Keswick Convention
Keswick Ministries is the operational name for The Keswick Convention Trust | |
| Founded | 1875 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Rev T D Harford-Battersby, Robert Wilson |
| Type | Registered as a British charity and a private company, limited by guarantee with no share capital |
| Focus | To promote Bible teaching at an annual Convention in Keswick and on other occasions with the aim of encouraging holy and Biblical life styles. |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 54°36′03″N 3°07′44″W / 54.600833°N 3.128889°W (Convention Centre, Skiddaw St) 54°36′10″N 3°08′27″W / 54.6028727°N 3.1407246°W (Rawnsley Centre) |
Area served | UK |
Key people | John Risbridger (Chairman) James Robson (Ministry Director) Jodi Whitehouse (Operations Director) Steve Adam (Hon Treasurer) Simon Overend (Secretary) |
| Revenue | £ 2,461,842 (2016) |
| Employees | 12 |
| Volunteers | 600 (during Convention weeks) |
| Website | www.keswickministries.org.uk |
The Keswick Convention is an annual gathering of conservative evangelical Christians in Keswick, in the English county of Cumbria.
The Christian theological tradition of Keswickianism, also known as the Higher Life movement, became popularised through the Keswick Conventions, the first of which was a tent revival in 1875 at St John's Church in Keswick.