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About us
Who we are
The Message Trust is an award-winning Christian charity working to improve the lives of young people in Manchester. Working in schools, in local communities and in prisons, The Message is in contact with around 100,000 young people across Greater Manchester each year.
In schools
Our creative arts mission teams relevantly share the gospel of Jesus through music, dance and theatre, seeing thousands of young people make decisions to live for Christ every year.
In local communities
With a sharp focus on the most deprived neighbourhoods, Eden sends urban missionaries to live sacrificially, share the gospel and build authentic community.
In prisons
We help young people find Jesus in prison and assist with housing and jobs through our Message Enterprise Centre, breaking the spiral of youth reoffending and saving the taxpayer millions.
The beginnings: Message ‘88 and ‘89
The Message Trust has its roots in Message ’88, a week-long youth mission that took place at the Manchester Apollo in 1988, pioneered by our founder and CEO Andy Hawthorne and his brother and business partner Simon. Having employed many young men in their Wythenshawe clothing factory and discovering how little they knew of Jesus, Andy and Simon felt stirred to do something that relevantly presented the good news in language they could understand.
