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 And of Zion it shall be said:
"This one and that one were
born in it"; for the most high
established it.
Singers and dancers alike say:
"All my springs are in you." 
Ps. 87:5.7 (NRSV)
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Picture: Sheffield Peace Gardens in summer, UK |
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Urban mission...
...is about working to further God's kingdom of loving justice, mercy and peace by seeking local and city-wide solutions to the social, economic and spiritual poverty found in urban areas, especially town/city centres, multi-cultural inner city areas and outer estates.
more detailed definition of urban mission
A new urban mission resource is being set up to serve mission in urban areas of England. It is being developed by a steering group of agencies and denominations, using the working title the Christian Coalition for Urban Mission.
The Steering Group organisations are:
CARJ Urban Network; Church Action on Poverty; Church Army; Churches Community Work Alliance; Church Urban Fund; Evangelical Coalition for Urban Mission; Housing Justice; Methodist Church; Unlock; United Reformed Church.
Linked organisations are:
Catalyst Trust; Church of God of Prophecy; Churches Regional Commission for Yorkshire & the Humber; Cliff College; Eden Projects; Evangelical Alliance; Faithworks; Frontier Youth Trust; Gweini; Livability; Methodist City Centre Network; New Testament Church of God; Tearfund; Worth Foundation; Urban Expression; Urban Presence; Urban Theology Unit.
A description of urban mission can be found here
The values of the new Project are:
The work is rooted in the Biblical concept of the Kingdom of God, fuelled by passion for the saving grace of Jesus, guided by the Holy Spirit, and intent on supporting the living out of the Good News of wholeness, justice and peace for humankind in the urban parts of our nation.
(See also Principles)
The process to develop the Coalition has been supported by:
the Urban Mission Development Project, which was co-funded and managed by the Methodist Church in Britain and the Evangelical Coalition for Urban Mission.
The Archive for the Project can be found here.
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