From the Australian Prayer Network http://www.ausprayernet.org.au:80/
“All over the United Kingdom something new is happening in the country’s churches. Christians are stepping out in faith and starting new initiatives for people who are right outside the church as it is currently. Known as Fresh Expressions, the new outreach is a Church of England and Methodist Church initiative.
Some of the new initiatives-Fresh Expressions of Church-are for young people and children; some are for the elderly and housebound, and some are for families. Some are for everyone, says a website dedicated to the new moves within the Church. The site says: “These Fresh Expressions of Church meet on different days of the week. They meet in different places: schools and cafés, residential homes, gyms and pubs, as well as churches. “Most are started by ordinary Christian people who simply want to offer something to the communities in which they live and work.”
In 2004 the Church of England and the Methodist Church agreed to work together to encourage this new movement of mission. According to a media advisory, the General Synod of the Church of England debate on Fresh Expressions commended the work of Church Army evangelists in playing a key role in Fresh Expressions. The debate centred around one of the largest pieces of legislation to pass through Synod for 20 years, a motion to facilitate change in church organization at both parish and diocesan level to allow Fresh Expressions to develop more freely.”
Source: Assist News Service