Worship Together by Dr. Jillian Mayer I whole-heartedly believe that churches are called to find ways to worship together as a community, regardless of age. Indeed, this is why my church embarked on its messy church journey over 5 years ago. My passion for intergenerational faith formation continues to grow which is why I was […]
Messy Church Values: Creativity
A Blogpost from Roberta J. Egli Creativity is one of the five foundational values for Messy Church. As a young adult, I did not view myself as creative because I did not like to draw, paint, sew, knit or crochet. I mistakenly thought that if I created, I needed to have a finished product. I […]
June 2023 Messy Church of the Month
This month we travel across the world to Bunbury Uniting Church in South Bunbury, Western Australia. Rev. Greg Ross, pastor at Bunbury Uniting is also a leader of the Messy Church movement in Australia. For the past seven years the Bunbury Messy Church congregation has rented out their church camp site for 17 days after […]
All Ages Together on the Beach
On a recent Sunday morning, rather than attending an indoor worship experience, I found myself deeply worshipping God with a bunch of strangers walking ‘Circles in the Sand’ in Bandon, Oregon. During the warmest months of the year, during the lowest tides, a team of people gather at daybreak, rain or shine, to create a […]