Star gazing to sport engaging: find a little heaven in Devon

Star gazing to sport engaging: find a little heaven in Devon

Full-time church leaders responsible for multiple fellowships are being invited to a special retreat – at a reduced rate.

Running from 29 January to 2 February 2024, the retreat will be held at Lee Abbey (pictured at sunset), home of an international Christian community and location for many different ways to escape the tensions and pressures of life.

Set in 280 acres and with some of the darkest skies in the country, it is ideal for stargazers – with facilities for down-to-earth sporting enthusiasts, country walking and all the touches of a high-class hotel.

‘Guests come to stay for a week or weekend – on their own, as couples and families, in small or large church groups for a unifying time away together,’ said Lee Abbey warden Rev Gordon Crowther. ‘You can join in a silent retreat, individual guided retreats, summer weeks, times for personal development, creative retreats, retreats for ordinands, weeks on prayer and discipleship, Bible passages, on science and the environment. Or you can simply find your own rhythm and space.’

He pointed out that community members come from countries all over the world including Brazil, Kenya, Cameroon, India, Pakistan, Australia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, The Netherlands, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland and of course, the UK – all working in teams serving the guests.

Lee Abbey staff will be available to talk to potential guests, in particular ministers interested in taking up the reduced rate retreat and anyone interested in the large variety of holidays on offer. There’s also a prize draw with a free weekend for two people to the winner.

• Lee Abbey are on stand A35 at CRE Midlands 23

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