Our Communities

New Faith Communities exists to 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
• Durham Home Church Network
  Rev. Cleve May
• The Church at Spring Forest
  Rev. Elaine Heath
• Hope Recovery Church
  Pastor Meg McBride Stuart
• Mills Church
  Rev. Laura Wittman
• The SIX:EIGHT Church
  Rev. Dorrell Briscoe
• Mosaic, Wilmington
  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)

Multi-Site

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

• 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 Anchor
  Pastor Jamie Thompson
• The Feast Gathering
  Pastor Randy Evans