New housing Mission

As Christians, how do we respond to the challenge of welcoming and blessing many new communities in our parishes as the number of new housing developments in our Diocese continues to grow? The following resources may assist: 

New Housing Hub Network

The New Housing Hub Network is for Christians of all traditions with a vision to engage with new housing communities. The website includes resources to purchase as well as details of upcoming training events and ways to stay in touch. Why not join the network?

Resources by the Church Mission Society

The Church Mission Society has created a collection of links and resources that they hope may be useful to those interested in or pursuing ministry on estates and new housing areas:

• Church Mission Society pioneer mission estates
• Church Mission Society publication, Anvil, Vol 33
• Grove publication, ‘Pioneer Ministry in New Housing Areas’

Further resources

• Mission to New Housing Developments’ , a report by the Diocese of Litchfield, 2016
• ‘An evaluation of the Funding Programme for Mission Opportunities in New Housing and other Development Areas’, by Sally Cupitt with Diana Parkinson and Avan Wadia, Charities Evaluation Services, May 2014. Final Report
• 'Building Community: Local Church Responses to the Housing Crisis', report by the Church of England, April 2019