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There are no experts when it comes to starting and sustaining fresh expressions of church. No one has really been doing it long enough yet to claim to know it all. But we can learn from one another and so as you explore these stories, look for principles and values rather than simply models to take off the shelf and follow.

And of course, if you are involved in a fresh expression of church, with the deliberate intention of starting a new congregation for those normally well off the radar of conventional church, let us know! Submit your story using the link to the right. 

Don't forget the power of a good story - Jesus didn't.

  • Sorted

    Church Army evangelist Andy Milne launched Sorted in 2004. A keen skateboarder, he got to know the area’s young skaters, and many went on to become founder members of the youth church in Bradford. Now skateboarding is just one of many activities they enjoy weekly, explains Andy.

    Friday, 20 August, 2010
  • Whitehaven café church

    Innovative cafechurch has come to Whitehaven. Methodist minister Philip Peacock takes a break from the lattes and cappuccinos to explain what it's all about.

    Friday, 20 August, 2010
  • Living Room - update

    Students used to flock to The Living Room at Southampton but time, and the initiative's leader, has moved on since then. Nick Hutchinson, youth and student pastor at Highfield Church in the city, explains more.

    Friday, 20 August, 2010
  • Living Room

    Zoe Hart, student worker, reports the work of the living room.

    Friday, 20 August, 2010
  • Kairos

    Charlie Nobbs tells the tale of the Kairos Centre, the start of another chapter in the story of Grange Park Church.

    Friday, 13 August, 2010
  • River in the City

    Keith Hitchman outlines the vision for River in the City, creating new ways of 'being church' for people who work, relax and live in Liverpool City Centre

    Monday, 9 August, 2010
  • Messy Church - update

    Messy Church founder, Lucy Moore, has seen huge growth in this model of fresh expression of church.

    Friday, 30 July, 2010
  • Tubestation - update

    Henry Cavender brings the story of Tubestation, Polzeath, up to date.

    Friday, 30 July, 2010
  • Tubestation

    Emma Garrow reports on the latest from tubestation, a fresh expression for surfers.

    Friday, 30 July, 2010
  • Heyford Chapel

    Pioneer minister Ian Biscoe looks back on developments at Heyford Chapel since its launch in 2002.

    Monday, 26 July, 2010