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

Sleep Out for Homelessness
The District Youth team are once again organising a Sleep Out for Homelessness event on the 23rd January 2021 to raise money for Carecent and SASH, as well as raising awareness of homelessness and youth homelessness. In the run up to the event, we’ll look in more detail at some of the particular issues in a series of blogs. Click the image to find out more. Or read the blog series here: www.yorkshirenemethodist.org/category/sleep-out
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 […]
#GodIsWithUs Christmas Campaign 2020
The Methodist Church Christmas campaign for 2020 #GodIsWithUs seeks to share this good news through twenty-four stories of individuals and their experiences of this extraordinary year. Each day of Advent they will share a testimony from somebody connected to the Methodist Church reflecting on what hope has looked like for them this year and how they have experienced […]
HR Officer Job Opportunity
We’re looking for a part-time HR Officer to join our District Team & our neighbours at Sheffield Methodist District working 25 hours per week from home. To find out more and apply, visit this link: https://www.sheffieldmethodist.org/recruit…/vacancies.html Closing date: Monday 7th December HR OFFICER (PART TIME) SHEFFIELD METHODIST DISTRICT AND YORKSHIRE NORTH & EAST DISTRICT Our HR Officer […]
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.
