"wonderful weekend full of space for grace"

13-15 FEB 26

York University

a diverse all-age festival

Rediscover how you can flourish in your faith

speakers | workshops | worship | activities | inspiration

Rediscovering our place together in God’s big tapestry

Rediscovering

curiosity at the heart of faith

Rediscovering

justice at the heart of life

Rediscovering

God’s call at the heart of you

Rediscovering

revolution at the heart of church

Discover more

We are working to share photos, videos, and recordings from Flourish 2026. Find recap information here:

Some of our contributors

Zac Carpenter | Siskin Green | Ruth Valerio

John and Jade Reynolds

Adrian Plass | Trey Hall

President and Vice-President

of the Methodist Conference

The Kairos Movement

All We Can | Joint Public Issues Team

and many more…

A huge thank you to everyone who has helped make Flourish 2026 a success! A large event such as this relies on the sacrificial effort and commitment of many people. Thank you to everyone who has helped in any capacity: Contributors, speakers, musicians, and workshop leaders | All the staff at the University of York | All the organisations in our Marketplace | The Children, Youth & Family team | Our vast number of volunteers, from Stewards, Chaplains, Hosts, Tech & Photography | Set dressing, prayer stations, and installations by the Ripon & Lower Dales Mission Area Team | The craft project by South Bank Studios artist Katie Hill | The Yurt venue and everything from The Kairos Movement | Our safeguarding and first aid professionals | Our core planning team, headed up by our event manager Naomi Prince | And of course, our event sponsors: Methodist Insurance and All We Can
Thank you to everyone who attended, helped, or engaged with a fantastic weekend of inspiration, celebration, worship & renewal

Flourish 2026 playlist

If you want to familiarise yourself with the music at Flourish 2026 you can listen to our Spotify playlist which contains music that will be included within worship and concerts over the weekend!

hearing your stories

You can continue to share your feedback and stories of Flourish. Email us directly or use the feedback form on the link below:

Flourish Feedback form – Fill in form

sharing your stories

We will continue to promote some of the testimony and stories that you have shared with us from Flourish. It is amazing what God was up to over the weekend!

The venue is inspired, so accessible, everything in close proximity, and so attractive. Interesting to engage with students who are on campus who have been interested to know what is going on. Just setting off for York again with high expectatinos for day two.

So hope there will be another one in three years time

Such an amazing weekend and so good to feel so much hope and inspiration! Thank you to all the team.

A wonderful weekend full of space for grace. Thank you to everyone involved

What a beautiful tapestry was weaved by all you leaders and the Holy Spirit this weekend

Thank you for a wonderful, uplifting and encouraging weekend

Thank you. Truly. Your vision, faithfulness and sheer hard work has made this weekend not just an event, but a genuine celebration of what God is doing among us. Every detail, every space created, every thread woven together, helped make Flourish the blessing that it was. It was evident how much heart, prayer, and dedication sat behind it all - and we are so grateful for your leadership. Now praying that as we all process and reflect, the seeds planted will continue to grow and bear fruit across our churches and communities.

I just wanted to say thank you to the wonderful team in the Youth stream at Flourish for the most wonderful care and provision you provided and gave to our young people. B loved every moment, the Youth room set up, the activities and the inclusive nature of all that was offered. Thank you for giving us parents the ability to partake in the weekend. 

Brought to you by...

Yorkshire North and East Methodist District
(Lead Sponsor: Methodist Insurance)
Find out more here:
www.yorkshirenemethodist.org

Open to all

be INSPIRED
be CHALLENGED
REFLECT and be RENEWED
have FUN and LAUGHTER
your HEART STRANGELY WARMED
be EQUIPPED to FLOURISH

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