Messiah Lutheran - Galva, IL

Messiah Lutheran - Galva, IL Messiah Lutheran Church, Galva, IL - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
"Saved by grace, we share God's love."

We seek to provide a faith-filled, inspiring and meaningful worship around the Word and Sacraments that nourishes us in living out our vision: “Hearing the Word; Growing in Christ; Serving God through service to others.” This means we want to grow in our understanding of the Bible and Christian teaching and be strengthened in our faith in Christ Jesus in order to live out our faith in the world. Thus, we seek ways to make worship and our faith relevant to our everyday lives.

05/22/2026

Sunday worship moves to 9:00 am this Sunday, May 24, for the summer.
Join us!

Alleluia. Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home...
05/12/2026

Alleluia. Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Alleluia. (John 14:23)

Welcome on this Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 10. Worship was held at 10:00 a.m. and this video was recorded at that time. You may view this service by this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9g9_u5rfok which will be available for a few days. As a note, you may find the closed captioning (white box with cc) helpful as you watch the video. You may click on the box to turn the captioning on or off. The bulletin is attached so you can fully participate.

We are so grateful for every act of service within our congregation. Your continued support of prayer, participation, and stewardship are so greatly appreciated! Your offerings and tithes can be mailed to Messiah Lutheran Church, PO Box 133, Galva, IL 61434 where they are held securely for a staff member.

On this day we recognized all of those in the Messiah family who are being promoted to high school or graduating from high school, trade school, college, or military training. We also acknowledged all women who guide and mentor us along our life's journey.

As a reminder our graduates will be recognized with more detail in a June newsletter insert. Those students who are members of Messiah or family of Messiah members are requested to provide their school information and graduation status, future plans, and an early childhood photo as well as a recent photo. This information is due in the office by May 15.

We do want to share and celebrate your joys and to pray with you during difficult times. As always your news, inquiries, prayer requests and prayer updates are welcomed. You may make contact through the email address [email protected] or by calling 309-932-3346. Normal office hours are 9:00 a.m. to Noon Monday through Friday. If you have a pastoral care need please call Pastor Randy Swanson at (309) 525-0862.

PLEASE NOTE : For one more week our Sunday worship time is at 10:00 a.m. and the Adult Discussion Group will meet before worship at 9:00 a.m. Our Youth Sunday School is now on break for the summer. A mid-week worship is held on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in Luther Hall. An adult Bible Study is held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays prior to worship. Sunday worship will move to 9:00 a.m. beginning May 24. At that time there will be no Adult DIscussion Group on Sunday. Instead, the Bible Study on Wednesday will move to 4:30 p.m. prior to 5:30 p.m. worship. Please join us for all or as many of these times as you can. Everyone is welcome!

Alleluia. I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Alleluia. (John 14:6)...
05/05/2026

Alleluia. I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Alleluia. (John 14:6)

Welcome on this Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 3. Worship was held at 10:00 a.m. and this video was recorded at that time. You may view this service by this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGrAoMBQrBE which will be available for a few days. We were pleased to have Pastor Randy back with us as he continues to recover from his hospital stay. As a note, you may find the closed captioning (white box with cc) helpful as you watch the video. You may click on the box to turn the captioning on or off. The bulletin is attached so you can fully participate.

We are so grateful for every act of service within our congregation. Your continued support of prayer, participation, and stewardship are so greatly appreciated! Your offerings and tithes can be mailed to Messiah Lutheran Church, PO Box 133, Galva, IL 61434 where they are held securely for a staff member. Today we received our offering for the Galva Food Pantry. If you would like to lend a helping hand to our friends and neighbors you may send a check payable to Messiah Lutheran Church with the note "Food Pantry" in the memo line. It will be promptly deposited into their account.

Please note that on Sunday, May 10, we will recognize all of those in the Messiah family who are being promoted to high school or graduating from high school, trade school, college, or military training. Please notify the office by Wednesday, May 6, of anyone in your family who should be recognized so they can be listed in the bulletin. We hope our honorees and their families will be with us on Sunday for worship. Additionally, information on our honorees is requested indicating their status, future plans, and an early childhood photo as well as a a recent photo. This information is due in the office by May 15 and will be compiled into an insert for our June newsletter.

We do want to share and celebrate your joys and to pray with you during difficult times. As always your news, inquiries, prayer requests and prayer updates are welcomed. You may make contact through the email address [email protected] or by calling 309-932-3346. Normal office hours are 9:00 a.m. to Noon Monday through Friday. If you have a pastoral care need please call Pastor Randy Swanson at (309) 525-0862.

Our normal Sunday worship time is at 10:00 a.m. The Adult Discussion Group meets before worship at 9:00 a.m. Youth Sunday School meets at 9:00 a.m. also. A mid-week worship is held on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in Luther Hall. An adult Bible Study is held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays prior to worship. Please join us for all or as many of these times as you can. Everyone is welcome!

PLEASE NOTE: Our Sunday worship time will be moving to 9:00 a.m. beginning May 24 for the summer. Please plan to make the move with us!

