
    • 4th Wednesday   Produce Ministry**
    • 5th Wednesday    Varies

    *Daytime packing event at 1:30pm also available


    **As you are able, come at 4pm to help set up, requires moving heavy produce.

  • April 1 : Kids Day Out (no foolin'!)

    Kids Day Out 

    April 1, 9am-3pm


    Schools out on Tuesday, April 1 - but don't worry, we've got you covered! Join us for another day of fun activities, service projects, and play. 


    Ages pre-K through 5th grade.

    Register for Kids Day Out
  • April 5: A Broadway Cabaret

    April 5, 4pm


    Enjoy the performing talents of our intergenerational performers! We will have group numbers from the chorus along with a stunning collection of individual performances of members of the congregation of all ages!

  • April 6: Grand Connections Easter Spring Fling

    April 6, 2pm at Messiah, 3pm at Greensprings


    Grand Connections is sponsoring an Easter Spring Fling for all on April 6th.  


    Grandparents and grandchildren will gather at Messiah at 2pm for the children to learn a few songs and make a craft to share with our Messiah members that live at Greensprings.  


    Together we'll board the Messiah buses and drive to Greensprings to meet our friends at 3pm where we'll share festive songs, crafts, games, and snacks and enjoy multigenerational fellowship!  

    Email Kathy Benton with questions
  • April 11-15: Mission Trip - Wilmington, DE

    Spring Mission Trip to Wilmington, DE 

    April 11-15 


    Support at-risk kids through Urban Promise in Wilmington, DE.


    Registration is open for our intergenerational mission trip


    Register for Mission Trip
  • Looking for a Zoom or Bit.Ly link?

    We often reference links in the Sunday Bulletin. Those links are clickable in the online Bulletin.


    Click Here to visit our online streaming page and access this week's bulletin.


    (coming soon)

    See Current Bit.ly Links


  • We're Hiring - Join our team!

    Messiah is looking for an energetic, experienced, relational Youth Director to walk alongside our Youth and guide them in their faith journey. 


    Learn more about the position here.

    Apply Today

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