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Messy Church is a way of being church, where everyone is welcome.

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What is Messy Church

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What is Messy Church?

It’s a way of being church for people of all ages involving fun.

It’s a church, not a craft club, that helps people encounter Jesus as Lord and Saviour.

Messy Church is found across the world.

It’s about being Christ-centred, for all ages, based on creativity, hospitality and celebration.

What Messy Church is and isn’t Explore our values

Messy Church Goes Wild

Messy Church Goes Wild is the movement within Messy Church which aims to encourage Messy Churches to meet God outdoors, love the natural world, experience a sense of awe and wonder there and to be more eco-aware in all we do, both inside and out, as gathered and dispersed church, for the good of the planet.

Watch the video below to hear all about Messy Church Goes Wild in action!

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About the information on the directory: Messy Churches registered on this directory subscribe to the Messy Church values. BRF Ministries is not responsible for the Messy Churches registered on this directory and does not individually endorse them.

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Many tell us they would never go to church, and we tell them this is church, to which they reply no this is better, this is Messy Church'

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Our Survey Said…

7th Oct 2024

by Aike Kennett-Brown

Back in February 2024, Church of England kindly sponsored a survey, completed by 330 Messy Church leaders. This is what we...

Storytelling from within God’s Story.

10th Sep 2024

by Sally O'Hare

Hi Messy Friends! My name is Andrew McDonough. I live in Australia, draw sheep and tell stories. It began long long ago w...

Doing Things Differently in Different Places

6th Aug 2024

by Sally O'Hare

When we hear these two words ‘Messy Church’, we may well have a picture in our minds of what we hope will happen and h...

Values!

1st Aug 2024

by Jane Butler

Messy Church is founded on five values and during the 5 weeks of August we will be focusing on each one in turn and sharing some top tips to ensure you’re Messy Church is in good shape.