Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley is “where its at”, especially on a Monday. Want to find out more, read on…..
Messy Mondays is a weekly playgroup run in term time for babies and pre-school children. It is an outreach group supported by Church volunteers and staff for the benefit of the community. It is well established having been running for 40 plus years. The aim of the group is to connect local families to the Church, by providing an inviting playgroup in the Church building. Their welcoming group gives families a sense of belonging and connection with Church as they enjoy the play group facilities and supportive relationships with the play group staff and volunteers.
Toll Gavel Church also runs New Places for New People, which happens in parallel with Messy Mondays and they successfully appointed a Pioneer Pastor in August 2025. The vision to form a new worshipping community is being developed with a focus on young families within the Beverley & Hull Mission Area, evolving from a strong base of parents, carers, and families involved in thriving toddler and youth groups across four local churches. The shape and structure of this new Christian community are intentionally being kept flexible, allowing the community and a future pioneer lay pastor to co-create its direction. Their current children and family worker and playworker welcome children and caregivers to this new missional initiative.
There is even a video on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M6wJk8_I6Y, so if you want to see whether you can follow Toll Gavel’s example, have a look and contact us at Synod to see what support we can give you as well.