Messy Church USA continues to grow our Network!
Since our beginning in 2017, we have equipped almost 300 Messy Churches to start, sustain and connect in the USA. Our three- tiered yearly membership has been instrumental in helping us grow our network. Our three tiers included the Registered, Supporter and Sustainer members. On August 1, 2023, we are making changes to our membership network tiers. These changes will help us stay better connected throughout our network.
Registered Tier will now be the Member Tier
Our website directory is essential in keeping Messy Churches connected in the USA. To keep our website and database up to date, we will begin to charge a nominal yearly fee of $5.00 for our new entry level member tier.[1] We realize that moving from the ‘registered’ free tier to a fee is a big change. However, we have been unable to keep track of those membership level churches since they did receive automatic renewal notices. Because of that, some Messy Churches have been removed from the website directory even though they are still active.
Messy Churches that are current registered members, will have until January 1, 2024 to update to either the member, supporter or sustainer tier of network membership.
Changes to Supporter and Sustainer Tiers
One of the main benefits for both our Supporter and Sustainer paid members has been to receive either the print and/or PDF copies of Get Messy! magazine from Bible Reading Fellowship (BRF) in the UK. Get Messy! was produced three times per year and included a mix of Messy Church news from around the world, highlights and four individual Messy Church Sessions. The May- August 2023 was the final issue of the format.
New Get Messy! Magazine Format
The new format of Get Messy! from BRF will be released once a year in August. The yearly subscription for Get Messy! includes 12 full Messy Church Sessions (activity sheets are not included). Messy Church USA has an agreement with BRF to purchase these sessions to deliver to our Supporter and Sustainer Churches members.
Starting in August, our Sustainer members will receive all 12 downloadable pdf Messy Church Sessions. Our Supporter members will receive six downloadable pdf Messy Church Sessions. These pdf sessions will be emailed to current Supporter and Sustainer churches the week of August the 7th.
In the graphs below, you will notice a few differences between the new and renewal churches benefits. Our website currently lists benefits for churches becoming members for the first time.
New Network Member Benefits
Renewal Network Member Benefits
Thank you for your support!
Messy Church USA is a 501c3 nonprofit led by a team of volunteers. The membership fees support training, website and communication to help us strengthen our connection.
Thanks again for all of your support. Please let us know about your Messy Church…share your story!
If you have any questions, contact our executive director at [email protected].
Peace, Roberta
Roberta J. Egli
[1] If the $5.00 fee is prohibitive for your church, please contact [email protected] for a scholarship.