There are three main times in our calendar:
Led Retreats -These are focused retreats on a specific topic or theme led by speakers who are experts in their field. There is space within the retreat for both learning and reflection. When a retreat does not have exclusive use of the house, others are welcome to stay without joining in the retreat itself. Most retreats run for Mon-Fri or Fri-Sun and some are open to day visitors.
Time & Space - this is time we set aside in our programme for individual personal retreat for those over 18yrs old. The house is kept quieter in order to provide an environment that is more conducive to reflection and there are opportunities for worship and healing prayer. Individuals, couples or small groups are most welcome at this time. Our Quiet Days and Healing Services are held during Time and Space. You are welcome to come for one night or longer.
Open Time - Outside of Time and Space we are very much a venue to be used! We are perfectly located for those wanting to simply get away, use us as a base for exploring the local area or to attend an event locally. We also welcome families during these times and offer space for a variety of meetings, celebrations, courses and events such as prayer breakfasts or training events whether local or national.
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In Thursday morning chapels during Time and Space, we have a particular focus on prayer for healing. Healing and wholeness is absolutely central to our vision and we regularly have testimony of how God has met people and brought deep healing. The service starts at 9.30am, is open to everyone and there is no charge. Read more
Headed up by writer and speaker, Jennifer Rees Larcombe and Carol Bostock, Beauty from Ashes, aims to encourage people whose lives have been distorted or broken through loss and trauma towards faith in and dependence on Christ. Beauty from Ashes retreats are designed to give people the chance to step away from everyday business in order to see their lives from a distance and to find God's healing and perspective Read more
Time & Space is time we set aside in the programme for personal retreat and usually runs from Monday to Friday although you are welcome to come for the whole time or just one night. Individuals, couples or small groups are most welcome during this time and our pastoral team are on hand to pray with you if you would like. Read more
Our Quiet Days are led times of reflection, prayer and worship through which you we encourage you to draw closer to God. As the name suggests, these days are quiet but not silent. A two-course lunch is provided and you are welcome to arrive early to join in with our 9.30am daily chapel service. Read more
Run by Acorn this two-day course explores what it means to listen to God, yourself and those around you. It will help you to appreciate afresh the lost gift of listening and will offer you safe structures in which you can use silence to minister to others. You will be equipped with effective, reflective listening skills and have opportunities to be listened to, and to listen to others, in a supportive environment. Read more
Led by an experienced team of spiritual directors and accompaniers, from the Breathing Space team, these individually guided retreats are, except for brief times at the start and end of the retreat, in silence. You will meet with one of the team daily and have plenty of time to take time out to reflect, pray and do business with God. Read more
FULLY BOOKED The highlight of our year - Christmas! A great opportunity to come together and celebrate the birth of Christ! Why not join us and be family together? Read more
Don't know what to do to see in the New Year? Why not join us at The Greenhouse for a few days of fellowship, fun and feasting as we focus on God's plan for us all in 2019. Read more
This retreat is a great opportunity for a short retreat for those God has called to lead and teach his church. We want to bless you at the beginning of the year so you can bless others. This retreat is FREE to those who have never been before. Read more
Headed up by Sue is a professional singer, voice coach and singing teacher, whose passion is to help people find their own unique voice and sing with increasing confidence and ease and use it to connect with God. In a series of workshops Sue will combine the theory and practise of singing with finding and using your own prophetic voice. There will also be opportunity to receive advice and techniques to help you sing more effectively. Read more
Aimed at those who are supporting others or involved in ministry or leadership this retreat provides opportunity to draw closer /go deeper with Father God. Read more
This retreat, run by Fusion, is perfect for anyone who leads, oversees or takes part in a small group and wants to see God move in their group. This weekend retreat will equip you with new ways of running your small group, inspire you with what God can do in the time you meet, and refresh you ready for all that is to come. Read more
A silent retreat is a wonderful opportunity to press the pause button in the hustle and bustle of daily life. Above all else it affords the opportunity to get in touch with God. Other dates also available Read more
Come and join us as we explore the call that Jesus has placed on our lives. Whether you feel like you are in the middle of God’s mission call, or just starting to explore the idea of telling others the greatest story ever told- you are so welcome to this week! With a number of speakers joining us over the course of the week, you’ll have input from some great evangelists who love to equip the church like J.John (Philo Trust) & Phil Knox (Evangelical Alliance). Read more
Marilyn Baker Ministries Begun in the early 1980s by blind singer/songwriter Marilyn Baker. The aim of this retreat is to bring people of all abilities and ages into the healing and empowering presence of God through music, teaching and prayer. There will also be opportunity for personal prayer times with Marilyn, Tracy and their team. Other dates also available Read more
In a world of confusing messages – who am I really? How do I handle those constant negative thoughts? How do I walk in freedom every day to the fullness that Christ has for me? This retreat/course will help answer those questions and others, looking at how to get free from the past and giving you tools you can use everyday so you can walk in the full potential of who Christ made you to be. Read more
Lent is a significant period in the modern Christian calendar, just as it was for the ancient Celtic Christians. Over this weekend, David Cole, author of the book Celtic Lent, will be sharing aspects of Lent and the lead up to Easter as celebrated and focused on by the ancient Celtic Christians and monastic centres. Come and join in and maybe discover something more to this season. Read more
You’re invited to join us for the most important festival in the Christian calendar! Come on your own, come with your family or come with your church and let’s celebrate the Resurrection of our Saviour together as the family of Christ! Read more
Led by a network of couples from many different denominations and backgrounds, these weekends are transforming marriages and families in the UK and beyond through Biblical teaching on issues such as communication, prayer, sex and conflict (just to name a few) alongside modelling authentic relationships through the openness and humour of the team. Read more
Do you ever look with longing at other people’s relationship with God? Do you ever think that there must be more to prayer than you are experiencing? Do you sometimes wish that Jesus felt more real to you? Do touches from God, such as healing, seem beyond your experience? Over these few days together, John and Gillian Ryeland will share some of what they have discovered, and help each of us to walk on a different path with the God who loves us. Read more
Beauty from Ashes aims to encourage people whose lives have been distorted or broken through loss and trauma towards faith in and dependence on Christ. They are convinced that God mends bruised and broken lives and are committed to being vessels that He uses in His work of restoration. Other dates available. Read more
Our friends week is a great opportunity to get together with those who support us by giving, acting and praying. If you’re not yet a friend of The Greenhouse and you would like to be then why not get in touch? Read more
Award winning author of 6 books, with a new book - ‘The Celtic Year’ - being published in 2020 (BRF); founder of Waymark Ministries (www.waymarkministries,com) and UK Deputy Guardian of the Community of Aidan and Hilda, a globally dispersed Celtic Christian community, David brings a different perspective to The Greenhouse with his passion for the early Christian church and how seekers who perhaps find it difficult to do so in mainstream church can be drawn to God through its more ancient tradit Read more