Join us for Messy Church at St John’s Uniting Church Essendon.
Messy Church is church for families. It includes hands-on creative experiences, a celebration and a meal. It does not prioritise either the needs of children or adults but intentionally welcomes and provides for all ages.
A typical Messy Church has these elements:
- a relaxed welcome time with drinks and snacks
- creative exploration of a Bible story or theme through many creative experiences for people of different learning styles and of all ages
- children and adults are not separated and are encouraged to explore the story or theme together
- a short celebration time builds on the creative exploration that has already occurred. It usually consists of story, song and prayer
- generous welcome and hospitality is expressed through an invitation to share a delicious home-cooked, sit-down meal with others