You may have heard the term ‘Messy Church’ and thought, oh ok, what is that? A church that is messy??? Well yes and no. There is mess involved - but it is a fun mess! At Roborough we welcome all children between the ages of 3 and 12 to come make mess with us through creative, fun activities.
And Messy Church is not unique to Roborough, or indeed Plymouth - in fact there are 4000 Messy Churches throughout the world. The ethos is to provide activities based on creativity, hospitality and celebration. Themes are based on the time of year and include Biblical topics. At Roborough we offer various art and craft activities for different age groups - painting, colouring and even apple bobbing seemed to appear at our last Messy Church! For older children we include more challenging activities - so all ages are catered for.
Then when we are thoroughly ‘messy’ we move from the activities room into the main Church for a talk and a sing-song - with helpers, children and parents (if they wish) singing worship songs together. After all this hard work it’s then time for a light lunch - well earned indeed! Always an exhausting time for the volunteer helpers but a thoroughly enjoyable time for the children and dare I say it, parents…..
Why not come and join us? No need to belong to our Church - everyone is welcome! Our next Messy Church at Roborough Methodist Church is on Saturday 18 January between 10am and 12pm. For more information please telephone Janet on 01752 695265.
And Messy Church is not unique to Roborough, or indeed Plymouth - in fact there are 4000 Messy Churches throughout the world. The ethos is to provide activities based on creativity, hospitality and celebration. Themes are based on the time of year and include Biblical topics. At Roborough we offer various art and craft activities for different age groups - painting, colouring and even apple bobbing seemed to appear at our last Messy Church! For older children we include more challenging activities - so all ages are catered for.
Then when we are thoroughly ‘messy’ we move from the activities room into the main Church for a talk and a sing-song - with helpers, children and parents (if they wish) singing worship songs together. After all this hard work it’s then time for a light lunch - well earned indeed! Always an exhausting time for the volunteer helpers but a thoroughly enjoyable time for the children and dare I say it, parents…..
Why not come and join us? No need to belong to our Church - everyone is welcome! Our next Messy Church at Roborough Methodist Church is on Saturday 18 January between 10am and 12pm. For more information please telephone Janet on 01752 695265.
