New Beehive Cafe

There is great excitement at Capernwray this week as we have finally opened our newly-renovated Beehive Café.

Read the story Posted on 4 Oct 2024

Holiday Bookings 2025 are open

Whether you’re looking to relax in our stunning surroundings, take on the breathtaking trails of the Lake District or dive headfirst into all the classic…

Read the story Posted on 1 Oct 2024

Taster Weeks Winter Terms 2024-25

New Taster Weeks available!

Read the story Posted on 28 Aug 2024

Bible School 2024

This week we said a fond farewell to our Spring School graduates.

Read the story Posted on 29 Jun 2024

Northern Lights

What a lovely surprise last weekend!

Read the story Posted on 15 May 2024

Assistant to the Dean of Female Students

We are looking for an Assistant to the Dean of Female Students, starting in September 2024.

Read the story Posted on 10 May 2024

Investing in the next generation

What would go through your mind if you were asked to help look after 147 children between the ages of 10-14 for five days?  If…

Read the story Posted on 19 Apr 2024

Re-accreditation awarded 

Bible School re-accredited following inspection

Read the story Posted on 1 Mar 2024

Thank you for joining us!

What a joy it was to gather together last night, with many of you online from across the world joining with students, staff and volunteers on site to pray,…

Read the story Posted on 23 Feb 2024

The Chronicles of a Ministry Assistant

Hi! I’m Miriam, one of the Ministry Assistants (MAs) here at Capernwray this year. I first heard about the Serving and Leadership Training (SaLT) programme…

Read the story Posted on 2 Feb 2024

From Excuses to Transformation

Read in this reflection why Bible School is rewarding for older students too!

Read the story Posted on 29 Jan 2024

Merry Christmas from Capernwray

Our Public Opening Times

Read the story Posted on 21 Dec 2023

Holiday Brochure 2024

Download and order our 2024 holiday brochure!

Read the story Posted on 20 Dec 2023

Prodigal Son and Fatherhood

A wonderful reflection on the story of the Prodigal Son by one of our Bible School students.

Read the story Posted on 15 Dec 2023

Capernwray’s Christmas Sing

Last weekend our Bible School students delighted our guests and local schools with three Christmas outreach performances. A heartfelt thank you to all who were…

Read the story Posted on 14 Dec 2023

Capernwray and OM – Partnership in the Faith

We praise God for Capernwray’s partnership in the faith with Operation Mobilisation (OM).

Read the story Posted on 1 Dec 2023

Study Streams

Last Spring School, for the first time, we trialled new ’study streams’.  Depending on their gifts, passions and sense of calling students opted in to…

Read the story Posted on 17 Nov 2023

New Music Rooms!

We are incredibly thankful to be able to tell you about this wonderful addition to our facilities: three brand-new Music Rooms which house a variety…

Read the story Posted on 3 Nov 2023

Holidays 2024

Bookings for our 2024 holidays are now open! From thrilling motorbike rides to walking the hills of the picturesque Lake District to classic Capernwray activities…

Read the story Posted on 30 Oct 2023

We are Ready!

We are eager to meet over 120 students from 17 different nationalities as Winter Bible School 2023-24 starts on Monday! Yesterday, our staff and volunteers…

Read the story Posted on 22 Sep 2023

Salt and Light

This time last year we embarked on a new project here at Capernwray, the Serving and Leadership (SaLT) programme. This was designed for our Ministry Assistants (MAs) which…

Read the story Posted on 8 Sep 2023

Night School Winter Terms 23-24

Is the Bible fit for purpose when it comes to wrestling with our culture’s current struggles? Does it speak into the challenges of artificial intelligence,…

Read the story Posted on 1 Sep 2023

Women’s Weekends 2024 – Main Speaker

We are delighted to announce that our main speaker for 2024 is Ros Clarke, teaching us from Song of Songs.

Read the story Posted on 4 Aug 2023

Holidays 2024 – Save the Dates

Save the dates for our 2024 holidays for all ages!

