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Aike recently visited Finland where she encountered a winter wonderland and experienced star gazing, from dark skies to the amazing colours of the Northern Lights and God's awesomeness in creation, where love, light and hope can be found!

Catch up on the story so far with our latest research project.

Mary Judkins is a member of our volunteer support team and leads a Messy Church Goes Wild in Cornwall. Read all about her recent mission trip to the Philippines.

Aike draws comparisons between a recent visit to Pompeii and warning signs in our Messy Churches!

Whilst these videos are amazing and everyone enjoys singing, clapping and dancing along, there was a challenge stirring in me as a worship leader and songwriter to bring that upbeat music into our Messy Church, but live, and in person, rather than on the screen.

I have decided to follow Jesus I have decided to follow Jesus No turning back, no turning back Hymn ‘Assam’ by Sadhu S...

The Summer festival season is well and truly under way. I had my first taste of festival fervour, as I headed for Glastonbury, straight from hosting the Messy Church Conference and Key International leaders’ days. 

Hello. My name is Joshua and I am 5 years old but I am very nearly 6! I love cuddly toys, doing craft, and playing with my train track. I love snuggling up with my favourite people to read books, or playing Monster Trucks with my big brother. My favourite foods are ice cream and melon – not mixed together though, that would be yucky!

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it (1 Cor 12:27 NIV) It was with great excitement that the BRF ministries Messy Church team gathered at High Leigh Conference centre to host the fourth Messy Church conference 20-22 June 2025.

16-22 June 2025 marks refugee week, the world’s largest arts and culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.

When I joined the Messy Church team in March as the Youth Project Lead for Messy Momentum, I hadn’t ever been to a Messy Church gathering,  something I have quickly – and with much joy – put right, visiting three Messy Churches in and around my local area since.

The following email dropped into my inbox last week: Hi there, Just wondered whether you caught an interesting feature interview on the Today programme this morning from around 8.23am on BBC Radio 4?