January 2023 Messy Church USA Events
January 10,11, & 12– Online Get Started Training
Join in our first online training of the year! Our three session format begins on Tuesday January 10 and continues for two consecutive nights. The first session focuses on the foundational building blocks of Messy Church. The middle session includes an online Messy Church experience and the final session moves into ‘how’ to build a sustainable Messy Church in your church. Roberta Egli and Leyla Wagner are leading our January online training. We meet online from 4:00 pm- 5:30 pm PST.
January 17-19– Messy Church USA is at Forma Conference
Messy Church USA is headed to Alexandria, VA to participate in the Forma Conference in January. This Annual Conference is an opportunity for Forma to encourage and develop Christian educators, inside and outside the Episcopal tradition, to grow in how they educate and minister. This year, our theme is “Called to Covenant.” Our four plenaries will be focusing on how we are called, through Micah 6:8, to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God.” Messy Church USA will present a workshop on Wednesday afternoon January 18th followed by a Messy Church experience based on Micah 6:8.
January 21, 2023–Get Started training in Waterloo, IL
St Paul’s United Church of Christ is hosting our first in person Get Started Training in 2023. Dr. Jillian Mayer, a Messy Church trainer and ambassador is leading the Get Started training at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. Jillian, has been leading Messy Church at St Paul’s for a number of years and is also one of the writers of our popular Messy Christmas Around the World. St Paul’s United Church of Christ is located at 200 N. Main St, Waterloo, IL 62298. The training will be from 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday, January 21, 2023.