Read the story Posted on 28 Jul 2023

News Spring / Summer 2023

We’re delighted to share our latest news edition, packed with exciting updates in and around Capernwray. Happy reading! If you are interested in receiving news…

Read the story Posted on 16 May 2023

Beehive Rooms

We’re thrilled to announce the completion of our new Beehive bedrooms and bathrooms! Thanks to our generous donors, these upgraded facilities are now ready for…

Read the story Posted on 19 Apr 2023

Assistant to the Dean of Female Students

We are looking for an Assistant to our Female Dean of Students

Read the story Posted on 13 Apr 2023

WOmen’s Weekends 2024

We look back on two wonderful weekends and are very grateful for how the Lord has revealed Himself and has been teaching us in so many…

Read the story Posted on 30 Mar 2023

We Are Hiring

We have two new staff vacancies!

Read the story Posted on 30 Jan 2023

New Trustees

Capernwray are delighted to announce the appointment of four new trustees to our Board – Diane Moss, Helen Armbruster, Jane Showell-Rogers and Noel Lavery. Following…

Read the story Posted on 9 Dec 2022

Timothy Campaign

75 days of fundraising starting today!

Read the story Posted on 18 Nov 2022

Serving and Leadership Training (SALT)

Our new Ministry Assistant programme, SaLT (Serving and Leadership Training) is a one-year residential volunteering opportunity that provides experience and training for developing Christians to…

Read the story Posted on 14 Nov 2022

Capernwray News Autumn / Winter 2022

Find our latest Capernwray news edition here: If you live in the UK you can subscribe to our postal mailing here.

Read the story Posted on 3 Nov 2022

Swimming Pool Update

In honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and to allow our staff to pay their respects, our Swimming Pool and Sauna will be closed…

Read the story Posted on 15 Sep 2022

Night School

We are delighted to announce that our weekly Night School sessions will be back up and running from October to November. Everyone is welcome to…

Read the story Posted on 20 Aug 2022

Vacancy: Hospitality Manager (Part-time 0.6)

We are looking for an experienced hospitality manager to handle overall management and supervision of Capernwray’s Kitchen, Dining Hall and Housekeeping departments, reporting to the…

Read the story Posted on 9 Aug 2022

BBC SONGS OF PRAISE AT CAPERNWRAY

We recently welcomed BBC Songs of Praise including presenter Katherine Jenkins here at Capernwray.

Read the story Posted on 6 Aug 2022

Stuart Briscoe

It was with sadness that we heard today of the passing of another lovely Christian brother and longstanding Capernwray friend, Stuart Briscoe. The family released…

Read the story Posted on 5 Aug 2022

Temporary Vacancy: Dining Hall Assistant

We are looking for temporary help for our Dining Hall team. This is a short term opportunity to do something you might not usually do, to help…

Read the story Posted on 5 Aug 2022

The Beehive is open

We are very excited to have re-opened the Beehive coffee shop to our summer holiday guests. Many of you will have fond memories of this…

Read the story Posted on 29 Jul 2022

Vacancy: Member of the board of Trustees

Capernwray is looking to recruit additional Trustees to the current Board of the Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers. (These are voluntary roles with expenses reimbursed.)…

Read the story Posted on 21 Jul 2022

Christian Bastke

We are passing on the news that Christian Bastke has died. Christian Bastke served with Torchbearers staff for over 50 years. We celebrate his life…

Read the story Posted on 20 Jul 2022

Sue Gilmore

Sue was called home to be with the Lord on 14th July after a number of weeks in hospital. Her closest family members were with…

Read the story Posted on 15 Jul 2022

Stepping Stones

Just in time for our upcoming holiday programme, our estates team has installed a lovely new addition to the ‘loop walk’ for our guests to…

Read the story Posted on 27 Jun 2022

New Part-time job opportunities

New job opportunities at Capernwray!

