Messy Church Road Trip 2024
Resources for those who attended the training days can be found on the link below.
Messy Church Road-trip Training is happening in Aotearoa NZ!
In May 2024 the MC National Team are doing a Training Road-trip from Auckland to Cromwell bringing guests Rev Dr Dave Gregory and Rev Gregory Ross from the UK and Western Australia to somewhere in NZ near you. We will be visiting 8 different centres and offering training for those running Messy Church or interested in finding out what Messy Church is all about.
Rev Dr Dave Gregory is a Baptist Minister from the UK who is now the Baptist Missioner on Science and the Environment. He is also the editor of Messy Church Does Science and co-editor for Messy Adventures plus many other publications. Rev Greg Ross is a Uniting Church Minister in Bunbury and Regional Coordinator for Messy Church in Western Australia and a writer of many articles for Messy Church publications. Come and be prepared to be surprised as you discover how to share aspects of God’s story through science experiments and more. The workshops will help resource your Messy Church leaders to include projects on care of creation, science and the environment, and hope facing disaster in your next Messy Church event. We will also go deeper into the basics such as MC values and process, supporting your teams, and going beyond Messy.
Te Ika-a-Māui / North Island
Auckland Region
Tuesday 14th May
9-30 am
Registrations/coffee
10 – 4 pm
Training Day
Waikato and Bay of Plenty Region
Thursday 16th May
9-30 am
Registrations/coffee
10 – 4 pm
Training Day
Hawkes Bay Region
Saturday 18th May
9-30 am
Registrations/coffee
10 – 2.30 pm
Training Day
2.45
Messy Church Set-Up
4-6 pm
Messy Church
Wellington Region
Island Bay Wellington
Monday 20th May
1 – 5 pm
Training Day
5.30 pm
Dinner
7-8 pm
Evening worship and reflection
Tuesday 21st May
9 am – 12 pm
Training Day
Te Waipounamu / South Island
Top of the South Island
Blenheim
Tuesday 21st May
6 - 8.30 pm
Training Day
Nelson
Wednesday 22nd May
1 pm – 5.30 pm
Training Day
Central Otago Region – Lower South Island
Cromwell
Thursday 23rd May
6 pm-8 pm
Supper
Friday 24th May
9 - 2 pm
Training Day
Canterbury Region
Saturday 25th May
9 - 30 am
Registrations/coffee
10 – 4 pm
Training Day
*All registration purchases will incur a 3% administration fee which will be included in the registration price when registering for an event.
Auckland
Registrations $35*
Catered Lunch available
$23 (inc GST)
Putāruru
Registrations $35*
Catered Lunch available
$23 (inc GST)
Registrations $35*
Catered Lunch available
$23 (inc GST)
Messy Church 4-6 pm
(Note: included as part of the training day)
Koha for dinner
Please note: Wellington is an overnight retreat and training.
Monday 1 pm to Tuesday midday
Registrations $35*
Dinner $25
Home of Compassion Single Room $100 pp
Home of Compassion Twin Room $65 pp
Messy Church Basics
Evening Gathering only
Registration fee: $20*
Training afternoon
Registrations $35*
Afternoon tea provided
Training begins with an evening workshop
Training continues
Registrations $35*
Catered Lunch available
$23 (inc GST)
Registrations $35*
Catered Lunch available
$23 (inc GST)
Church of the Saviour
Address: 2 Heaphy Street, Blockhouse Bay, Auckland 0600
St Pauls Anglican Church
66 Kensington Street, Putāruru 3411
All Saints Taradale
23 Puketapu Road, Taradale, Napier 4112
Suzanne Aubert Heritage Centre Te Pouhere Taonga o Meri Hōhepa
Address: 2 Rhine Street (off, Murray Street, Island Bay, Wellington 6023
Other costs:
Home of Compassion overnight accommodation
Single Room $100 per night per person
Twin Room share $65 per person
Morning tea and lunch are available at Cloister Café at your own cost
Free Tea and coffee facilities in the dining room
https://compassion.org.nz/our-places/our-ladys-home-of-compassion/cloister-cafe/
Café open on Tuesday only
St Christophers
92 Weld Street, Redwoodtown, Blenheim 7201
Richmond Baptist Church
123 Salisbury Road, Richmond 7020
Cromwell Presbyterian Church
10 Elspeth Street, Cromwell
NB Cromwell trainings are designed to allow for an overnight stay
and travel during daylight hours
Here are some links to motels in the area:
ASURE Central Gold Motel Cromwell - Guest Reservations
Hotel Colonial Manor Motel, Cromwell, New Zealand - Lowest Rate Guaranteed! (hotelsone.com)
The Gate, Cromwell, Central Otago
www.lakedunstanmotel.co.nz
Cromwell Motel Accommodation | Central Gateway Motel
Anderson Park Motel - Guest Reservations
Home - Carrick Lodge
Burn Cottage Retreat
Cromwell Motel - Guest Reservations
Central Gateway Motel - Guest Reservations
There is a New World next to the church, so easy to access and very close.
There is also a Fresh Choice with a cafe 230m from the church and
Nichols Garden cafe is 200m from the church.
St Barnabas
8 Tui Street, Fendalton, Christchurch 8052