Alleluia. Jesus says, I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me. Alleluia. (John 10:14)Welcome on this...
04/30/2026

Alleluia. Jesus says, I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me. Alleluia. (John 10:14)

Welcome on this Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 26, Good Shepherd Sunday. Worship was held at 10:00 a.m. and this video was recorded at that time. You may view this service by this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sN3BdnXirI which will be available for a few days. We were pleased to have Karen Carton presiding on this day as Pastor Randy continued to recover from his hospital stay. As a note, you may find the closed captioning (white box with cc) helpful as you watch the video. You may click on the box to turn the captioning on or off. The bulletin is attached so you can fully participate.

We are so grateful for every act of service within our congregation. Your continued support of prayer, participation, and stewardship are so greatly appreciated! Your offerings and tithes can be mailed to Messiah Lutheran Church, PO Box 133, Galva, IL 61434 where they are held securely for a staff member. Today we received a special offering for Lutheran Social Services of Illinois who serves those who need hope and a lending hand. Checks may be made payable to Messiah Lutheran Church with a note in the memo line "LSSI". A generous donor will match up to $5,000 in Good Shepherd donations in each Illinois synod so this is a wonderful opportunity to grow our giving.

We do want to share and celebrate your joys and to pray with you during difficult times. As always your news, inquiries, prayer requests and prayer updates are welcomed. You may make contact through the email address [email protected] or by calling 309-932-3346. Normal office hours are 9:00 a.m. to Noon Monday through Friday. If you have a pastoral care need please call Pastor Randy Swanson at (309) 525-0862.

Our normal Sunday worship time is at 10:00 a.m. The Adult Discussion Group meets before worship at 9:00 a.m. Youth Sunday School meets at 9:00 a.m. also; however, there will be no Youth Sunday School May 3. A mid-week worship is held on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in Luther Hall. An adult Bible Study is held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays prior to worship. Please join us for all or as many of these times as you can. Everyone is welcome!

04/21/2026

Alleluia. Our hearts burn within us while you open to us the scriptures. Alleluia. (Luke 24:32)

Welcome on this Third Sunday of Easter, April 19. Worship was held at 10:00 a.m. and this video was recorded at that time. You may view this service by this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIpleqzV4vM which will be available for a few days. We were pleased to have Pastor Julie Monnard, Assistant to the Bishop, presiding on this day. As a note, you may find the closed captioning (white box with cc) helpful as you watch the video. You may click on the box to turn the captioning on or off. The bulletin is attached so you can fully participate.

We are so grateful for every act of service within our congregation. Your continued support of prayer, participation, and stewardship are so greatly appreciated! Your offerings and tithes can be mailed to Messiah Lutheran Church, PO Box 133, Galva, IL 61434 where they are held securely for a staff member.

We do want to share and celebrate your joys and to pray with you during difficult times. As always your news, inquiries, prayer requests and prayer updates are welcomed. You may make contact through the email address [email protected] or by calling 309-932-3346. Normal office hours are 9:00 a.m. to Noon Monday through Friday. If you have a pastoral care need please call Pastor Randy Swanson at (309) 525-0862.

Our normal Sunday worship time is at 10:00 a.m. The Adult Discussion Group meets before worship at 9:00 a.m. Youth Sunday School meets at 9:00 a.m. also. A mid-week worship is held on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in Luther Hall. An adult Bible Study is held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays prior to worship. Please join us for all or as many of these times as you can. Everyone is welcome!

04/20/2026

(Apologies for the delay in this post. The video had difficulty uploading and didn't complete until after office hours last week.)

Alleluia. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe. Alleluia. (John 20:29)

Welcome on this Second Sunday of Easter, April 12. Worship was held at 10:00 a.m. and this video was recorded at that time. You may view this service by this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnKKI5XaIXE which will be available for a few days. We were pleased to have a special video message from Bishop Stacey Fidlar of the Northern Illinois Synod on this day. As a note, you may find the closed captioning (white box with cc) helpful as you watch the video. You may click on the box to turn the captioning on or off. The bulletin is attached so you can fully participate.

We are so grateful for every act of service within our congregation. Your continued support of prayer, participation, and stewardship are so greatly appreciated! Your offerings and tithes can be mailed to Messiah Lutheran Church, PO Box 133, Galva, IL 61434 where they are held securely for a staff member.

We do want to share and celebrate your joys and to pray with you during difficult times. As always your news, inquiries, prayer requests and prayer updates are welcomed. You may make contact through the email address [email protected] or by calling 309-932-3346. Normal office hours are 9:00 a.m. to Noon Monday through Friday. If you have a pastoral care need please call Pastor Randy Swanson at (309) 525-0862.

Our normal Sunday worship time is at 10:00 a.m. The Adult Discussion Group meets before worship at 9:00 a.m. Youth Sunday School meets at 9:00 a.m. also. A mid-week worship is held on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in Luther Hall. An adult Bible Study is held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays prior to worship. Please join us for all or as many of these times as you can. Everyone is welcome!

