Confident Christianity
Equipping Christians for interfaith engagement through dialogue, encounter, and joint action promoting understanding, trust, cooperation.
Placement style: Interfaith / Community work
Project Name: St Philip’s Centre
Address: 2a Stoughton Drive North, Leicester, LE5 5UB
Methodist District: Northampton
Description: The St Philip’s Centre exists to help people to learn how to live well together. We facilitate intra- and inter-faith encounters to enable the development of mutual understanding and trust that leads to cooperation on areas of social concern, working together for the good of all. The overall aim of the role is to equip Christians for confident engagement with people of other faiths through structured opportunities for encounter, dialogue and joint action, that is, for different types of missional engagement (understanding mission in its broadest sense). These will form the foundations on which understanding and trust can be built equipping people to work together for the good of all.
Placement dates: Negotiable
Placement duration/ time commitment: Negotiable
Justice Seeking Tags:
Pursuing peace: seeking justice and reconciliation; Opposing discrimination: all people are made in the image of God.
Creative arts and crafts
Creating outdoor mosaic reflecting Methodist Church’s Art of Welcome initiative, fostering hospitality and community engagement.
Placement style: Creative arts / Community work
Project Name: Manor Church and Community Project
Address: Temple Park Centre, 197 Harborough Ave, Sheffield, S2 1QT
Methodist district: Sheffield
Description: We would like to create a mosaic for the outside of the building in line with the new initiative "Art of Welcome" introduced by the Methodist Church
Placement dates: 27/07/2026 – 30/09/2026.
Placement duration/ time commitment: 36 hours in total – approx.. 4 hours per week.
Justice seeking tags:
Tackling inequality and poverty: seeking life in all its fullness; Opposing discrimination: all people are made in the image of God.
Wall mural art
Supporting a young artist to design and paint mural, gain experience, build portfolio, and networks.
Placement style: Creative + arts
Project Name: The Ark Gedling
Address: The Ark, 12 Wollaton Avenue, Gedling, Nottingham, NG4 4HX.
Methodist district: Nottingham and Derby district
Description: We are looking for a creative individual to volunteer to paint a mural within our advice centre. This placement will enable a young adult to gain real life experience of designing and painting a wall mural for a client to be used as part of their work experience and portfolio as well as working with the general public. We also hope to link the individual into the Nottingham art festival scene to expand their network, find them more opportunities and promote their work.
Placement dates: Negotiable
Placement duration/ time commitment: Approx 1 week to complete mural.
Justice seeking tags:
Castlewellan Holiday Week
Serving on a Christian holiday week team, supporting young people’s faith through worship, teaching, and activities.
Placement style: Christian festival/ Youth and children’s work
Project Name: Castlewellan Holiday Week
Address: The Methodist Church in Ireland - Edgehill House, 9 Lennoxvale, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT9 5BY.
Methodist district: The Methodist Church in Ireland
Description: Supporting a weeklong Christian holiday programme, helping children and young people grow in faith through worship, teaching, activities, and relationships, while serving as part of a team and modelling Christian life.
Placement dates: 31st July – 8th August (applications closed for 2026)
Placement duration/ time commitment: 9 Days including travel to and from Ireland.