We are a United Methodist congregation serving Westerville, Ohio and beyond for over 200 years. At Church of the Messiah we KNOW CHRIST, GROW IN FAITH, and SERVE OTHERS.
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Recent episodes include ""The Shepherd Who Is Good" Sunday, October 18, 2026" (18 October 2026, 22 minutes), "'Faultlines' Sermon Series - Week 4 - "When Being Right Becomes Wrong"" (4 October 2026, 25 minutes), and "'Faultlines' Sermon Series - Week 3 - "The Weight of What We Won’t Release"" (27 September 2026, 29 minutes).
Church of the Messiah UMC publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 213 episodes.
Booking probability for Church of the Messiah UMC is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Church of the Messiah UMC requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Church of the Messiah UMC's contact route on record: verified email.
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Church of the Messiah UMC is a religion show with 213 episodes published.
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Episode #1
Do you follow Jesus this close? Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer of Church of the Messiah UMC in Westerville, Ohio, takes a fresh look at Psalm 23, one of the most beloved passages in the Bible. Starting with a road-trip game...
Episode #4
When Being Right Becomes Wrong | Faultlines Week 4 | Pastor Don Wallick | Philippians 2:1-11 Why is it so hard to admit we're wrong? In Week 4 of our Faultlines series, Pastor Don Wallick explores how the need to always...
Episode #3
Why is it so hard to let go of a grudge? In week three of our Faultlines series on relationships, Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer explores one of the strangest scenes in the Gospel of Mark: a fruitless fig tree, an...
Episode #8
This week's 9:30 gathering looks a little different. Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer welcomes five students from Church of the Messiah, Jay, Luisa, Noah, Ian, and Brielle, for a live panel discussion on Matthew 7:1–12, the...
Episode #7
This week Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer continues our summer series, "The Third Way," with a message called "The Plank Problem," from Matthew 7:1–12. Starting with a story from her own driving history, Katy asks why it's...
Episode #6
Jesus says "do not worry about your life" six times in ten verses. Is He giving us advice, or making us a promise? In this message from the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer unpacks Matthew 6:19-34 and...
Episode #5
In Week Five of The Third Way, Pastor Katy continues through the Sermon on the Mount with Matthew 6:1-18 and Jesus’ teaching about prayer, giving, fasting, and practicing our faith “in secret.” Jesus assumes that his...
Episode #4
In Week Four of The Third Way, Pastor Don explores Matthew 5:21-48 and some of Jesus’ most challenging words in the Sermon on the Mount. Jesus takes familiar commandments about anger, relationships, truthfulness...
Episode #3
What does Jesus mean when he says that he came not to abolish the Law or the Prophets, but to fulfill them? In “Fulfilled,” Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer continues our journey through the Sermon on the Mount and The Third...
Episode #2
In “Salt and Light,” Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer continues our journey through Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and The Third Way sermon series. Reflecting on Matthew 5:13–16, Pastor Katy explores how we often respond to...
Episode #1
What does it mean to live a truly good and happy life? In “The Right-Side Up Kingdom,” the first message in The Third Way sermon series, Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer explores Matthew 5:1–12 and the opening words of Jesus’...
Episode #4
What does Christian welcome look like when it moves beyond politeness and becomes a way of life? In “Welcome and Grace,” Rev. Dr. Don Wallick shares two formative stories that shaped his understanding of ministry: his...
Episode #3
In this week’s message, Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer reflects on Galatians 5:1, 13-25 and Paul’s teaching on Christian freedom. Freedom in Christ is not simply the absence of limits or the ability to do whatever we want...
Episode #2
In “Good Shepherd,” guest preacher Rev. Hannah VanMeter explores Jesus’ parable of the lost sheep in Luke 15:1–7 and our deep human desire to be known, welcomed, and loved. Through stories from the new United Methodist...
Episode #1
What do we do when one season ends and another begins? In his final sermon as Associate Pastor of Church of the Messiah, Pastor Pete Elliott reflects on Isaiah 43 and the many changes that shape our lives. Some...
Episode #3
What happens when we stop pretending that everything is fine? In “Pay It Forward,” Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer explores 2 Corinthians 1:3–11 and Paul’s honest testimony about suffering, vulnerability, prayer, and the...
Episode #2
In this week’s message, “Good Company,” Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer reflects on Hebrews 11–12 and the faith of those who trusted God through uncertain, difficult, and unexpected seasons. When life does not come with a...
Episode #1
What do we do when life does not go the way we expected, planned, or hoped? In this message, Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer begins a new sermon series by reflecting on 2 Corinthians 4:7–18 and Paul’s image of “treasure in...
Episode #5
In this Pentecost Sunday message, Pastor Pete Elliott reflects on Acts 2:1-21 and the surprising, disruptive arrival of the Holy Spirit. Through the image of “new wine,” the sound like a violent wind, tongues like fire...
Episode #4
This week at Church of the Messiah, Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer concludes our From Me to We sermon series with a message called “Same Table,” based on Romans 15:1–9. In this passage, Paul invites the church to live with...
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