“The JOY of the Lord is our strength”
Nehemiah 8:10

Birmingham, 21-22 Sept. 2024

We are planning a weekend that you will want to bring your friends and family to, where you will be refreshed in the love and joy of God!

We are inviting inspirational guests to reawaken our faith and encourage us to go deeper. We will be updating this page with content as we journey towards the weekend – so do keep checking in…

 
 

WHO’S COMING

 
 

ONE HOPE PROJECT

A creative collective encouraging fresh expressions of worship in the Church, ONE HOPE PROJECT have been leading worship at CELEBRATE events, including Joel's Bar, for over 10 years and are so excited to be at CELEBRATE Joy!  ‘’We are so looking forward to worshiping Jesus with you and being in the joy-filled presence of our loving God.’’

Damian Stayne

Founder of Cor et Lumen Christi Community, Damian is an inspiring and dynamic preacher. He has ministered to hundreds of thousands in five continents while the Lord confirms his preaching with wonderful physical healing miracles, supernatural prophecy and powerful encounters with the Lord's love and glory in the power of the Holy Spirit. We are excited that Damian is able to be with us for this National CELEBRATE weekend.

 

Sue Gorst

Sue, and her husband Rob, are the Pastors of an Evangelical Charismatic Church in Hertfordshire. Her passion is discipling and mentoring people to come to know the reality of God in the everyday.  She has a big heart for others having worked as a nurse, midwife, therapist, charity founder and advocate. After being physically disabled for several years, she was miraculously healed in 2008 so believes deeply in the transforming power of God. She has two grown up sons and a vivacious Border Collie named Lily. This will be her first visit to CELEBRATE and we can’t wait to welcome her.

 
 
 

Bishop David Oakley

Bishop David is a longstanding supporter of CELEBRATE and has to been many of our events. He is now the Bishop of Northampton having been Rector of Oscott College Birmingham, and is a born and bred local Brummie boy!

 
 
 

Pippa Baker

A full time missionary, Pippa worked in the advertising industry for six and a half years until in 2017 she felt the call to quit her career to pursue a life working with the Church. Her passion lies in helping people grow in faith and love of the Lord. She co-leads worship collective One Hope Project, preaches all over the UK and does a lot of work mentoring and investing in young people.  She is full of life and joy, so we can’t wait to hear what she has to teach us.

 
 
 

Bishop David Evans

Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Birmingham, Bishop David is responsible for Marriage and Family Life for the Bishops Conference of England and Wales. We are so delighted that he is able to come and be with us for the first time to experience the CELEBRATE weekend of Joy!

 

CHILDREN AND YOUTH

 
 

There will be Children’s and Youth groups to provide fun and relevant teaching for all ages.

 

BOOK YOUR PLACE

 

As this is our first national event for a number of years we are expecting tickets to go fast, especially if you are booking in children and youth, so BOOK NOW!!

 
 

MORE INFORMATION

EVENT LOCATION

CELEBRATE Joy is being hosted at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School, Wychall Lane, Birmingham, B38 8AP.

MERCHANDISE

For the first time we will have limited edition CELEBRATE Merchandise available at the weekend. Order ahead as part of your ticket purchase and pick it up when you arrive.

TRAVEL

Birmingham is a central location so we hope that you will all be able to reach the venue easily. There is limited parking on site. Kings Norton rail station is a 15 minute walk from the school and just a short connecting train ride from Birmingham New Street.

ACCOMMODATION

This is not a residential weekend, so to help you find a bed for the night here are some suggestions of local accommodation of varying prices for you to consider:

  1. Premier Inn Birmingham South (Longbridge Station), 1 High St, Birmingham B31 2UQ (0333 321 9313)

  2. The Bournebrook Inn, 1273 Pershore Rd, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2YT (01214 598 655)

  3. Clent Hills Camping and Caravan Site, Fieldhouse Ln, Romsley, Halesowen B62 0NH (01562 710 015)

 

We are delighted that CAFOD are partnering with us for this event.


 

If you have been to CELEBRATE before we are so looking forward to seeing you again, and if you haven’t, come and see why so many people say CELEBRATE changed their lives.

See you there!!!