A New Year Christian holiday with strong Bible teaching, friendship, and fresh hope.
Begin the New Year rooted in the Word and surrounded by community.
You arrive to fairy lights, familiar smiles, and the smell of something good cooking.
The fire’s on. The table’s set. These final days of the year bring teaching, worship, community, and space to breathe. We sing, laugh, study the Bible together, and yes, we dance.
Midnight comes with music, prayer, and peace.
By morning, Christ meets us with fresh mercy and new beginnings.
Begin the New Year rooted in the Word and surrounded by community.
Where big moments meet a bigger purpose.
Rebuild. Return. Begin again.
“Thanks for a fabulous first experience – certainly met and even exceeded any expectations I had.”
– New Year Starter guest
A New Year Bible teaching week to set your year on firm ground
This holiday is focused on daily Bible teaching from Sebastian Rab and Derek Burnside.
Sebastian – Nehemiah: Rebuild & Return
Seb leads us through key moments in Nehemiah, helping us start the year with honesty, hope, and a renewed confidence in what God is doing. His sessions open the text in a way that speaks to real life:
- Driven to pray (Nehemiah 1–2): Bringing the whole year to God with openness, dependence, and faith.
- A team effort (Nehemiah 3): Seeing how God builds through ordinary people working side by side.
- The joy of the Lord (Nehemiah 8): Letting Scripture shape us, renew us, and restore joy.
- Sincere commitment (Nehemiah 9–12): Learning what genuine, God-centred renewal looks like.
- Facing failure (Nehemiah 13): Ending the story where many of us live: needing Jesus to complete what we cannot.
Derek – Luke: The Year of the King
A four-part series from Luke’s Gospel, inviting us to begin the year with Jesus at the centre. Across these sessions, he helps us see what faithful discipleship looks like in real life:
- A costly year (Luke 14): Following Jesus shapes everything. True salt gives everything to Him.
- A loving year (Luke 15): We were lost and found. Now we’re called to love the lost as the Father does.
- A legacy year (Luke 16:1–15): Using what God gives us to make disciples and invest in eternity.
- An eternal year (Luke 16:19-31): Every life has a destination. Jesus calls us to live now with eternity in view.
“It was a very blessed start into the new year with strong messages. I enjoyed it very much!”
– New Year Starter guest
Where big moments meet a bigger purpose
This Christian New Year break brings people together in ways that stay with you.
Lively moments. Quiet moments. All anchored in Christ.
People come on their own or with others and find community quickly.
The week blends fun, faith, and friendship in a way that feels natural and grounded.
The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength – Nehemiah 8:10
Highlights
What this New Year holiday includes:
- Daily Bible teaching from trusted Christian teachers
- Hogmanay celebration with live Ceilidh
- New Year’s brunch
- Winter walks across our 166-acre grounds
- Games, creative sessions, and time to unwind
- A mix of ages and nations
- Space for reflection, worship and prayer
Who’s it for
- Anyone wanting to start the year with faith and fun
- First-time guests and returning friends
- Solo travellers looking for Christian community
- Couples and families
- Mature Christians wanting depth
- Young adults wanting connection and clarity
You’ll leave with
- Teaching you’ll carry into the months ahead
- A heart full of thanks
- Christian friends you’ll want to stay in touch with
- Renewed clarity and courage to walk with Christ
“He has sent me to proclaim freedom… to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.” – Luke 4:18-19
Ready to begin the year rooted in Christ?
Join the New Year Starter Holiday and step into the year with Scripture, community, and joyful celebration.
Bible teachers
Derek Burnside
