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.
Re-live Flourish
Our first District Gathering in 2019
Take a look at everything that happened during our District Gathering – catch up on notes, videos and photos from our event which saw over 1200 Methodists come together in Scarborough across the weekend of 18-20th October 2019 for celebration, talks, worship, activities, workshops and more…
Latest News
Flourish 2021
FLOURISH will return! ⭐️ Save the date: Friday 17th – Sunday 19th September 2021Scarborough Spa After the success of our Flourish District Gathering in 2019, Flourish will return in 2021. More details will follow in the near future. 👉 New focus. Same great event.Bringing together people of all ages – a weekend for all in our District. […]
God In Love Unites Us
District-led Gatherings for Conferring Together on the God In Love Unites Us report and proposals As you will be aware the Connexion is inviting wide-spread conferring about the “God In Love Unites Us” report, exploring marriage and relationships, and its proposals. The Representative Spring Synod on Saturday 25th April 2020 will have a further discussion […]
Good News Stories from around the District
Every week during December and January we will sharing some of our “Good News Stories” videos – featuring projects, events and success stories of many varieties from all around the district! These will be posted on our Social Media channels on Facebook and Twitter. You may have already seen a few of these on our […]
Homelessness Research
Yorkshire North and East Methodist District is to undertake important research on homelessness. We are pleased to announce that Mark Bevan, who has a background in housing research and issues surrounding homelessness, will be working with us over the next year to see how local churches and the District as a regional voice can make […]
