The Church of the Messiah

As the whole nation prepares to celebrate Thanksgiving, do not forget that you cannot gives thanks without giving thanks to someone! Since St. James tells us that, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights,” (1:17) it is entirely appropriate to come together and give […]

This Wednesday night Church of the Messiah continues our Mid-Week service with the second week of Fr. Looker’s teaching series “Coming Out of Exile: Returning to the Promised Land.”  The service begins at 7pm and includes praise & worship, Bible study, and intercessory prayer and we have everyone out by 8:30 for work and school […]

Funds raised to Date, Thank You! I know you all have seen the devastation that Typhoon Haiyan did in the Philippines. The Patriarch, Archbishop Craig Bates who is currently in the Philippines wrote: “Our Bishops, Priests, and Deacons have all become part of the rescue and restoration process. The Church community, even those who have […]

Church of the Messiah’s Rector’s Council meets tonight, November 14, starting at 7 o’clock.  Fr. David Paysinger, as the Rector of the parish, serves as the chair of the council, which includes all of the priests in the parish as well as Earl Shimp and Craig Stafford.  The Rector’s Council currently meets on the second […]

This Wednesday Night begins a new work for Church of the Messiah!  We have not had a church-wide Mid-Week Service in several years and starting this Wednesday night at seven o’clock that all changes!  We will open up with praise and worship, thanking God for, first and foremost, who He is and all that He […]

We had an incredibly amazing weekend at Church of the Messiah over the past few days!  There were people here practically from dawn til dusk on Saturday getting everything ready for the Grand Opening on Sunday and what a success it was!  Glory to God in the highest!  We want to thank everyone who worked […]

The November Ultreya is this Tuesday night at the Church of the Messiah. (Click HERE for a map).  This is the first time the Ultreya will be held at Church of the Messiah and the congregation is very excited to be able to host the event.  Because of the bounty and generosity of everyone who […]

Up until midnight tonight, November 8, anyone can go onto Amazon.com and download for F a copy of Non Nobis, Domine! a brief history of the early days of the Charismatic Episcopal Church written by retired Bishop Phillip Weeks and Mr. Hugh Kaiser.  The free version is for the Kindle only but you can either download […]

In order to insure that there is adequate parking to accommodate quests and visitors to the Grand Opening of our New Sanctuary and Church Office on November 10th, we are asking that members who are able to do so park in an available overflow lot.  Once you pass Church of the Messiah’s regular parking lot, […]

As we leave behind Jacksonville University and take possession of our new home, one of the benefits is that we are able to hold mid-week services.  With that blessing in mind, we will return to holding services on Wednesday nights starting on next Wednesday, November 13th.  The service will begin at 7 o’clock and will […]