First VentureFX project launches

From the VentureFX blog:

First project starts in Sheffield

The first VentureFX project to get underway is in Sheffield. Working in the Handsworth and Ecclesall Road areas, Ric Stott has begun to work with a small team to pioneer work with 20 - 30 years olds using arts-based activities.

Ric has art training and sees this as an exciting and creative way of reaching people who don't normally come to church. Already there has been significant interest in what Ric is doing, and new opportunities are opening up all the time. Ultimately it is hoped that some kind of fresh expression of church will develop but for the moment Ric is trying to make links and establish relationships.

Please pray for Ric and this project.

VentureFX is the Methodist Church's pioneering ministries scheme which plans to identify 20 people with the gifts to pioneer new Christian communities among young adults with no Christian heritage and 20 locations where this can happen. You can find out more information on the Methodist Church website.