How to begin a New Place for New People

Getting Started

Beginning a New Place for New People is different in each context, but there are common practices that will give you the best opportunity to be fruitful. Read more here How to start a New Place for New People. 

God for All identifies significant match-funded resources to help districts and circuits start NPNPs and Church at the Margins communities with the expectation that starting new communities becomes the norm in your mission planning. 

Resources will be distributed to each district, enabling decision-making that comes from missional readiness, not rushed urgency. Planning will be rooted in the slower, spiritual practice of mutual discernment, encouraging sustained collaboration between circuits and districts to be bold: dream, pray, plan, and test ideas together. 

Latest News

• November New Places for New People/Church at the Margins Update (now on Dotdigital)
• September New Places for New People Update

Starting new Christian communities: A practical guide (download or print, 78 pages) contains a range of materials, including theological foundations and core practices which we believe are crucial to developing an NPNP. You can read, download and print individual chapters of the guide on this page. 

NPNP Funding Process

A Project Funding Officer coordinates the funding of the NPNPs, reviews project proposals and makes recommendations to the Mission Committee. 

The Mission Committee makes decisions on recommendations and oversees the process of continued funding. 

Funding Submission Form - this enables districts to claim their share of NPNP funding, each district has been allocated £140,000. For convenience, the district funding chapter from the guide can be accessed here. You may also find this simple budget template helpful (funding is not available for property development). We recommend that each district begins a conversation before completing any forms.

Deadlines for submissions (these are indicative, you can agree specific submission dates with Julian Bond, Project Funding Officer, and ask him any funding questions: bondj@methodistchurch.org.uk):

• Mission Committee meeting, 14-15 February 2025. Submissions/presentations deadline mid-January. Report due to Committee on 27 January.
• Mission Committee meeting, 12 May 2025. Submissions/presentations deadline early April. Report due to Committee on 25 April.

When thinking about an NPNP, remember Armed Forces communities which might be in or near your circuit/district. What might an NPNP community look like that responded to them? Check the map here to discover if an Armed Forces community is near you.