Messy Community

The Messy Community is a place to bounce ideas, ask questions and draw support from other people who are involved in Messy Church.

Whether it's a must-have recipe, a suggestion for a new craft activity, or you simply need help with an idea, this is the place share your top tips with other Messy Church-ers!

Let us know about your Messy Church

Themes
What themes have you been using with your group? Let us know what worked well for you.

Ideas
Share your top tips for messy activities, crafts and games!

Recipes
You can never have too many scones, but sometimes you want something a little different. Add something into the recipe swap shop here.

Resources and links
If you've read something inspiring or found an excellent source of knick-knacks ideal for Messy Church, then tell all of us, too!

Stories
A place for those funny, poignant and profound moments which encourage us and make it worth the while.

Messy Churches in Schools
Read stories and reflections about school-based Messy Churches

Help!
How can I get the teenagers more involved in Messy Church? How do I make a model of the solar system? What's the meaning of life? Help!

Newsletter
Read up on Messy goings on around the country with our newsletter.

Planning a session?
You may like to download the Messy Planning sheet to help everything go smoothly.

Registration form for your Messy Church?
Download a Messy Church Registration Form (PDF) to print and use.

Jobs List
Sue Avery's Messy Church broke down the jobs that need to be done to allow volunteers to be very specific. Here's the document (PDF) she has devised and sent to the Messy Church website in the hope that it might be helpful to others.