Welcome to our District
As Chair of the Yorkshire North & East District, I welcome you to our website, your starting place for information and resources for churches and circuits in our area. We are developing and shaping our vision and priorities. We are committing ourselves to growing Flourishing Missional Communities. We recognise our need to develop a new culture which inspires vocations, sows generously, appoints leaders and changes structures for growth. We are now pursuing four priorities to help us achieve our vision:
Growing Lay Leadership
Recognising our Methodist heritage and that we were a growing movement when we had well-equipped, released and accountable local lay leaders.
Re-Imagining Worship
Recognising, for instance, that often the preaching plan is not an effective tool for developing excellence and local ownership of worship.
Developing "Our Voice"
Recognising that we need to build confidence in sharing our faith, telling our stories and how we speak out and take action on injustice in all its many forms.
Remodelling Governance
Recognising that often we sacrifice our best people on the wrong altars. We're committed to undertake all that is encompassed by 'governance' really well.
Flourish 21
Rooted in Love
We’re thrilled to release the theme for “Flourish 21”, our District event taking place next year! Weekend 17th – 19th September 2021 | Scarborough Spa. After the success of our Flourish District Gathering in 2019, Flourish is returning in 2021. New focus. Same great event. Bringing people together from across the District in a weekend for all ages.
Latest News
District Ordinands Testimony Service
On Sunday 14th March at 6pm we will be hosting a District Ordinands Testimony Service. This is a special opportunity for us to hear Deacon Nigel Perrott in the Ripon and Lower Dales Methodist Circuit share his testimony and to offer him our affirmation and support to him ahead of his ordination in June. (Nigel’s […]
New HR Officer
We are delighted to welcome Andrew Crawford as our new HR Officer for both our district and Sheffield Methodist District. He joins us after a career working in sport and establishing his Barnsley-based retained-HR service. Andrew said: “I’m available to support you with HR advice and provide guidance for any employment related issues or concerns […]
District Communication Roles
We’re looking for a few individuals to help the district develop some fresh, imaginative and proactive ways forward in our internal and external communication. The role will potentially involve helping us practically establish some new methods, new content, or a new strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape how we share Good News […]
New District Services
The District is now producing online worship services once a month for circuits and churches to utilise. As well as finding them used locally, you can also watch them on YouTube and Facebook, and all the services are available to watch back on this page of the District Website: www.yorkshirenemethodist.org/district-services/ Here is an example of one of our […]
District Services
Online worship produced by the District once a month
Find information and links to our monthly district services, including where to watch and how to download. These new services are being produced once a month for circuits and churches to utilise in our District – started in November 2020.
District Newsletter
Subscribe to our monthly email newsletter from the District Office to keep up to date with the latest news, events, learning opportunities, job vacancies, and more.
