Congratulations to our October Messy Church of the Month: Aldersgate United Methodist from Greenville, SC Messy Church at Aldersgate began back in August 2013 when Dr. Johannah Myers, Director of Christian Formation, read several Messy Church books and articles from the UK and risked starting something new. At the time, there wasn’t a Messy Church […]
September 2021 Messy Church of the Month
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. […]
Messy Church Carnival
Thanks Ghent UMC for sharing your story! We would love to hear the different ways you have began to gather in person in Messy Church in your own community. Yes, we know that the Delta variant of COVID has squashed some of our plans but what how are you navigating all the changes at your […]