Messy Church
Messy church is a relaxed version of church which suits families and those who are less comfortable with a traditional service. We meet for a range of craft activities, fellowship, food and worship.
You will need to book a place in advance to attend Messy Church. A couple of weeks before the service, a link to book will be posted on our Facebook page. The link is sent out in advance to those on our email list, who also receive our church newsletter every week. If you would like to be added to that list, please use the ‘Contact Us’ section on this website, to request this. Messy Church usually meets at 4.00pm on the 3rd Saturday of the month.
On the day, you will walk down the alleyway at the side of the church, and enter the church hall through the outer double doors. There will be helpers inside the hall, waiting to welcome you, and when the inner double doors open at 4pm, you will give your name to the helper at the table on the right hand side, inside the hall. If you haven’t been to Messy Church before, we will also ask you to fill in a form with your contact details. There will be background music playing in the hall.
You’ll be given a piece of paper with all of the available activities listed on it. There will be 6-8 tables around the hall, each with a different activity on, and a church helper who can explain the activity, or help you. Many of the activities are art or craft, some might be games, and sometimes we have a simple science experiment. There is often a food activity (eg biscuit decorating), which you can then eat. There are different activities each month. You might make items you can take home, and on one table, we often have a group art activity which we will display in church later. Occasionally in better weather, there might be an activity set up outside the hall. You are free to do as many or as few of the activities as you like.
The leader will then talk about the day’s theme, tell a story, and there will be a song or two. One might be an action song. You can stand up and join in with the actions on the video, but you don’t have to. Everything that you can join in with, will be on the large screen at the front of church. The leader will finish worship time with some prayers, and we will say the Messy Grace. The words will be on the screen for everyone to join in with, and you can do the actions as demonstrated by the leader, if you wish.