MESSIAH’S PURPOSE, VISION, AND GOALS
Messiah’s Purpose (Who we are)
We are dedicated to reaching people for the transformation of the world through building faith in Jesus Christ, serving the community, and helping others.
Messiah’s Vision (Where we are going)
Messiah United Methodist Church will be a vibrant church family that fills the sanctuary for worship services and meets the spiritual and Christian education needs of people of all ages and stages in life. People will be brought to Christ; and together, we will grow in the knowledge and love and God. We will reach out in ministry to our community, provide resources to reach our goals, sustain our programs, and support good works in our community and the world.
Messiah’s Goals (How we are going to get there)
We will provide a nurturing environment for
people to grow and mature in Christ.
We will reach out into the community to help those in need and work to include people of all ages and stages in life in our church family.
We will provide worship opportunities and programs that save the lost, praise God, inspire followers to serve Him, and equip the congregation to take Christ into the community.
We will provide resources to accomplish our Purpose and Vision.
History
Messiah United Methodist Church was born of a program in the 1980’s to expand the United Methodist Churches to the up-and-coming community of Great Bridge. We were one of a hand full of new churches created in the area. In 1986, Reverend M. Wayne Snead was appointed as the first pastor of Messiah UMC. The church started meeting in the second-floor conference room of a local realty company. In 1989, our present church building was built, and services started in December of that year. Through many ups and downs, including the reconfiguration of the intersection of Cedar Rd and Dominion Blvd, which changed the church’s entrance and address to its present one; Messiah UMC has remained a steadfast sanctuary in now the Grassfield area of Chesapeake.