Stories of hope

In schools, prisons and communities lives are changing and hope is spreading as we head out on mission sharing the good news of Jesus.

The Message Trust exists to passionately share the good news of Jesus with young people and urban communities in word and action.

What we do

What began as a single band taking the good news into Manchester high schools has exploded into a new ministry we never imagined. Today, through Eden, we’re working in tough neighbourhoods, bringing real transformation to communities. We’re bringing hope in prisons, seeing hundreds turning to Jesus each year, whilst also helping keep families fed and sharing the gospel in Community Groceries. We’re pioneering ways of helping ex-offenders get their lives back on track through our ground-breaking enterprise work, and through our creative mission, we’re dreaming of literally millions of young people hearing the good news of Jesus and having an opportunity to respond to it.

Creative mission

Community Groceries

Community transformation

Prisons and enterprise

Equipping and training

Latest stories

Planting good seeds

After an injury ended his boxing career, Ben got involved with the wrong crowd and his life spiralled into crime and addiction. In prison, he gave his life to Jesus, and everything changed. Now he’s sharing his testimony and has seen his whole family transformed by Jesus.

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The power of music

Meet Evy, Ty and Jacob who together make up mission band NXT CHAPTR and spend every day out on mission sharing the hope Jesus offers with young people.

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U-Turn

Once called ‘Manchester’s smallest car thief’ by the police, Bobby had been caught up in crime since he was 11 and spent years in and out of prison until God turned his life around. This is his story.

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