What Our Messy Church Survey Is Telling Us -Johannah Myers, Executive Director Earlier this year, we invited Messy Church leaders across the United States to share what they are seeing in their communities. About a quarter of our network responded, giving us a meaningful snapshot of who we are and who we’re serving. We ran […]
Messy Easter: Ready to Welcome Everyone
Does anyone else feel like March showed up overnight? Right now, my local Messy Church team’s energy is fully focused on Messy Easter. It’s consistently our biggest Messy Church of the season—which means more activities, more volunteers, and yes… more mess. When we expect a crowd at Easter, hospitality has to be more than an […]
What’s On My Desk: February 2026
Knowing Who We Are (So We Can Better Serve Who You Are) Messy Church has always been about people—real people, in real communities, gathering around food, creativity, stories, and faith. But as Messy Church USA continues to grow, we want to pause and ask an important question: who are we, really? And just as importantly, […]
Resources for These Current Messy Times
It’s been a heavy month of January here in the US. If you are looking for a way to make space for the heaviness and grief in your Messy Church, you are not alone. While there isn’t a “perfect” Messy Church session for these times, our team has thought about some possibilities that could be […]