Our recent weekend away was one to remember. Raucous worship, plenty of laughter, profound teaching, beautiful scenery, and (amazingly!) skies of blue. Cue Louis Armstrong.

We spoke to some first-timers who shared their highlights. Read more below.

As we’ve only been coming to Grace Holborn for a few months, we were excited about the weekend away, and loved interacting with different cross-sections of Grace. We met many lovely people and heard about some of their journeys with the Lord, leaving encouraged by what God is doing in people’s lives, and compelled by Tim and Andrew’s exhortations to trust God in times of abundance/felt absence and be intentional about prayer! We were also adopted into the team that ended up bagging the victory at the games night!

Abraham (12): I loved the vastness of the grounds and being able to explore them with friends. Kids’ worship was also a highlight for me!

Jemima (9): The bonfire and games night were so fun, and I got to know some of the other kids better.

The weekend away allowed me to ground myself in the Word of God and the Spirit, while also being deeply convicting. I cherished the opportunity to connect with more people from the church, forming deep and meaningful relationships. It was truly delightful to step away from London life and embrace this retreat.

One highlight of our church weekend away was helping with the kids' work. We loved their energy and enthusiasm! Alban gave a talk explaining the resurrection and how Jesus has defeated death for us, which was quite a challenge given the wide age range of 2 to 12. Afterwards, it was wonderful to lead a prayer activity with them. Overall, it was a really special time seeing God at work in the youngest hearts.

The dedicated time spent worshipping ignited a fresh fire within me. One moment that stood out to me was when Andrew encouraged us to pray for prayerful hearts and invited us to pray in small groups. Hearing hundreds of voices lifting prayers to heaven gave me chills. It was a joyful, Spirit-filled weekend where the hunger for more of Jesus was truly tangible.