History
- In 1945, following the William Temple report, "Towards the Conversion of England", Lee Abbey Devon was purchased by Roger de Pemberton and Leslie Sutton and set up as a centre for renewal and evangelism. It offered holiday houseparties and training courses - a core ministry that continues to this day.
- From 1948, annual summer camps for people aged from 13 to 25 ran on the Devon estate.
- In 1964, pioneers went out from Devon to found the Lee Abbey International Students' Club in central London, a "home from home" for international students studying in the capital.
- Household communities were set up in Aston, Birmingham in 1988, Knowle West, Bristol in 1992 and Blackburn in 1995. The Aston and Knowle West households continue to thrive; Blackburn closed after 10 years of ministry in 2005.
- 2004 marked the opening of the Beacon Youth and Outdoor Activity Centre located on the Devon estate.
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