 | Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church | 25225 West Ivanhoe Road Wauconda, Illinois 60084 847-526-7161 |
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| 1960 | 
First service held in a school gymnasium | 191 | | |  |
| 1962 | Ground breaking for our first sanctuary | 284 | | 1975 |  Ground breaking for our 2nd sanctuary | 676 | | 1988 | Christian Education Center added | 1,061 | | 1992 | Expanded parking and new entrance | 1,200 | | 1994 | Expanded office space and elevator | 1,244 | | 1996-99 | Plans for new sanctuary | 1,415-1,561 | | 2004 |  New sanctuary and facilities officially dedicated | 1,659 | | | |  |
Messiah's Ordained Staff A Brief History |
| Pastor David Roth, Mission Developer | | 1960-1965 | | Pastor Leonard Peterson | | 1966-1973 | | Pastor Clayton Rudolph | | 1973-1978 | | Pastor Paul Oye | | 1978-1980 | | Interim Pastor Diane Johnson | | 1979-1981 | | Pastor Philip Nelson | | 1981-1985 | | Pastor Charles (Chuck) Merkner | | 1986-present | | Assistant Pastor Carol Wasemiller | | 1988-1994 | | Associate Pastor Stefan Potuznik | | 1995-2002 | | Interim Pastor Dan Thake | | 2002-2003 | | Co-Pastor Dan Thake | | 2004-2005 | | Interim Pastor Dennis Bushkofsky | | 2005-2007 | | Associate Pastor Dawn Mass | | 2007-present | | | | | | |  |
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