Welcome to a termly compilation of the top 5 ‘need to know’ updates for rural mission & ministry. Saving you time and hopefully resourcing, informing, inspiring & encouraging you in your rural context.

1.      News & updates – Guild The Rural Missioners’ Guild – The Arthur Rank Centre 

FMD prayers Foot and Mouth 25 Years On – The Methodist Church

2.      New resource – Emergency preparedness Rural Emergency Response – The Arthur Rank Centre,

3.      Gather together in person at the Love Rural conference *

   Find out what else is on offer for 2026 training & learning together – Rural & Wild*, Rural Mission & Ministry*, Germinate Leaders…

*discount codes available for Methodists – please email Sarah Hulme to request! *

4.      Rural poverty roundtable Connecting & strengthening rural voices on poverty Tickets, Thu, May 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM | Eventbrite

5.      Pruning? Join an online rural conversation space; 5 May – Pruning for fruitfulness see also Tizz’ blog series on pruning for further thinking, or read District Chair Leslie’s book PublishU Podcast with Leslie Newton ‘Church Unbound’