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

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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.

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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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