North East
Here in the North East, The Message is reaching young people with the hope of Jesus and partners with local churches to support Eden teams and launch Community Groceries in the areas that need them the most.
We have Eden teams in Byker (Newcastle), Hexham, Ragworth (Stockton), Redcar, and South Bank (Middlesbrough), each bringing the love of Jesus into neighbourhoods by living and serving there for the long-term, and we have Community Groceries in Redcar, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Ragworth, Hartlepool, Hexham and South Bank helping to keep families fed and provide wrap-around support in partnership with local churches.
Over 11,000 young people across the Tees Valley have discovered more about their true value and identity as our Respect ME team have gone into school breaking down the lies the media tells them about themselves, and equipping them to be the best they can be. And our creative mission teams have met 15,000 young people on the No More Knives school tour equipping young people to say ‘no’ to knife crime. This work complements our other youth engagement projects including our sports ministry.
Across Tyneside, Wearside, the Tees Valley, County Durham and Northumberland we’re partnering with churches and ministries, like Junction 42 and Three13, to see the young people and ex-offenders across the area reached with the gospel and lives transformed.
This year there is so much happening across the North East. Find out about what’s happening below. We’d love to tell you more about what we can do and look at how we could work with you and your church. Interested? Get in touch by dropping us an email northeast@message.org.uk
Upcoming events
What we do
Advance Groups
Through Advance Groups people around the globe are being equipped and trained to share the gospel with their friends, family and communities. Now in over 100 nations across the globe, Advance is growing rapidly as a powerful tool to help people tell others with a new boldness. Why not join a group today?
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Community Groceries
Community Groceries are all about bridging the gap between supermarkets and foodbanks, helping keep families fed whilst also sharing the gospel. We have seven groceries across the North East in Darlington, Hartlepool, Hexham, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Ragworth and Redcar
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Creative mission
Our mission bands go into secondary schools using their music to deliver lessons that support the RE & SMSC curriculum. We work with partner churches to host outreach gigs that communicate the gospel and provide young people with a chance to connect with their local church.
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Eden
We have six Eden teams living and working in of the North East, bringing a message of hope to many people in a desperate state of need. We are in discussions with other churches to plant more teams and are always looking for new team members, if you’d be interested in joining or launching a team then please get in touch.
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No More Knives tour
Combining music with powerful stories and teaching, the No More Knives tour equips young people with the skills and knowledge they need to say no to knives and start to discover their full value and identity.
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Respect ME
Our Respect ME team deliver hard hitting secondary school lessons that tackle some of the most challenging and prevalent issues in youth culture such as abuse, sexting and self-esteem.
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The Charge
Through The Charge (previously Advance Youth) we want to see a generation of young people rise up who are passionate about mission and telling others about Jesus in word and action. Join us from 23-29 August 2025 for our Scattering summer of mission.
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Youth conference
Our team recently partnered with local church leaders to run our Youth Conference where over 130 young people came along for prayer, teaching and mission. The highlight of the event was when our Advance Youth took to the stage and shared stories and testimonies of how God used them on mission to share their faith with others. And we can’t wait to go again.
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Meet The Team
Terry Young
Hub Leader
Darren Scott
Operations and Development Manager
Joe Winterschladen
The Charge North East Lead
Sean Pickering
Youth Engagement Lead
Al Johnson
Sports Ministry and Marginalised Empowerment Worker
Stories
‘Here am I. Send me!’
Charge Days are all about equipping young people and churches to share Jesus. We caught up with some of our hubs to hear what’s been happening as young people have been stepping out on mission.
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‘It’s been life-changing’
God is continuing to transform lives through the Community Groceries.
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