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The Message Trust is a Christian charity passionate about sharing the good news of Jesus with the hardest-to-reach people and communities. Across the UK and the world you'll find us in schools, communities, prisons and churches sharing the gospel in word and deed, whilst also training up the next generation of evangelists too. There are so many ways we do this… In schools you’ll find our bands and teams running lessons and gigs that point young people to the love and hope of Jesus. In the poorest communities you’ll find teams of urban missionaries (Eden teams) living for the long-term sharing their daily lives with their neighbours and partnering with churches to bring new life and hope to once forgotten places. In prisons, we’re sharing the love of Jesus and seeing lives transformed as we run courses, services and mentoring programmes. But our work doesn’t stop at the prison gates. Through our Message Enterprise Centre we’re helping ex-offenders and those at risk of offending grow in their faith, find jobs and housing, breaking the cycle of reoffending once and for all. No one should struggle to find their next meal. So partnering with local churches we’re running Community Groceries up and down the UK that give members the chance to shop for just £3 a visit whilst also accessing support, and hearing about Jesus at the same time. On Message buses, young people find a safe place to go, packed full of things to do with their mates, whilst also getting to hear about Jesus in God slots. And we're raising up the next generation of evangelists through our year out programme (Message Academy) and Advance Groups too. What started in Manchester has now grown with teams across the UK and beyond. Our passion for sharing the gospel is what drives us, and we’d love you to be part of what we do.

The Big Church Day Out is one of the UK's largest annual Christian events that draws together all ages, from all denominations, for two action-packed days of fun, fellowship, music & worship. It reaches out to both those inside and outside the church, and has fast become one of the UK's largest low-key evangelistic events. The Big Church Day Out loves unity and each year more than 20,000 people from all over the UK, and also increasingly from mainland Europe, gather together on the beautiful Wiston Estate in West Sussex. Our aim is to encourage and inspire people to press in for all that God has called them to do, both locally and further afield, and to provide a relaxed environment to introduce friends and family who have little or no experience of church. We are committed to giving those who attend the opportunity to respond to the gospel message each year. Tim Jupp, formerly of Delirious, heads up the Big Church Day Out team. Our partners include the Wiston Estate, other numerous organisations, and local churches and supporters from across the UK and beyond, who share a common desire to serve the church. Individuals, church leaders, whole churches and other Christian communities give their time and expertise to bring the Big Church Day Out alive. We are not a money-making event, and are blessed with donations from generous donors who have invested heavily in the vision of the Big Church Day Out. That vision sees us reaching out to as many people as we can, which is why our ticket prices are so heavily discounted. More and more people are offering to support the growth of this vision, and your help means we can keep going. If you would like to find out more then we'd love to invite you to become a Big Church Buddy by clicking here.

Engaged with culture, inspired by the arts, sustained by faith, we aspire to be an open generous community. Our mission is to create spaces, like festivals, where art, faith and justice collide. Where artistry and activism, spirituality and politics, faith and justice are held together.