Read the story Posted on 20 Jun 2022

Swimming Pool Update

The Swimming Pool will be closed to the public from Monday 20th to Thursday 30th June 2022. Please visit the swimming pool page for more…

Read the story Posted on 6 Jun 2022

75 Years of Holidays at Capernwray

On Saturday, 10th May 1947, the first eleven guests arrived at Capernwray. Join us in celebrating 75 years of Christian holidays and of God’s provision!…

Read the story Posted on 10 May 2022

Day Volunteer (Non-residential)

We would love some casual voluntary help in Housekeeping on Fridays and / or Saturdays between 17 June and 7 September 2022. Can you help…

Read the story Posted on 6 May 2022

Ministry Assistant – Emerging Christian Leaders

As a Ministry Assistant you will help with the delivery of every aspect of our Bible School and Holiday ministry. You will be organising activities…

Read the story Posted on 29 Apr 2022

Taster Week bookings open

We have just opened bookings for our Taster Weeks in Spring School. They are a wonderful opportunity to get a feel for student life on…

Read the story Posted on 31 Mar 2022

Walks added to first holiday week

We have added a few walks to the activity programme for our first Escape to Capernwray holiday of the Summer. As well as inspiring Bible…

Read the story Posted on 28 Mar 2022

WE’RE HIRING NOW! Marketing and Design

Do you have creative design skills? Are you an experienced marketing professional? If yes, then you might just be the person we are looking for….

Read the story Posted on 23 Mar 2022

BIBLE COURSES IN 2022

We have two main courses running this year. Spring School which starts in April and Winter School beginning in September. All our courses are built…

Read the story Posted on 24 Feb 2022

Beehive renovations

Work has recently started on the renovation of the Beehive area. The initial stages involve modernising the bedrooms with the addition of new bathrooms. This…

Read the story Posted on 23 Feb 2022

open day is back!

We are delighted to announce that our annual Open Day is back! If you are in the area on Saturday 28 May come and join…

Read the story Posted on 16 Feb 2022

cancelled – Andy Flanagan Music Event

Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond our control we have had to cancel the Andy Flannagan event. We hope to arrange a new date in the…

Read the story Posted on 3 Feb 2022

Voluntary Workers needed

We are looking for voluntary workers to join our team and have just opened applications to join our guest team along with opportunities in our…

Read the story Posted on 10 Jan 2022

IMPACT is back!

Due to the cancellation of International Youth Week holidays we have brought back our 18-25s holiday for 2022. We want those who have missed out…

Read the story Posted on 15 Dec 2021

Christmas at Capernwray

On the last weekend of Bible School before the Christmas break our students delighted the local area with a mix of festive events. We had flash…

Read the story Posted on 7 Dec 2021

2022 Holiday bookings are open

We are now taking bookings for our holiday next year and we are filling up fast. We would love to see you here next year…

Read the story Posted on 30 Nov 2021

Carols in the Courtyard

We know it’s still only November but we have a special Christmas event that we want to invite you to on Sunday 5 December. We…

Read the story Posted on 25 Nov 2021

Appointment of new Managing Director

We are delighted to announce that following a recent open recruitment process, Brian Wickens has been appointed as the new Managing Director at Capernwray.  …

Read the story Posted on 22 Nov 2021

Bookings for Holidays 2022

Bookings for our 2022 holidays will open on Tuesday 30 November at 10am! Our theme for next year is CLOSER. So come and join us…

Read the story Posted on 17 Nov 2021

Bookings open for Christmas and New Year

Is it too early to start talking about Christmas and New Year? Absolutely not! Because we have now officially opened bookings for our pre-Christmas and…

Read the story Posted on 7 Oct 2021

Enrolling now for Spring and Winter 2022

We are now taking applications for our Bible Schools starting next year. We have Spring School which runs from April to June and Winter School…

Read the story Posted on 29 Sep 2021

Swimming Pool Update

After a delayed re-opening our swimming pool and sauna will now be officially open to the public from Monday 27 September. Swim schools have been…

Read the story Posted on 23 Sep 2021

HEALTH & SAFETY (H&S) AND AUDIO VISUAL (AV) ASSISTANT VACANCY

At Capernwray, we come from many different walks of life and backgrounds, but we all have one thing in common: we are passionate about sharing…

Read the story Posted on 2 Sep 2021

Swimming Pool Update

We are happy to announce that our Swimming pool and sauna are now open to the public. Please visit the main swimming pool page for…

Read the story Posted on 1 Sep 2021

Managing Director Vacancy

We are looking for a proven and experienced manager to direct the delivery of our ministry, to guide all operations and staff, and to ensure…

Read the story Posted on 23 Jul 2021

We are open for the Summer

We are so thankful that we have guests with us for the first time since January 2020. Our first Escape to Capernwray week is underway…

Read the story Posted on 6 Jul 2021

99% pass rate!

