Grace Baptist Mission
helping the churches to support and care for their missionaries worldwide
Events
The Athelington Family Camp and the Hothorpe Hall Conference take place on alternate years.
Athelington
Our next Athelington Family Camp runs from Saturday 11th August to Saturday 18th August 2012. Graham Jones will be bringing the main ministry each morning, and Graham and Sally will also be sharing about their work in Kenya. Other missionaries will also be joining us to speak about their work at the evening meetings. There is a separate programme for children and a late night programme for teenagers. On the Sunday morning and gather for a Songs of Praise on Sunday evening.
On a couple of weekdays we organise a trip to the beach. Suffolk remains one of the most beautiful counties of England, with ancient villages, each with a church tower seen from miles around, and thatched cottages that are several hundred years old. The seaside towns of Southwold, Walberswick, Thorpeness and Aldeburgh each have their own unique charms, and Framlingham and Orford can boast ancient castles.
There are tent pitches available for all sizes of tent, and a toilet block with showers. There are a limited number of caravan pitches with power hook-ups for those bringing their own caravan. There are five standard timber lodges (6 bed) and four elite lodges (6 bed) and two elite lodges (4 bed). All elite lodges have a hot tub and sauna.
A booking form can be downloaded here. Book early to avoid disappointment.
Youth Camp
GBM and Pioneer Camp combine once again to run the 2012 Root Hill youth camp from Sat 25th August to Sat 1st September. This is a camp for young people aged 17+. At the heart of Root Hill we have an organised programme of Bible talks each morning, and our main speaker this year is Adam Laughton. Adam was a pastor in Southport until he and his family moved to Gravesend to start a new pioneering church-planting project in the Thames Gateway.
Each day we go out for trips by car (bowling, laserquest, beach, or walking) or play games on site (football, cricket, rounders, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, snooker, table football). Each evening we welcome missionaries and others who come to inspire us to think big about what God is doing in the world & how we might be involved in His mission.
The camp is held at Root Hill farm, the home of Ralph and Rachel Hollands, set at the foot of the North Downs in the beautiful Surrey Hills. You can bring your own tent or share one of the excellent Root Hill tents. All meals and meetings take place in the Good News Barn.
Root Hill Camp brochure and booking form can be downloaded here.
Hothorpe Hall
Recordings of the ministry at our 2011 Hothorpe Hall holiday can be obtained from Mission Centre.
Hothorpe Hall is a biennial residential holiday conference providing full board accommodation, with daily Bible ministry and missionary input, including a children’s programme. We organize a varied programme of activities and excursions to places of interest.
The next holiday will be from 10th to 17th August 2013. Further details will appear here as we have them.