Dalesdown: 26 – 28 April 2024
Time for this year’s Immanuel Church Weekend! It’s an opportunity to spend time together as a church family, away from the usual routine – worshipping together, learning together and having fun together! All in the relaxed atmosphere of Dalesdown, with its 8 acres of grounds, in the Sussex countryside near Horsham.
This year we’re very pleased to welcome John and Anne Coles as our guest speakers. As leaders of New Wine, they developed it from a summer conference to a network of leaders and churches, with a vision for renewal, church planting and social transformation. Come and find out how God will work through them in our church!
Dalesdown
Visit the Dalesdown website – check out their video of sports and indoor and outdoor games on site.
The programme:
John and Anne Coles will be teaching several sessions over the weekend (- full details to follow nearer the time).
The children and young people will have their group activities in the spacious Sports Centre, and playing fields and will have our traditional Saturday night BBQ as usual!
And there will be plenty of time and space in between the sessions on Saturday to have fun, eat, go for walks, play games, and chat.
On Sunday morning all age groups will meet together for a family communion service, followed by Sunday lunch. In the afternoon, it’s time to pack up and go home.
Share the blessings…
Give to help someone who is struggling with the cost of the church weekend this year. Gifts both small and large are welcome! Click here to donate online (or download bank transfer details- please use reference: your initial surname WE GIFT)
Bookings:
When can we book? You can book now – but bookings will close on Sunday 7th April.
If money is tight: We can help out if the cost is going to be an obstacle to you coming. Click the Book with Help button.
The Rooms
Dalesdown has 14 rooms of various sizes, each with single beds. Some are family rooms with bunk beds, others are small dormitories. Four of the rooms are en-suite. We will arrange some rooms for single people to share as same sex rooms. We will try our best to meet everyone’s requirements, but we cannot guarantee covering all bookings if demand is high. It’s best to book early!
Camping:
Each year there is a small gathering of Immanuel members who bring their own tents, caravans and campervans and camp on the grass next to the main building, (where campers can use the toilets and showers.) We will do our best to provide camping pitches for everyone interested, but this may not be possible due to the limited space available.
Come each day
.. or just one day. Many people stay at home overnight and travel to Dalesdown in the morning. We can help each other by sharing lifts. And it’s a way of keeping costs down too.
Spread the cost?
book and pay by instalments
Playing your part!
It takes a whole team of people to run this weekend – and everyone (or almost everyone!) can help in some way. We will be asking for volunteers to help with many different aspects –some similar to Sunday mornings and some different. This will include hosting, serving tea and coffee, preparing meals, clearing tables, washing up, cleaning – as well as worship team, AV, youth and children’s sessions etc. Or just bringing some cake for morning coffee breaks!