Spring Harvest

Spring Harvest is an inter-denominational evangelical conference and gathering in the United Kingdom that started in 1979.:245

Spring Harvest
Founded1979 (1979)
Founders
TypeCharitable organisation, Company limited by guarantee, Nonprofit
HeadquartersUckfield, East Sussex
Location
Area served
United Kingdom
CEO
Phil Loose
Key people
  • Martin Young (Chair) Cris Rogers (Chair of the event planning group)
Revenue
£4,819,854 (2016)
Employees
28 (2022)
Websitespringharvest.org

The festival arose in the late 1970s at a time when evangelicalism was growing in the UK and there was uncertainty as to how that movement would relate with Church of England and evangelicals within it; the event, among few others at the time, welcomed all evangelical Christians,:292–293 including people within and outside the charismatic movement.:245 Hylson-Smith comments that non-denominational activities such as Spring Harvest did much to encourage pan-evangelicalism which tended to minimise historical differences between denominations:247

Its stated aims are to "equip the Church for action" through a range of events, conferences, books and resources. The tone is evangelical with modern worship music, workshops and seminars.

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