1 NEXT MONTH'S MESSY CHURCH
- 1 Messy Church Christmas Party!
- Please join us for the first Messy Church of 2010, taking place on Sunday January 17th at 4pm.
- 2 PREVIOUS MESSY CHURCHES
- For information about previous Messy Churches, please see below.
2 FUN FOR ALL AGES
- 1 CHURCH WITH A DIFFERENCE
- If you think that church is boring and irrelevant, think again. Messy Church is church with a difference. The emphasis of Messy Church is on learning about God in a fun and creative way. Each month there are activities based around a particular theme, where people of all ages are encouraged to come and be involved, or sit and relax with a cup of tea or coffee. It doesn't matter if you have been to church before or not, everyone is welcome at Messy Church.
- 2 WHEN DID IT ALL START?
The first Messy Church took place at St Martin's Church on Sunday May 21st 2006, but it wasn't called Messy Church, it was called 'The Net'.
The reason we started 'The Net', was that we wanted to launch a service at St Martin's, which would appeal to families who may not normally come to church, but who were interested in looking for ways to explore faith.
We changed the name of 'The Net' to Messy Church at the beginning of 2009, simply because we felt it was a better name, although the winning format of what had made 'The Net' so successful, hasn't changed.
For pictures and information about 'The Net' please visit our old website (no longer active) by clicking on the image.
- 3 WHO RUNS MESSY CHURCH?
- There is a group of volunteers from St Martin's Church, who organise and help run each Messy Church.
We take the safety and well being of all who come to Messy Church very seriously, and so all our volunteers are CRB checked.
3 PREVIOUS MESSY CHURCHES
- Messy Church Christmas Party 2009
- We had a very fun and rather unusual Messy Church Christmas Party in December. We did a nativity from scratch (acting out the story of the birth of Jesus).
Because many of the children had come in fancy dress, the nativity scene was somewhat different from usual (can you spot Superman at the back of the nativity scene!). A lot of fun was had by everyone!
We then played some party games, before sharing food together. 
- MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
- In September 2009 the theme of Messy Church was 'Mission Impossible'. We focused on the Old Testament story of Gideon, who was asked by God to do a seemingly impossible mission, taking on the massive Midianite army that vastly outnumbered Israel.
Despite the odds facing Gideon & Israel, with God's help he was able to defeat the Midianites, with only 300 men.
In the photo - making balloon swords, for the renactment of the story of Gideon 
- VIEW FROM THE TOP
- In October 2009 we focused on the story of Zacchaeus (Luke 19:1-10). An unpopular man in his own town because he stole from them, Zacchaeus had a life changing encounter with Jesus, which impacted the whole community.
In the picture - Zachaeus in the tree
