About Us

The York Circuit is a family of Methodist churches across York and the surrounding area. We work together sharing staff, preachers and worship as well as supporting each other in our communities.

Our leadership team of ministers, circuit stewards, local pastors and other lay employees meet regularly to pray and confer on the work of the circuit. Our Circuit Council, drawn from each church in the circuit, is our trustee body overseeing our life and work together. You can download our Circuit Constitution from this page.

Our Vision Statement "Growing in Christ" was approved by the Circuit Council in the summer of 2015 and updated in 2018. You can download it from this page. It builds on the Methodist statement of "Our Calling" to explain how we hope to worship, learn and care, serve and witness to our faith in our communities.

Following a Circuit consultation in 2026 we have reorganised into four 'Mission Areas' to explore how we can work together to make our governance less of a burden and our pastoral care and outreach more effective. 

We have ecumenical links with many churches, denominations and other organisations across the York area including several Local Ecumenical Partnerships, and with other local charities. Carecent, our outreach to homeless and disadvantaged people in the City Centre, has been going strong for over 40 years. 

We are a Fairtrade Circuit and are committed to using and promoting Fairtrade products.