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Having very carefully reviewed the situation with our friends at Butlin’s, we’ve taken the tough decision not to proceed with the Spring Harvest 2021 events at Minehead and Skegness and to focus on our online event, Spring Harvest Home. We have just released a short video with an update which you can watch on our Homepage. Click 'Read More' to be redirected.

Spring Harvest Home is our online event, which first ran in 2020 during the original UK lockdown. Over 180,000 devices connected to it and people worshipped, heard life-changing talks and celebrated the Big Start from their homes. It was an historic moment and we have testimonies of people becoming Christians, wonderful memories of everyone singing our theme song, and we were all encouraged during a challenging time when we couldn’t physically meet together as usual. For all the latest news about this online event, make sure you’re signed up to our email list on our website! (And tell your friends!)

From the evening of Easter Sunday 4th to the evening of Thursday 8th April 2021.

Spring Harvest’s live event makes some unique and complex demands. Vital team members must travel from all over the UK and beyond which makes us vulnerable to regional lockdowns. Each year we need to recruit over a thousand team members from a spectrum of age groups and locations. We need to be confident that a sufficient number of people will be prepared to volunteer and will be able to attend the event. We believe it is unwise to commit significant sums of money to overcome the challenges in delivering our intensive on-site programme under the anticipated government guidelines. As a charity we must manage our finances responsibly, and so this decision is being taken in order to help preserve the long-term future of Spring Harvest, and to wisely minimise any financial losses.

Butlin’s are planning to re-open on 17th May, as long as government guidelines allow this. We have seen first-hand the measures in place at Minehead and Skegness and we’re confident that Butlin’s will continue to deliver safe and secure holidays.

We are already talking with Butlin’s about the 2022 event and we will bring you more news about that as soon as we can. Meanwhile Spring Harvest Home, our online event which has already been months in the planning, will be bolder and better than ever before. In the long term, we are totally committed to our live events hosted at the superb Butlin’s resorts at Minehead and Skegness.

We’re complying with all government advice and prioritising the welfare of our team, so most of our team are working from home. So, the best way to contact us is by email at [email protected] for all enquires.

Even though we’re not putting up a Big Top or recruiting 1,000+ volunteers, Spring Harvest Home is still a costly project. Our vision is to see lives changed through this event, so we’re pioneering a new way of delivering ministry online. This involves a whole team of people, some clever technology and the transfer of contributors from live events into pre-recorded sessions and a live-streaming location. There are significant costs throughout the year, too: creating high quality sessions and resources for all ages that will deliver the Unrivalled theme in the best possible way. £55 per household is a fraction of the cost of attending an onsite Spring Harvest event. We also know it isn't the same! So we also really need your support as we prepare for Spring Harvest 2022.

Spring Harvest Home 21 is £55 Full access to the whole Spring Harvest Home online event (4th to 8th April) and available as catch up throughout April 2021. Login on up to two devices at once and any number of people can watch each device. Spring Harvest Home 21 Plus EC-GO is £75 Full access to the whole Spring Harvest Home online event (4th to 8th April) and available as catch up until the end of June 2021. Login on up to three devices at once. Plus, this ticket includes a one-year subscription to EC-GO, a brand new online hub for Christian resources. Content will include teaching, live worship music, home group materials, kids work resources and much more. The EC-GO subscription service launches on 9th April 2021 and the teaching content from Spring Harvest Home 21 will also be available there.

There are reduced prices for those on benefits and free subscriptions for those who can’t afford it, when recommended by their church leader. More details can be found here.

EC-GO is a brand new streaming subscription service. The subscription service will launch after Spring Harvest Home and the teaching content from the event will also be available there. It will include teaching, worship recordings, small group resources and lots more, not least a huge back-catalogue of Bible teaching and discipleship materials from Spring Harvest and other events over many years. In the past, you may have had to download one talk at a time from essentialchristian.com. This way, with a subscription, you can watch/read/listen to a huge range of content at your leisure.

With your additional Spring Harvest Home logins, all devices do not need to be on the same WiFi network, you can select where they are used and on what device. You will however be limited to the number of device logins according to the package you’ve purchased.

The platform is accessed by an internet connected web-browser. All computers, tablets and smart phones have web browsers. To be able to join in with the chat, explore the exhibition or shop for resources, you’ll need to be able to use the web browser with keyboard and mouse, or touch screen technology, however you normally do.

The platform can easily be ‘cast’ onto your Smart TV using Chromecast or Apple TV. With other types of device or TV, there are other ways to get the content from a web browser onto your TV screen – using ‘mirroring’ or even a cable from device to TV.

You will be able to login on two devices or three devices simultaneously using your email address and password. They could be any kind of internet-ready device – laptop, desktop computer, tablet, smart phone, smart TV. Perhaps your kids want to watch their content in a different room on a tablet, whilst you enjoy the sofa in the lounge.

The platform will show you a schedule of content, as well as categories of ‘On Demand’ content. There will also be a PDF detailing the sessions and content detail.

Most sessions will be available live and will automatically be available ‘on demand’ afterwards until the login expires.

We will be announcing the pricing after our April online event.

The standard £55 Spring Harvest Home 21 ticket can be upgraded to the Spring Harvest Home Plus EC-GO ticket. If you would like to upgrade please contact Customer Service on: [email protected] with your request and they will be in touch to take payment. You can also buy the subscription at a later date for the full monthly price.

This year we have offered existing Group Organisers for Spring Harvest the additional functionality of watch parties. These have been limited this year due to the new technology and the set up required to make these happen Unfortunately, we are not able to set up any more watch parties once the event is happening. If you are interested in becoming a future group organiser or church champion please visit the website here.

All guests who had booked and were expecting to join us are eligible for a full refund which includes deposits made. All guests will be contacted by Butlin's for a full refund within 28 days (from 22nd January)

Transactions and bookings for Spring Harvest Minehead and Skegness are made through Butlin’s. Booked guests will receive a full refund automatically within the next 28 days (from 22nd January). Guests will receive an email directly from Butlin's.Butlin’s are experiencing high call volumes at this time so we ask that you do not call them. They will instead contact you via email and your refund will be processed automatically so there’s nothing you need to do.Please note that refunds will only be made back to the card which was used for the initial payment and cannot be transferred to another account. If your card has expired in this time, Butlin’s will contact you directly to make alternative arrangements.Essential Christian team members are contacting exhibitors, suppliers, contractors and key team members to discuss how they will be affected.

This is a great idea and we appreciate you thinking this way! But regrettably we cannot accept transfers of bookings to Spring Harvest 2022. This is because the accommodation you booked this year may be different to what you want next year, or the offers may be different, or the dates may be different. It’s easier for us to refund you and then look forward to welcoming you when we launch for 2022!

There are many ways in which you can support Spring Harvest.

Yes please! Every year our Spring Harvest family expands as a huge team of people in a variety of roles bring Spring Harvest to life! Spring Harvest’s remarkable army of volunteers benefit from free accommodation and meals, plus a contribution towards travel costs and more. Working alongside the full-time team, you get to experience the ministry of Spring Harvest and know that you have made a difference as people worship, learn and laugh together. And there is always time off to experience the event! Why not consider joining one of the teams in 2022 where you can serve our guests and contribute to the life-changing ministry of Spring Harvest? Many volunteers build up lasting friendships and return year after year.