Beginning a New Place for New People Taster
A 60-minute online conversation
Are you connecting with new people? Could this be the start of a new Christian community?
If your district has already started its district New Places for New People community, it’s time to think about creating a New Place for New People in your circuit. Join our online 60-minute conversation to explore how to start a New Place for New People in your circuit, particularly amongst low-income communities.
For: Circuit Superintendents, circuit leadership teams and anyone else who feels called to begin a new form of Christian community.
When (click below to book):
4-5pm, Monday 1 December 2025
4-5pm, Monday 9 February 2026
7-8pm, Monday 9 February 2026
4-5pm, Monday 13 April 2026
7-8pm, Monday 13 April 2026
4-5pm, Monday 8 June 2026
7-8pm, Monday 8 June 2026
Led by: Matt Finch, Church Planting and Pioneer Officer.
Beginning a New Place for New People introductory weekend, Cliff College or online
Is God calling you to pioneer a new Christian community?
When we talk about New Places for New People (NPNPs), we mean beginning diverse new Christian communities that reflect the context in which they emerge. Just as a plant will look different in a neat vegetable patch compared to one that springs up self-seeded in the wild, so too will the many NPNPs that are taking shape across the Methodist Church.
We want to support every pioneer, in every context, to begin the new Christian community that is needed in that moment. We are not trying to make every NPNP in Methodism look the same. While there are some key elements shared by all Christian communities, they will take on diverse forms, shaped by the people and places they grow in.
For: This is a fully funded course for those who are beginning NPNPs, designed for those who are actively shaping a vision, about to launch or developing an existing project. It mixes teaching and reflection, prayer and deepening our calls.
The course content will help us explore together what these new Christian communities might look like in each of our projects. We’ll also reflect on how pioneers can stay healthy and how projects can find sustaining rhythms for the long term.
When :
Autumn Course - November 2025.
Following the residential we meet monthly online for four sessions on Thursday evenings:
4 December 2025
8 January 2026
5 February 2026
5 March 2026
This course is only available for those based in Britain. There is no charge for attending, food and accommodation is included.
Spring course: 14 March 2026 (online) book your place.
Thursday evenings:
2 April 2026
7 May 2026
4 June 2026
2 July 2026
Led by: Matt Finch, Pioneering and Church Planting Officer