Shift began as an idea; a vision that was stirring in the hearts of a small group of University students.

The dream was to inspire their friends to take the hope of Jesus into every part of society and in so doing, transform culture.
A social media group became a New Year's party, which became a Weekend Away. For almost 10 years, the network grew, our gatherings grew and amazing initiatives and ideas were born out of those gatherings.

In 2020, we unexpectedly lost Caleb - one of Shift's founders, a friend and a brother to many.
Days later, a global pandemic and national lockdowns further fragmented the network.
In the following years grief, disillusionment and deconstruction affected the community.

In 2022, as we entered our 30s, a small remnant came together and decided to host another event on the farm. Just 1 day. To see who would show up.
We were amazed by the response. The network was alive and hungrier than ever.

Since then we have rebirthed Shift. But the vision remains the same:

'to see our generation captivated by God and shaping culture.'

Life will not happen as we plan it.

But as a community we made the decision to double down on God's promises, to not stop gathering together and to continue to inspire one another to shape culture... and all the more as we get older.

We don't know where God plans to take this. But we do believe that we have a calling to remind our generation of God's goodness and holiness and to equip and empower our community to shape the culture around them.

In 2024, we plan to deepen the network, gather more frequently and back the dreams and visions of our community.

If you'd like to join us, you can sign up to our newsletter below, get in touch at info@shift-uk.com, or donate to our vision.

Whilst the heart of Shift is very much around a bunch of friends gathering, we are a registered charity and are privileged to have a very competent Board of Trustees to help with governance:

We have worked with some fantastic organisations over the past few years, becoming great friends with many of them. Some we have had more formal partnerships with like Tearfund, and others we've been supported by less formally, but who without them we wouldn't be here today, like Fusion. 

Check out these fantastic organisations that we are grateful for: