Shift Youth & Community

The Story Mission of Wheatley

Aug 27, 2019 | Missional Practice, Shifting Culture

In the spring of 2003, shortly after their arrival in the UK, Marty and Jenny Woods visited a home group in village of Wheatley, South Oxfordshire where they were staying. As they shared about why they had moved to the UK and what they may be able to offer in the...

The Story of Mission in Whitley

Aug 27, 2019 | Missional Practice, Shifting Culture

In 2018 Whitley farewelled Vernon and Jenny Orr after 17 years of ministry in our community, South Reading. Vernon was lead vicar of the local Anglican churches. Soon after he arrived in Whitley, he connected with Marty and Jenny Woods of Fusion International who had...

News from our team in Whitley – July 2019

Jul 23, 2019 | Team Update

July has been a busy month for the Whitley team. As we come to the end of the school term, we celebrate community, fun and new skills this month has brought! End of the school term In the last few weeks of term we’ve had members of the local community come in to...

News from our team in Whitley – May 2019

Jun 11, 2019 | Team Update

May has been a great month for our Whitley team. We have made great progress with our schools work and we welcome a new arrival to the team! The arrival of Reneta! This month we welcomed into the office Reneta, the newest member of our team! Joining us from India,...

News from our team in Whitley – April 2019

May 10, 2019 | Team Update

April has been a great month for our Whitley team – our schools work is progressing, we have been connecting with the community, and we look forward to the arrival of a new member! A new ADDITION TO THE TEAM! We are anticipating the arrival of our new youth...

News from our team in Witham – February 2019

Mar 15, 2019 | Team Update

Witham has had a great February keeping its young people entertained and learning. Bringing opportunities The project has done a lot to bring together volunteers, trustees, staff and professionals in the community to bring some much needed activities and...

News from our team in Whitley – February 2019

Mar 15, 2019 | Team Update

There has been lots of exciting things happening in Whitley this February. There has been great schools work and catch ups between teams. Team days Team days are a great way to strengthen ties between our teams across the length and breadth of the country....

Annual Report 2017-2018

Feb 26, 2019 | Movement Update

We finally uploaded our Annual Report! Many of you will have seen a printed copy of this, but for those who haven’t or are still getting to know us, here it is on line for your perusal. If the print on each image is too small, you can click on the image to...

News from our team in Whitley – January 2019

Feb 1, 2019 | Team Update

It’s been a busy start to the year for our team in Whitley! We’ve had a lot of exciting stuff on this month in our school work, in our community, and in our wider team life. Community rhythms We are continuing our prayer and community rhythms. Our prayer walk...

Shifting Culture in your Streets

Jan 29, 2019 | Missional Practice, Shifting Culture

Over the last few months we have reflected on how it’s possible to shift culture in a range of different settings. This month we want to take a look at shifting culture in our own street. Shifting Culture Anything that can introduce the values of healthy relationship...