We’re excited to invite workshop proposals for the 2027 Messy Church USA National Conference, happening April 15–17, 2027, in Greenville, South Carolina. Come Together in the Mess! In a fragmented, anxious, divided, and exhausted world, God still gathers us—right in the middle of the mess. Messy Churches are making space for communities of hope to […]
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Don’t Walk This Messy Path Alone
Last weekend, our Membership Director, Leyla, was here with me in Greenville. We packed a lot into a few short days. We worked long hours, crossed countless things off our lists, and somehow managed to laugh our way through most of it. One of the highlights was spending time at Aldersgate UMC, the church that […]
Adapt & Context! Adapting the Messy Church Model for an Intergenerational VBS
What Happens When VBS Becomes Intergenerational? by Rev. Meg Sweeney Cook When most people hear “Vacation Bible School,” they picture children moving from station to station while adults supervise from the sidelines. At Grace United Methodist Church in Columbia, South Carolina, we wanted something different. Two years ago, after receiving Messy Church training, I began […]
What’s On My Desk: Lessons from New Places
I’m just back from vacation and still trying to sort through what’s on my desk with a slightly jetlagged brain. This year’s travels took me to the South of France, someplace I’ve never been before. I won’t bore you with the bazillion photos or every travel story, but somewhere in the adventure, I found myself […]