Once again, we warmly invite you and your family to join us for a time of fellowship over the weekend of 4th-5th July 2026, for our annual Bible Convention.

This will be the 76th Bible teaching weekend arranged by Longhorsley Mission. This year, we are holding the event in Longhorsley Mission Free Church, In Longhorsley, Northumberland.

Chairman

Rev. George Curry (Newcastle)

George Curry is the minister of Elswick Parish Church, Newcastle upon Tyne. His prayer is for the Lord to come down in refreshing power upon his people.

The Speakers

Johnny Prime

Johnny is FEIC’s Director for London, developing relationships with FIEC churches and church leaders in London, galvanising the work and ministry of the gospel in the city. He joined the FIEC staff team at the beginning of 2018 as Pastoral Ministries Director and then Head of Local Ministries.

Born in London and raised in Edinburgh, Johnny is married to Sandra and they have three grown up daughters and three grandchildren. He trained as a Scottish lawyer and worked as a litigation lawyer for nine years.

He served for 24 years as a pastor at Enfield Evangelical Free Church and was involved in sending out church planting and revitalisation teams. This led to the formation of the Together for Mission partnership of seven churches in the Enfield area.

Doug McCallum

Doug was brought up in a loving, Christian home in the south east of England, although his heritage is definitely Scottish! He is married to Rebecca and they have two young children, Luke and Elijah.

He used to be an accountant before training for the ministry at a seminary in the United States.

His interests are football (he is a relatively keen Liverpool fan), politics (he once worked for an MP), reading, and even doing a little cooking. He joined CPC as a minister in October 2017.

Programme Timings

Saturday 4th July

• 3:30pm  Preacher: Johnny Prime
• 4:45pm  Tea/Coffee & refreshments
• 6pm  Preacher: Doug McCallum

Sunday 6th July

• 11am  Worship and Communion, Preacher: Jonny Prime
• 3:30pm  Preacher: Doug McCallum
• 4:45pm  Tea/Coffee & refreshments
• 6pm  Preacher: Jonny Prime

Venue details and directions

Longhorsley Mission Free Church, Drummonds Close, Longhorsley, NE65 8UR

The village of Longhorsley is situated on the A697 road, six miles North of Morpeth and 20 miles North of Newcastle upon Tyne.

We look forward to welcoming you and to enjoying a weekend of fellowship together.

The foundation year…

In 1948 the Yorkshire Evangelist Harold Watson was invited to speak during a weekend at Longhorsley Mission in rural Northumberland. When mission members became aware of the interest being expressed by many people it became obvious that the Mission hall in Longhorsley would not be able to accommodate everyone.  The decision was made to hire a marquee.

As time progressed concern was expressed that the marquee ordered would not be big enough to hold everyone so a second marquee was acquired. The marquees were erected in a field in the centre of the village behind what was then the village blacksmiths.

An established event – seven decades of Bible teaching in rural Northumberland…

This event was repeated with different speakers, on the first weekend in July, over the following six years. The numbers attending increased and the Mission members realised that they should continue and thus Longhorsley Mission Bible Convention was established.

In 1954 a member of the fellowship purchased a field in the centre of the village to be used for the Convention each year. The Convention was held in a marquee on this site until 2006. The preparation for this annual weekend was quite physically demanding for Mission members often under adverse weather conditions, and after prayerful consideration the decision was made in 2007 to relocate the Convention to the Memorial Hall in Longframlington, a village only four miles away.

This proved to be the right decision as the Memorial Hall had excellent facilities and we have appreciated the help and support which we have received from the Hall committee during the subsequent years.

In 2026 the event will once again be hosted in the village of Longhorsley, and will be held in Longhorsley Mission Free Church.

75th Anniversary year in 2025…

2025 marked the 75th anniversary of the Convention. We have four members of our fellowship who have attended each Convention and we have a record of every speaker who has preached God’s word over these 75 years. We give thanks to God for the encouragement we have had from Christians throughout the area who have supported the work of Longhorsley Mission over so many years.

Looking to the future…

2025 also marked 150 years since Longhorsley Mission began in 1875. As we look to the future we pray that the Lord will guide our fellowship as we seek to maintain the Convention in rural Northumberland.