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Worship Together at Local Churches

Worship Together at Local Churches

We encourage students to worship with a local congregation during their time as a student at Messiah. The greater Harrisburg area is home to many churches. Those listed below are among them. Students with questions about a church are encouraged to contact on the on-campus church representative listed.

Camp Hill 

Church Denomination Contact at Messiah Contact at church
Christian Life Assembly Assemblies of of God - Amanda Anderson
Trinity Lutheran - Camp Hill Lutheran (ELCA) - Pastor Jack M. Horner
Slate Hill Mennonite Mennonite Dr. Dave Weaver-Zercher (Religion) Lynn Shertzer
Camp Hill United Methodist Methodist (United) Rev. Dr. Stephen Gallaher (Christian Min) Rev. Dr. Kathleen Kind
Christ Community Nondenominational - Dave Hess
Liberti Nondenominational (Acts 29) Dr. Michael Dolislager (Economics) Matt Looloian

Carlisle

Church Denomination Contact at Messiah Contact at church
Good Shepherd Anglican Anglican (ACNA) Dr. Jim LaGrand (Honors Program) Fr. Ricky McCarl
Carlisle Reformed Presbyterian Presbyterian (PCA) Dr. Philip Tan (Engineering) Matt Purdy

Dillsburg

Church Denomination Contact at Messiah Contact at church
Dillsburg Brethren in Christ Brethren in Christ Dr. Tim VanDyke (Engineering) J. Robert Douglass
Chestnut Grove Church Methodist (Global) Tim Klein (alum) Tim Klein
Hope Grace Nondenominational Dr. Douglas Phillippy (Math) Larry Weber

Harrisburg

Church Denomination Contact at Messiah Contact at church
Wesley Union AME Zion African Methodist Episcopal Zion Rev. Dr. David Miller (BRPS) Rev. Dr. David Miller
Harrisburg Brethren in Christ Brethren in Christ Dr. Matt Lewis (HNES) Hank Johnson
Living Water Community Church Nondenominational - Mike Leonzo
Second City Presbyterian (PCA) - Peter Rowan
Trinity Presbyterian Presbyterian (PCA) John Meyer (Engineering) John Hayward
St. Patrick Cathedral Roman Catholic Dr. David Pettegrew (History) V. Rev. Joshua R. Brommer

Mechanicsburg

Church Denomination Contact at Messiah Contact at church
Country & Town Baptist Baptist (Southern) Sarah Heintzelman (alum) Jacob Shetron
Grantham Brethren in Christ Brethren in Christ Dr. Doug Curry (Campus Ministries) David Flowers
Mechanicsburg Brethren in Christ Brethren in Christ Dr. Cynthia Lehman (Math) Cindy Agoncillo
Daybreak Christian & Missionary Alliance Dr. John Chopka (Admissions) Kyle Abel
West Shore Evangelical Free Evangelical Free Dr. Brian Swartz (Engineering) Kelly Gordon
Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Lutheran (Missouri Synod)   Professor Jake Mokris
Redeeming Grace Church Nondenominational (Sov. Grace) Bethany Hetrick (student) Jeremy Hetrick
Holy Apostles Orthodox Prof. Christine Perrin (Honors Program) V. Rev. Tim Hojnicki
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Roman Catholic Dr. Ed Arke (Communication) Rev. Charles L. Persing
St. Joseph Roman Catholic - Rev. Thomas J. Rozman

Shiremanstown

Church Denomination Contact at Messiah Contact at church
Bible Baptist Baptist (Independent) Rachel Fleagle (graduate student) Bryan Sanders