By Lindsey Goodyear The beginning of December is usually a reminder for me to kick it into high gear and start Christmas shopping, dig up our Elf on the Shelf (Lord only knows where I stuck him from the previous year), and remember to give each of our boys their advent gift for those first […]
Celebrate the Light
By Casey Cross Young Disciples Director of Hope Lutheran Church in Eagle, ID and member of the Messy Church USA Board of Directors The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. John 1: 5 I’ve been finding myself taking a lot of night walks lately. Many people would think that’s […]
Messy Sheep Trail
Johannah Myers, Regional Coordinator for North and South Carolina In 2013 we were in our first months of Messy Church at Aldersgate UMC in Greenville, SC. Looking for a way to spread the word about Messy Church and make some connections with our larger community, we stumbled across a Messy Church in Liverpool, England and […]
Prepare the Way!
By Johannah Myers, Regional Coordinator for North and South Carolina The dust has settled from our Messy Church Fall Festival. Candy wrappers have been picked up and costumes stored away. In one way, we’re now free to turn our thoughts to gratitude and Thanksgiving. However, for those of us planning for Messy Church, it’s time […]