CRE 2024: Welcome!

CRE 2024 is taking place at the Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes (MK1 1ST) on 9-10 Oct 2024.

Join hundreds of local church leaders, officers and anyone involved in Christian work and ministry, in a day of discovery – of new ideas and resources, specialist advice and inspirational worship and teaching.

Find all the details about CRE 24 here: Exhibition handbook

And find our handy travel guide here: Getting to CRE 24

More than 150 exhibitors

More than 150 organisations will be waiting to meet you, offering everything from contactless card machines to customised keyboards, heating to seating, clergy clothing to communion wine. CRE provides you with a great context for networking and creative thinking. It really is your one-stop shop for church supplies, resources and ideas.

Find a complete listing of exhibitors here: Who’s exhibiting?

Talks programme

The exhibition also features a packed talks programme, with dozens of presentations by national experts offering practical advice on a range of subjects – from fundraising to faith-sharing, holiday clubs to homelessness.

Find all the talks here: Talks programme at CRE 24

Church poster

For this year’s CRE, we’ve produced an A4 poster for churches planning to visit the exhibition.

Download and print out your poster here!

CRE 2024 opening times

• Wednesday 9 October 2024 – 10am-5pm
• Thursday 10 October 2024 – 10am-4.30pm

Tickets

Tickets are available here! Tickets are £4 if booked in advance (£3 each for groups of 3 or more) and £8 on the door.

Getting there

The Marshall Arena is next to Stadium MK and is seven minutes from Junction 13 of the M1, and 10 minutes from Junction 14. If you’re travelling by train, the three closest stations are Milton Keynes Central, Bletchley and Fenny Stratford.

Download our handy guide to Getting to CRE 24, with full travel details!

The venue address: Marshall Arena, Stadium Way West, Milton Keynes MK1 1ST.

Milton Keynes is built on a grid system of H Roads (horizontal) and V roads (vertical). The Marshall Arena is between V6 Grafton Street and V7 Saxon Street.

Parking

There are 1,450 parking spaces around Stadium MK, so plenty to choose from.

We look forward to welcoming you to CRE 2024!