Conferences
From 1926, the new facility was a centre for long-weekend preaching conferences for the "deepening of the spiritual life". These conferences took place monthly in the first few years, and later five times a year, drawing people from Britain and Europe. In this work Austin-Sparks was joined full-time and long-term at the Centre by a team of men from other church backgrounds, ranging from Anglican clergy to Baptist and Plymouth Brethren ministers.
Hospitality and catering for the conferences were provided by the adjacent Guest House and neighbouring homes. The assembly hall was expected to accommodate for the public meetings “between 150 and 200 persons somewhat cramped,” but the lower figure of 150 was in fact the upper limit and the success of the conferences soon called for more space, and in 1932 a small extension of the hall eastward added some 30 more seats.
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