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What is Messy Church?

• It is an all-age church where everyone is valued equally.
• It provides an informal environment for all-ages to explore and experience faith and worship through crafts, food and celebration.
• It describes each and every one of us as no one is perfect and each of us lead messy lives for many reasons.
• It invites us to come together, making things together, eating together and celebrating God together. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Messy Church is NOT just a craft club! Messy Church is NOT just for children! Messy Church is for everyone – young & old alike, adults, children, teenagers, carers, grandparents, come as friends, families or partners, or come on your own, all-comers welcome.

Aims of Messy Church:

 To provide an opportunity for people of all ages to worship together
 To help people of all ages feel they belong in church and to each other
 To help people have fun and be creative together
 To introduce Jesus through hospitality, friendship, stories and worship

How did Messy Church Begin?

In 2004 in an Anglican church in Portsmouth. They dreamed of a way of being church to appeal to the whole family and so listened to the needs of the local people. They built Messy Church on the current resources of their church and the building.

Lucy Moore, vicar’s wife at St Wilfrid’s, Cowplain and a member of the Barnabas Ministry Team, has shared her messy story with us in Messy Church and Messy Church 2 – BRF publications
www.brf.org.uk

More information can be found on www.messychurch.org.uk 

Over 180 churches are now registered with Messy Church nationwide & internationally. Publications are currently being translated for other countries.

Messy Church is endorsed by Fresh Expressions.
www.freshexpressions.org.uk 









 

Visit a Messy Church

Regional Co-ordinators support Lucy Moore and BRF.

Jane Leadbetter is the Liverpool Area Messy Church Co-ordinator.
Please contact Jane for any information. Jane runs L19: Messy Church in South Liverpool and lots of other churches are starting too.

Come and visit a Messy Church

Next Messy Dates:

Name:L19 Messy Church
Venue: St Mary's Church Grassendale Church Hall, St Mary's Rd L19 0NE
Day: Saturday
Time: 4pm-6pm
Next dates: 5th December

Name: Messy Church
Venue: All Hallows Church Hall, Greenhill Rd, Allerton L18
Day: Friday
Time: 6pm-8pm
Next dates: 27th November

Name: Messy Church
Venue: St Stephen's Church, Belle Vale Road, Gateacre L25
Day: Saturday
Time: 4pm-6pm
Next Dates: 5th December

Name: Messy Church
Venue: St John's C of E Primary School, Denmark St, Waterloo L22 9RG
Day: Saturday
Time: 4pm-6pm
Next Dates: 28th November

Name:4for40
Venue: Holy Trinity Church, Breck Road, Walton Breck L4
Day: Sunday aft
Time: 4pm
Next Dates: 8th November

Name: 4for40
Venue: St George's Church, Heyworth St, Everton L5
Day: Sunday aft
Time: 4pm
Next Dates: 22nd November

Name: Sticky Church
Venue:St Martin's Woolston WA1 4EE
Day: First Saturday of each month
Time: 10am

Name: Sticky Church
Venue: Stockton Heath Methodist Church, Walton Rd WA4 6NL
Day: Second Saturday of each month
Time: 10am

Name: Sticky Church
Venue: Lymm Methodist Church, Eagle Brow WA13 0LP
Day: Fourth Saturday of the month
Time: 10am