East Midlands
Our work across the East Midlands continues to grow as opportunities as head into schools, communities and prisons open up. Read on to find out more about what we do across the hub and what’s coming up.
We can’t wait to plant more community-transforming Eden teams, head into more schools, launch new Community Groceries, start working in more prisons across the whole of the East Midlands and seeing God transform more lives.
Prayer calendar
Our monthly prayer calendar includes prayer points for every day of the monthly so you can unite in prayer with other Christians, praying for the work of The Message.
Download Our April – June 2026 Prayer Calendar
Raising up a prayerful generation
We’re joining churches from across Derby and Derbyshire to invite your young people and youth groups to Youth Prayer and Worship Nights.
Happening once a term, young people from across the region will gather to worship Jesus, pray together, and encourage one another. These nights are about unity, encounter, and creating space for young people to grow in faith. The next one is happening Friday 23 October 2026, 7:30pm – 9pm (doors open at 7pm) at Reach Church Derby, Derby, DE24 8HY.
Upcoming events
What we do
Advance Groups
Through Advance Groups people around the globe are being equipped and trained to share the gospel with their friends, family and communities. Now in over 100 nations across the globe, Advance is growing rapidly as a powerful tool to help people tell others with a new boldness. Why not join a group today?
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Community Groceries
Community Groceries are all about bridging the gap between supermarkets and foodbanks, helping keep families fed whilst also sharing the gospel. We have three groceries across the East Midlands in Burslem, Lincoln and Telford.
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Creative mission
Our mission bands go into secondary schools using their music to deliver lessons that support the RE and SMSC curriculum. We work with partner churches to host outreach gigs that communicate the gospel and provide young people with a chance to connect with their local church.
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Eden
Our Eden team of urban missionaries live sacrificially, share the gospel and build authentic community in deprived neighbourhoods in Top Valley (Nottingham).
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Genetik Sessions
Love music, dance or singing? Check out our Genetik Sessions which have just launched in Derby.
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No More Knives Tour
Combining music with powerful stories and teaching, the No More Knives tour equips young people with the skills and knowledge they need to say no to knives and start to discover their full value and identity.
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Prisons
In prisons across the East Midlands we’re delivering courses that help prisoners explore faith, as well as supporting them through the resettlement process as they leave prison.
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Respect ME
Our Respect ME team deliver hard hitting lessons in schools that tackle some of the most challenging and prevalent issues in young people face such as abuse, sexting and self-esteem.
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Youth prayer and worship nights
Happening once a term, these free events bring young people from across Derby and Derbyshire together to worship, pray and be encouraged in their faith.
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Phone
01332 469890Address
The Message Trust East MidlandsBabington Lodge
128 Green Lane
Derby
DE1 1RY
Meet the Team
Matt Conibere
Hub Leader
Lydia Daubney
Schools Team Leader
Naomi Conibere
Schools Worker
Abi Nevill
Offender Outreach Worker
Ebi Ita
Mission Support Coordinator
Stories
Where are they now?
20 years. Over 1,000 young people. Around 2,500 hours of creative workshops and discipleship. Hundreds of responses to the gospel. This is Genetik Sessions.
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A place of hope and happiness
God has been doing an amazing work through our Community Groceries around the UK. Read more about what’s been happening.
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