Our Communities

New Faith Communities exists to co-create new places for new people to be gathered into communion with Jesus Christ. Welcome to Our Communities, where you can visit our planters websites and learn more about the 4 Methods of Planting and Renewing.

Classic Missionary Plant

Strategically planted church led by an equipped church planter and team in areas of rapid growth.

• Storied Church
  Rev. Jason Gaskin
• Hope Recovery Church
  Pastor Meg McBride Stuart
• The Mills Church
  Rev. Laura Wittman and Rev. Renee Edwards
• The SIX:EIGHT Church
  Rev. Dorrell Briscoe
• Mosaic UMC
  Pastor Kelley Finch

M3 Communities

Taking the church to the streets. M3 (Methodist Missional Movement) communities are expressions of local churches designed to reach people who are disconnected from Christian community.

• Fiesta Cristiana (Hispanic/Latino Outreach)
• Airo Community
  Pastor Schylar Ferguson
• Spiritual Direction Clinic
  Rev. Amanda Rigby

Multi-Site

A healthy church expands its ministry by starting new locations to reach new people.

• SALT (St Pauls at Carolina Beach)
  Gayle Tabor
• Kindred Church / University UMC, Chapel Hill
  Rev. Daniel Childs

Mission Congregation

Missional efforts to establish congregations which are designed to reach under-served and at-risk communities. These congregations will build a network of partners to support their life and ministry.

• La Semilla UMC
  Pastor Edgar Vergara-Millan
• The Feast Gathering
  Pastor Randy Evans
• The Church at Spring Forest
  Rev. Elaine Heath