We are delighted to announce a 99% Pass rate for this Spring Bible School. This is the highest pass rate that has been achieved since…

Read the story Posted on 15 Jun 2021

Escape to the country

Get away from it all and relax in our beautiful gardens and grounds. We still have some spaces on our new Escape to Capernwray holiday…

Read the story Posted on 11 Jun 2021

Summer Holidays are now booking!

We are delighted to announce that bookings for our Summer holidays are now open. We anticipate that you might have some questions, so we have…

Read the story Posted on 18 May 2021

International experience in the UK

People from all over the world come to our Bible School and Holiday programmes. As a voluntary worker you will be at the heart of…

Read the story Posted on 14 Apr 2021

Worship songs on YouTube

We have received such positive feedback from our recent Ladies Evening and Christmas presentations that we have posted the songs separately on our YouTube channel….

Read the story Posted on 8 Apr 2021

Summer Holidays Update

We are so thankful for the positive news about decreasing Covid infections in the UK and the easing of restrictions in England as the steps…

Read the story Posted on 3 Apr 2021

Ladies Evening

We hope you enjoyed our online Ladies Evening event. If you missed it you can still watch it on YouTube and you can download a…

Read the story Posted on 19 Mar 2021

New job opportunities

We are excited to announce four new job vacancies at Capernwray! We are currently looking for: Head Chef Ministry Assistant Dining Hall and Beehive Assistant⁠…

Read the story Posted on 12 Mar 2021

The summer is in sight!

We have been greatly encouraged by the Government’s roadmap for reopening the country and we wanted to let you know that we are working really…

Read the story Posted on 5 Mar 2021

Inspection Result

We are pleased to announce a very positive result from our recent inspection by the British Accreditation Council (BAC). You can read the full report…

Read the story Posted on 9 Feb 2021

Ladies Evening Online

Ladies, as we sadly concede that we can’t have you here at Capernwray around Easter we are inviting ourselves into your front room – we…

Read the story Posted on 29 Jan 2021

Spring School 2021

We are currently taking applications for our Spring Bible School which starts on Saturday, 10 April. It is a ten week course that focusses on developing…

Read the story Posted on 7 Jan 2021

Voluntary Workers Needed

We are really looking forward to having holiday guests and more students at Capernwray this year but we are going to need some help. We…

Read the story Posted on 3 Jan 2021

What we’ve done to be Covid Secure

“We’re Good To Go” is the official UK mark that recognises Capernwray has worked hard to follow Government and industry COVID-19 guidelines and we have…

Read the story Posted on 1 Jan 2021

Christmas Presentation

We are excited to announce that we our Christmas Presentation can be watched exclusively through our YouTube channel . It was first posted on Sunday…

Read the story Posted on 6 Dec 2020

Holidays 2021 – From a Distance!

We have missed having guests at Capernwray this year so much, and we are greatly looking forward to seeing people here again in 2021. If…

Read the story Posted on 19 Nov 2020

Thank you!

We wanted to say a big thank you for the many gifts and donations that we have received over the last seven months. Ever since…

Read the story Posted on 20 Oct 2020

Winter School 2020/21

It is with great excitement that we have started Winter School this weekend. After a Spring and Summer period full of cancellations it has been…

Read the story Posted on 22 Sep 2020

Update and Requests

“Prayer does not equip us for greater works — prayer is the greater work…Prayer is the battle, and it makes no difference where you are….

