“Celebration is about the joy of being a child of God and a member of this marvelous body we call the church. It’s about saying yes, there is a huge amount to celebrate in our faith life even if the world around us is falling apart” Messy Church: Fresh Ideas for Building a Christ-Centered Community. […]
Messy Church USA 2025 Intentions
Messy Church USA Intentions for 2025 What are your intentions for 2025? I was impressed by a Facebook post on the first day of this new year from a pastor friend who made an infographic of 12 intentions for 2025 that their family had arrived upon at their final 2024 family conversation. Here are a […]
Hands on Church Where All are Welcome
“Come on everyone and gather in this place and learn about God’s love…”
The first time I heard these words and song I felt I was being called and led into a sacred space that was gentle, inviting, curious and fun. As I watched, I witnessed a gathering happening organically – sheep being led by the shepherd. It was beautiful and I wanted to take part and be part of what was unfolding in front of me. This is Messy Church. This is how Celebration time (worship) at Messy Church begins. We worship communally in prayer, song, scripture and ritual.
Gifts of 2023 Messy Church Connections: part II
Gift of Messy Churches of the Month One of our Messy Church USA traditions is to revisit our Messy Churches of the Month during the month of December. During 2023, we traveled from coast to coast in the US and all the way to Western Australia to hear the stories of eight different expressions of […]