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.
New Church Starts
Strategically planted church led by an equipped church planter and team in areas of rapid growth.
- Open Table
Pastor Sarah Majors - Asbury Durham
Rev. Wes Neal - Storied Church
Rev. Jason Gaskin - Durham Home Church Network
Rev. Cleve May - The Church at Spring Forest
Rev. Francis Kinyua - Hope Recovery Church
Pastor Meg McBride Stuart - Mills Church
Rev. Laura Wittman - The SIX:EIGHT Church
Rev. Dorrell Briscoe - The Local Church
Rev. Brent Levy - Pioneers Church
Pastor Sherei Jackson
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)
- Jiu Jitsu Fresh Expression
Pastor Josh Hamra
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 - Pink Hill UMC
Pastor Jamie Thompson - The Feast Gathering
Pastor Randy Evans