diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatBody.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatBody.tsx
index 7efb9855..6aa6b758 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatBody.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatBody.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useState } from "react";
+import React from "react";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 
 import { ChannelData } from "../../helpers/channelsMock";
+import { useMessenger } from "../../hooks/useMessenger";
 import { Theme } from "../../styles/themes";
 import { Channel } from "../Channels";
-import { ChatMessage } from "../models/ChatMessage";
 
 import { ChatInput } from "./ChatInput";
 import { ChatMessages } from "./ChatMessages";
@@ -15,17 +15,7 @@ interface ChatBodyProps {
 }
 
 export function ChatBody({ theme, channel }: ChatBodyProps) {
-  const [messages, setMessages] = useState<ChatMessage[]>([]);
-
-  const addMessage = useCallback(
-    (message: string) => {
-      setMessages((prevMessages) => [
-        ...prevMessages,
-        { sender: "User1", date: new Date(), content: message },
-      ]);
-    },
-    [messages]
-  );
+  const { messages, sendMessage } = useMessenger(channel.name);
 
   return (
     <ChatBodyWrapper theme={theme}>
@@ -38,7 +28,7 @@ export function ChatBody({ theme, channel }: ChatBodyProps) {
         />
       </ChannelWrapper>
       <ChatMessages messages={messages} theme={theme} />
-      <ChatInput theme={theme} addMessage={addMessage} />
+      <ChatInput theme={theme} addMessage={sendMessage} />
     </ChatBodyWrapper>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx
index c03601a9..3b63a4dd 100644
--- a/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/components/Chat/ChatMessages.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 
+import { ChatMessage } from "../../models/ChatMessage";
 import { Theme } from "../../styles/themes";
-import { ChatMessage } from "../models/ChatMessage";
 
 type ChatMessagesProps = {
   messages: ChatMessage[];
@@ -19,14 +19,16 @@ export function ChatMessages({ messages, theme }: ChatMessagesProps) {
 
   return (
     <MessagesWrapper ref={ref}>
-      {messages.map((message) => (
-        <MessageWrapper key={message.date.toDateString()}>
+      {messages.map((message, idx) => (
+        <MessageWrapper key={idx}>
           <Icon />
           <ContentWrapper>
             <MessageHeaderWrapper>
-              <UserNameWrapper theme={theme}>{message.sender}</UserNameWrapper>
+              <UserNameWrapper theme={theme}>
+                {message.sender.slice(0, 10)}
+              </UserNameWrapper>
               <TimeWrapper theme={theme}>
-                {message.date.toLocaleTimeString()}
+                {message.date.toLocaleString()}
               </TimeWrapper>
             </MessageHeaderWrapper>
             <MessageText theme={theme}>{message.content}</MessageText>
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/useMessenger.ts b/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/useMessenger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d71ad26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-chat/src/hooks/useMessenger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import { StoreCodec } from "js-waku";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { Identity, Messenger } from "status-communities/dist/cjs";
+
+import { ChatMessage } from "../models/ChatMessage";
+
+export function useMessenger(chatId: string) {
+  const [messenger, setMessenger] = useState<Messenger | undefined>(undefined);
+  const [messages, setMessages] = useState<{ [chatId: string]: ChatMessage[] }>(
+    {}
+  );
+
+  const addNewMessage = useCallback(
+    (sender: Uint8Array, content: string, date: Date) => {
+      let signer = "0x";
+      sender.forEach((e) => {
+        signer = signer + e.toString(16);
+      });
+      setMessages((prevMessages) => {
+        const newMessage = {
+          sender: signer,
+          content: content,
+          date: date,
+        };
+        return {
+          ...prevMessages,
+          [chatId]: [...prevMessages[chatId], newMessage],
+        };
+      });
+    },
+    [chatId]
+  );
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const createMessenger = async () => {
+      const identity = Identity.generate();
+      const messenger = await Messenger.create(identity);
+      await new Promise((resolve) => {
+        messenger.waku?.libp2p.peerStore.on(
+          "change:protocols",
+          ({ protocols }) => {
+            if (protocols.includes(StoreCodec)) {
+              resolve("");
+            }
+          }
+        );
+      });
+      await messenger.joinChat(chatId);
+      setMessages((prevMessages) => {
+        return { ...prevMessages, [chatId]: [] };
+      });
+      const chat = messenger.chatsById.get(chatId);
+      const contentTopic = chat?.contentTopic;
+
+      if (contentTopic) {
+        const messages = await messenger.waku.store.queryHistory(
+          [contentTopic],
+          { decryptionKeys: [chat?.symKey] }
+        );
+        console.log(messages);
+      }
+      messenger.addObserver((message) => {
+        addNewMessage(
+          message.signer ?? new Uint8Array(),
+          message.chatMessage?.text ?? "",
+          new Date(message.chatMessage?.proto.timestamp ?? 0)
+        );
+      }, chatId);
+      setMessenger(messenger);
+    };
+    createMessenger();
+  }, []);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const joinNewChat = async () => {
+      try {
+        await messenger?.joinChat(chatId);
+        setMessages((prevMessages) => {
+          return { ...prevMessages, [chatId]: [] };
+        });
+        messenger?.addObserver((message) => {
+          addNewMessage(
+            message.signer ?? new Uint8Array(),
+            message.chatMessage?.text ?? "",
+            new Date(message.chatMessage?.proto.timestamp ?? 0)
+          );
+        }, chatId);
+      } catch {
+        return;
+      }
+    };
+    joinNewChat();
+  }, [chatId]);
+
+  const sendMessage = useCallback(
+    async (messageText: string) => {
+      await messenger?.sendMessage(messageText, chatId);
+      addNewMessage(
+        messenger?.identity.publicKey ?? new Uint8Array(),
+        messageText,
+        new Date()
+      );
+    },
+    [chatId, messenger]
+  );
+
+  return { messenger, messages: messages?.[chatId] ?? [], sendMessage };
+}
diff --git a/packages/react-chat/src/components/models/ChatMessage.ts b/packages/react-chat/src/models/ChatMessage.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/react-chat/src/components/models/ChatMessage.ts
rename to packages/react-chat/src/models/ChatMessage.ts
diff --git a/packages/status-communities/src/index.ts b/packages/status-communities/src/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9607dd41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/status-communities/src/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import { Identity } from "./identity";
+import { Messenger } from "./messenger";
+
+export { Messenger, Identity };