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 |