Alleluia. Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us keep the feast. Alleluia. (1 Corinthians ...
04/10/2026

Alleluia. Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us keep the feast. Alleluia. (1 Corinthians 5:7,8)
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Welcome on this Easter Sunday, April 5. Worship was held at 10:00 a.m. and this video was recorded at that time. You may view this service by this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pok6poyRN0&t=493s which will be available for a few days. As a note, you may find the closed captioning (white box with cc) helpful as you watch the video. You may click on the box to turn the captioning on or off. The bulletin is attached so you can fully participate.

We are so grateful for every act of service within our congregation. Your continued support of prayer, participation, and stewardship are so greatly appreciated! Your offerings and tithes can be mailed to Messiah Lutheran Church, PO Box 133, Galva, IL 61434 where they are held securely for a staff member. On this Sunday, April 5, we received our monthly Food Pantry offering. If you would like to contribute you may send your check made payable to Messiah Lutheran Church with a note in the memo line "Food Pantry".

We do want to share and celebrate your joys and to pray with you during difficult times. As always your news, inquiries, prayer requests and prayer updates are welcomed. You may make contact through the email address [email protected] or by calling 309-932-3346. Normal office hours are 9:00 a.m. to Noon Monday through Friday. If you have a pastoral care need please call Pastor Randy Swanson at (309) 525-0862.

Our normal Sunday worship time is at 10:00 a.m. The Adult Discussion Group meets before worship at 9:00 a.m. Youth Sunday School meets at 9:00 a.m. also. A mid-week worship is held on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in Luther Hall. An adult Bible Study is held at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays prior to worship. Please join us for all or as many of these times as you can. Everyone is welcome!

04/02/2026

Maundy Thursday worship at 7:00 p.m. tonight.
Everyone is invited to join us as we recall the Last Supper.

03/30/2026

Christ humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death--even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name. (Phil. 2:8-9)

Welcome on this Palm/Passion Sunday, March 29. Worship was held at 10:00 a.m. and this video was recorded at that time. You may view this service by this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWrJhqPCs2s which will be available for a few days. As a note, you may find the closed captioning (white box with cc) helpful as you watch the video. You may click on the box to turn the captioning on or off. The bulletin is attached so you can fully participate.

We are so grateful for every act of service within our congregation. Your continued support of prayer, participation, and stewardship are so greatly appreciated! Your offerings and tithes can be mailed to Messiah Lutheran Church, PO Box 133, Galva, IL 61434 where they are held securely for a staff member. Next Sunday, April 5, we will receive our monthly Food Pantry offering. If you would like to contribute you may send your check made payable to Messiah Lutheran Church with a note in the memo line "Food Pantry".

We do want to share and celebrate your joys and to pray with you during difficult times. As always your news, inquiries, prayer requests and prayer updates are welcomed. You may make contact through the email address [email protected] or by calling 309-932-3346. Normal office hours are 9:00 a.m. to Noon Monday through Friday. If you have a pastoral care need please call Pastor Randy Swanson at (309) 525-0862.

Our normal Sunday worship time is at 10:00 a.m. The Adult Discussion Group meets before worship at 9:00 a.m. Youth Sunday School meets at 9:00 a.m. also. Please note there will be no 5:30 p.m. worship or Bible Study this Wednesday, April 1. Instead please join us for Maundy Thursday worship at 7:00 p.m. April 2 at Messiah and Good Friday worship at 7:00 p.m. April 3 at Bishop Hill Community Methodist Church. An Easter Sunrise Worship will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Galva First United Methodist Church followed by a potluck breakfast. Messiah's Easter Worship will be at 10:00 a.m. There will be no Adult Discussion Group or youth Sunday School on Easter Sunday. Please join us for any or all of these special times. Everyone is welcome!

03/25/2026

I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me will never die. (John 11:25,26)

Welcome on this Fifth Sunday in Lent, March 22. Worship was held at 10:00 a.m. and this video was recorded at that time. You may view this service by this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYsomsRnfFc which will be available for a few days. As a note, you may find the closed captioning (white box with cc) helpful as you watch the video. You may click on the box to turn the captioning on or off. The bulletin is attached so you can fully participate.

We are so grateful for every act of service within our congregation. Your continued support of prayer, participation, and stewardship are so greatly appreciated! Your offerings and tithes can be mailed to Messiah Lutheran Church, PO Box 133, Galva, IL 61434 where they are held securely for a staff member.

We do want to share and celebrate your joys and to pray with you during difficult times. As always your news, inquiries, prayer requests and prayer updates are welcomed. You may make contact through the email address [email protected] or by calling 309-932-3346. Normal office hours are 9:00 a.m. to Noon Monday through Friday. If you have a pastoral care need please call Pastor Randy Swanson at (309) 525-0862.

Our Sunday worship is at 10:00 a.m. The Adult Discussion Group now meets before worship at 9:00 a.m. Youth Sunday School meets at 9:00 a.m. also. A special Lenten Wednesday worship is at 5:30 p.m. in Luther Hall with a light meal following and a new Bible Study is at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Please join us for any or all of these special times. Everyone is welcome!

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317 SW 3rd Street
Galva, IL
61434

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Saturday 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Sunday 10:30am - 11:30am

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