Rural Ministries exist to provide support, guidance and renewed energy for churches and pioneers working in rural communities across the UK.

Their services include:

• Encourage, equip and enable rural churches in mission
• Networking practitioners, pioneers and rural churches together in similar situations
• Offering spiritual and practical support from our experienced staff
• Providing pump-priming resources for mission and church planting
• Teaching, training and raising the profile of rural mission and related issues
• Leadership development, specifically tailored to those working in the rural context
• Hosting an annual conference for all our partners, as a time of teaching, sharing, refreshment and encouragement
• Being the first point of contact for those looking to serve in a rural context
• Offering independent advice when problems arise
• Helping rural churches identify and call core leaders
• Providing an evangelical voice into many of the main line denominations, on challenges faced by rural congregations