Ministry in the Local and Global Neighborhood

ELCA World Hunger Appeal/Stand With Africa/ELCA Disaster Response The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) commitment to supporting people who live with chronic hunger and poverty around the corner and around the world, carried out by ELCA World Hunger through relief, development, education, and advocacy
Faith in Action/Northeast Austin Caregivers A coalition of neighborhood-oriented organizations which offers a wide range of volunteer services to older adults who live within its community or who are members of sponsoring organizations.
Travis County Election Site For many years, Messiah Lutheran Church has been the voting site for Precinct 135.
CROP Hunger Walk A Sunday in the spring; Supports the overall ministry of Church World Service, especially the grassroots, hunger-fighting development efforts of partner agencies in some 80 countries. Up to 25 percent of the funds raised go to local hunger-fighting programs.
Messiah Women Special projects by the women of Messiah including an annual Christmas party for a unit at the Austin State School and support for the New Life Children's Center.
Messiah Quilters Usually the first Monday of the month, 9:30 a.m. for
Austin SafePlace, the New Life Children's Center-Canyon Lake