Congratulations to Community United Methodist! Marty Drake and Leyla Wagner met when their now adult children were in preschool. They have worked together in many different projects over the years before bringing their dynamic creativity to start Messy Church at Community United Methodist Church (UMC) in Huntington Beach, CA in December 2013. They are two […]
Welcome September
Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See I am doing a new thing. Now it springs up. Can’t you see it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland Isaiah 43:18-19 Welcome to September Messy Friends The turning of the seasons always causes me to reflect. […]
Meet our Training Team
Messy Church USA Training Team The time has come to meet the busy Training team of Messy Church USA. Under the leadership of Johannah Myers, this team has been busy this past year. First the entire team adapted our Get Started training to accommodate live online format that has been used four different times since […]
Messy lessons from the Oregon Coast
Passive Observer or Active Participant? This summer, our family has planned monthly weekend getaways s rather than a longer vacation. We wanted to stay relatively close to home and also use these short trips as a trial to see if our two-year-old dog, Jack, is able to behave in new locations. At our July weekend […]