New Places for New People are projects focused on forming new Christian communities for those not yet part of an existing church. They may look quite different from established churches because they will always reflect the new people encountering the love of God. The Methodist Church hopes to plant many New Places for New People over the next five years.
We've brought together a selection of short testimonies from some of our pioneers, see below. Or you can see all the videos on our playlist here.
Mel from Northampton
“Out of these relationships we’ll be able to build something of faith...”
Building friendships in new housing communities.
Neil from Birmingham
“A community that’s living the values of the Kingdom of God.”
Table fellowship with people at the margins of society.
Liesl from County Durham
"God did not create people to live in poverty."
Helping the Church reconnect with those at the margins of economic poverty to help serve them better.
Hayley from Liverpool
“It’s about enabling people to love their neighbour where they are.”
Finding ways to be church where traditional church doesn’t exist.
Kan from London
"God is doing amazing work."
Responding to the needs of new Hong Kong migrants.
Jonathan from Derbyshire
“God hasn’t given up on that community and so neither should we.”
Helping people who may never have heard of Christianity to discover Christ for themselves.