Welcome to Matty’s blog!

Hi I’m Matty!!

I work for the amazing Christian charity The Message Trust, in Manchester, UK. I’m part of the ‘Message Enterprise Centre’ team, employing, training and mentoring ex-offenders and un-employable young people.

I’m also the leader of a brand new Church called Ivy Sharston, which is a plant from Ivy Manchester church. Ivy Sharston is a ‘Church for people who don’t do Church…’ read all about Ivy Sharston here. We do things a little differently to most churches, and whoever you are, and wherever you’re from, you’d be really welcome to visit us on a Sunday afternoon!

So that’s what I do, and that’s what this blog is all about, along with a few of my thoughts and scribblings along the way!

***Newsflash – in April I changed my role, and wrote a post explaining what i’m up to now, you can read it here***

This blog has news, testimonies and stories from individuals who I’m working with, and prayer points for anyone who feels that they can support what i’m up to in that way. You can also follow me on my Twitter page.

If you would like to find out anything further about what I do – or just say hi, please get in touch with me by emailing or click here to check out the Message Trust’s website.

Thanks for reading, and thank you for all your prayers and support. Come back soon and keep in touch.

God Bless

Matty Hawthorne

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