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And Then It Was Time to Say Goodbye… After the fun of the last night together the following morning came around far too quickly. After one last breakfast together, it was time to break camp, pack up our tents and gather everything that had made Compass Camp home for...

Our final day of Compass Camp 2026 began with the last instalment in our series exploring the “I Am” sayings of Jesus. Silas Gulliford brought us to Jesus’ words in John 15: “I am the true vine.” It was a fitting way to draw our teaching series to a close, reminding...

Avast, ye readers! When our sailors awoke this morning, they were greeted by a repast fit for a pirate king – waffles and fish (catch of the day!), garnished with lemon slices to keep the scurvy at bay on the high seas! We were then encouraged to hear how Jesus is the...

Another day done! And the Compass Camper crew have done some hard work to earn their sleep tonight. We started the day with a hearty breakfast (including a breakfast risotto- Italian pirates would have been proud!) before our morning meeting led by Josh Morland, as...

We're halfway through our buccaneering voyage, and this morning Brian spoke about Jesus as our Good Shepherd. He is the one who lays down his life for his sheep, and we are his flock – prone to wander, but always brought back to safety. Afterwards we went for a walk,...

Ahoy mates! We're nearly at the end of another busy day on the Compass Camp pirate ship. This morning Ole taught us from Jesus' saying, "I am the door of the sheep", highlighting the twofold nature of the door as the only entrance into God's kingdom, and the way to...

The morning began with the enjoyable spectacle of the campers racing to the showers at the sound of the whistle. We headed off to Ulverston for church, where Ole began the weeks' teaching by preaching on the 'I Am the Bread of Life' statement from John. We were...

What an exciting start to Compass Camp! Our campers arrived in Grasmere full of enthusiasm and soon settled into their tents before taking part in some fun icebreaker games to get to know the other members of their tent (or should we say, ship!). The afternoon saw...

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