Read the story Posted on 17 Apr 2020

Coronavirus and Capernwray

Like many similar ministries, because of the Coronavirus Pandemic, Capernwray is sadly having to reduce its operations for the foreseeable future. With us having no…

Read the story Posted on 9 Apr 2020

Listen to lectures

Explore our extensive range of lectures available for you to order and listen to, bringing the teaching of Capernwray into your home. You can dig…

Read the story Posted on 8 Apr 2020

Spring Holidays and Spring Bible School Cancellation

Dear friends, It is with great sadness that we have reached the decision to cancel Capernwray’s Holiday Programme for the Spring Break 2020 and our…

Read the story Posted on 17 Mar 2020

10-Day Outreach Report

Over the past ten days, Capernwray Bible School students have been supporting various churches (predominantly UK-based) with outreach work. We are so thankful to our…

Read the story Posted on 2 Mar 2020

Bible teaching videos

We are currently uploading weekly lectures from a recent teaching series from past Bible School Principal Charles Price on Acts. If you would like to…

Read the story Posted on 1 Mar 2020

Italy Outreach Update

On Tuesday 25th February at 6pm, a team of six Bible School students and one staff member returned from Italy, having been there since Friday…

Read the story Posted on 26 Feb 2020

Ladies Evening

We are excited to announce we will be running an evening of Bible teaching, worship and fellowship for ladies in the local area on Sunday…

Read the story Posted on 1 Feb 2020

Join the Capernwray team

We have a number of Voluntary Worker and Job Vacancies currently available. If you would like to be part of the Capernwray team please get…

Read the story Posted on 21 Jan 2020

Night School 2020

After a successful first term we are looking forward to sessions on Encountering Jehovah’s Witnesses with Seidel Abel Boanerges and Does Science have all the…

Read the story Posted on 20 Jan 2020

Taster Weeks in 2020

We are excited to announce that Taster Weeks for Term Two of Winter School are now available for you to book onto. For just £210…

Read the story Posted on 5 Dec 2019

Holidays 2020 – You Are My Vision

We are not opticians, optometrists, or any other word you might use to describe those who help people improve, repair or restore their sight. But…

Read the story Posted on 25 Jun 2019

Platinum Jubilee Project Update

We are pleased to report that there has been further developments in our Platinum Jubilee Project over the last few weeks. New Office/Reception Area:With the…

Read the story Posted on 17 Jun 2019

Bible School Inspection

We’re delighted to report that Capernwray Bible School has received another clean bill of health following the visit of the British Accreditation Council.  Here is…

Read the story Posted on 7 Jun 2019

Spring Missions Trip

As part of a new outreach initiative for Winter Bible School, a number of Capernwray staff and students headed to Crossroads, the Torchbearers International Centre…

Read the story Posted on 11 Apr 2019

Bible teaching on YouTube

Want to hear some inspiring and encouraging Bible teaching? Then make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel because we are posting weekly lectures on…

Read the story Posted on 18 Mar 2019

Abaana Children’s Choir

Join us for an evening of music and dance performed by the Abaana Children’s Choir from Uganda.

Read the story Posted on 27 Feb 2019

Platinum Jubilee Project

We have plans to renovate a number of key areas around the Main Hall as part of our Platinum Jubilee Project. We would be so…

Read the story Posted on 8 Feb 2019

Tim Chester at Spring School

We are excited to announce that Dr Tim Chester will be coming to teach on our Spring School course this year (w/c Sunday 12 May)….

Read the story Posted on 7 Feb 2019

Missions Festival comes to Capernwray

Missions Festival GOFest is going to be at Capernwray in 2019.

Read the story Posted on 1 Feb 2019

Trashy Tuesday Supersize

Our students recently joined together for the annual Trashy Tuesday Supersize event. This year the students picked up litter around Carnforth, Lancaster and Morecambe.

Read the story Posted on 25 Jan 2019

Help sponsor a student

We offer sponsorship to a number of students each year who otherwise would be unable to attend. A recent student said this: “Capernwray has made the…

Read the story Posted on 9 Jan 2019

Symbols and Sermons

Head over to our YouTube channel to watch the latest teaching series from our Bible School. This time around we have Steve Volle looking at…

Read the story Posted on 12 Dec 2018

Lighten Up – Illuminating Truth

With over 70 years’ experience in running holidays for all ages, we are confident that our selection of holidays for 2019 contains something for everyone…

Read the story Posted on 1 Dec 2018

Squeezing every little bit

Thanks to the smart thinking of Danny, our Head Chef, we have just squeezed all the apples from our kitchen garden into juice. Not only…

Read the story Posted on 30 Nov 2018

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