It’s church, but not as you know it.

Messy Church is a way of being church for families and others. It is Christ-centred, for all ages, based on creativity, hospitality and celebration.

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

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What is Messy Church

How it started

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.

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'
Anne Scott   Messy Church at Belgrave St. Peter’s, Leicester

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As our media fills up with stories of abuse and coverups within religious organisations, it was very timely that children and family ministry denominational leaders met to discuss ‘Safeguarding’ at the Children’s Ministry Network Conference November gathering at High Leigh Conference centre.

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Woman at the Well

3rd Nov 2024
by Aike Kennett-Brown

After a busy 3 day of leading seminars, networking, and being on the Messy Church stand at Church of Norway conference, I had the opportunity to visit a sauna, called The Well, Oslo. It’s the Nordic region’s largest Spa in Scandinavia, with baths, saunas and spa treatments from all over the world.

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Seaside Sojourn

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by Aike Kennett-Brown

It seems that I always get booked to deliver in-person training at seaside locations. This trend continued last weekend, as I headed off to the coastal village of Seaton, Devon.

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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...

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