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
Address2 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

Address2 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