The Autumn term of our Discipleship Course 2025 runs from Monday 6 October – Friday 12 December.

In 2025 the Discipleship Course runs from March to December in three terms, and includes our summer conference, Gateway:
- Spring Term – Saturday 1st March – Sunday 20th April
- Summer Term – Monday 19th May – Monday 21st July
- Autumn Term – Monday 6 October – Friday 12 December
The summer term is followed by the Gateway Summer Youth Conference 2025 (Monday 21st July – Sunday 3rd August 2025).
For more details see Discipleship Course 2025
The Gateway Summer Youth Conference at HOD takes place from Monday 21st July – Sunday 3rd August 2025, as part of the wider Discipleship Course running from March to December 2025 in three terms.

The theme of the conference is TBC.
For more details see Gateway Summer Youth Conference 2025


The Summer term of our Discipleship Course 2025 runs from 19th May – 21st July.

In 2025 the Discipleship Course runs from March to December in three terms, and includes our summer conference, Gateway:
- Spring Term – Saturday 1st March – Sunday 20th April
- Summer Term – Monday 19th May – Monday 21st July
- Autumn Term – Monday 6 October – Friday 12 December
The summer term is followed by the Gateway Summer Youth Conference 2025 (Monday 21st July – Sunday 3rd August 2025).
For more details see Discipleship Course 2025
The Spring term for our Discipleship Course 2025 runs from 1st March – 20th April 2025.

In 2025 the Discipleship Course runs from March to December in three terms, and includes our summer conference, Gateway:
- Spring Term – Saturday 1st March – Sunday 20th April
- Summer Term – Monday 19th May – Monday 21st July
- Autumn Term – Monday 6 October – Friday 12 December
The summer term is followed by Gateway Summer Youth Conference 2025 (Monday 21st July – Sunday 3rd August 2025).
For more details see Discipleship Course 2025
“Come let us Return unto the Lord” (Hosea 6 v 1)
A day of guided prayer and reflection in beautiful surroundings, with reflections led by community members.
In between the times together, there will be time to pray and reflect in our beautiful Chapel and peaceful Retreat Centre Gardens.
Join us as we seek to return to the Lord this Advent.
We suggest a donation for the day of £15, including refreshments.
Please bring your own packed lunch.
To book a place, please contact us by phone or email.





On Friday 12 April we will have worship followed by feedback by Gae and Silvie from their recent trip to Uganda in March.

As part of their sharing the feedback will include a video diary from their time there, which included Women’s conferences and ministry to women in two Ugandan communities in Katikamu and Soroti.
The meeting will be in the Tithe Barn at HOD for those who live locally. All welcome.
We are unable to livestream the meeting this Friday on YouTube for technical reasons, but we will share the video after Friday on our YouTube channel, especially to feedback to our supporters whose support enabled the mission to take place.
See the Calendar of Events for Friday night speakers on other dates.

On Friday March 28 2025 our Friday Night Fellowship Meeting speaker will be Maria Heath.

Our fellowship meeting will be in the Tithe Barn at HOD for those who live locally. All welcome. We sometimes post recordings of our Friday night speakers afterwards on our YouTube channel.
See the Calendar of Events for Friday night speakers on other dates.
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Maria works as the Director of Mission Northampton, an evangelisation office in the Diocese of Northampton and is also the former co-ordinator for CHARIS England & Wales.
Maria is married to Alex, they have 5 children aged 6 to 21. In her free time, she enjoys all things Italian with friends and family.

On Friday July 5 2024 our Friday Night Fellowship Meeting speaker will be Alice Hall from Sion Community.
Our fellowship meeting will be in the Tithe Barn at HOD for those who live locally. All welcome. We sometimes post recordings of our Friday night speakers afterwards on our YouTube channel.
See the Calendar of Events for Friday night speakers on other dates.
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Alice met Sion Community through a school mission in 1992 and has been involved with Sion Community ever since. She is single and in discernment for a more committed consecrated life. She lives at the Ark, Sion’s community house in Coventry.
Following a Discipleship Training School in her late teens, she initially joined the Sion youth team and later moved into initiating, leading or developing various areas of ministry within the Community. She has a degree in Drama and Theology and a Masters in Theology and Christian Ministry.
Alice is passionate about the love of God and about people. She finds life serving Him through preaching, teaching, praying with and walking alongside others as well as through worship.

On Friday October 11 2024 our Friday Night Fellowship Meeting speaker will be Tim Alford from Limitless.
Our fellowship meeting will be in the Tithe Barn at HOD for those who live locally. All welcome. We sometimes post recordings of our Friday night speakers afterwards on our YouTube channel.
See the Calendar of Events for Friday night speakers on other dates.
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Tim lives in Malvern, England, with his wife Jen, and two kids, Tobijah and Aria. He is the National Director of Limitless, a Youth Ministry Specialist Lecturer at Regents Theological College, and author of Leadership 101: Your go-to guide to leading youth and children’s ministries into a brighter future.
Tim is passionate about equipping leaders and communicating the gospel, having spoken at conferences, churches, schools and events all over the world. He is an enthusiastic runner, a frustrated supporter of Arsenal, and has on more than one occasion been to the cinema in Star Wars fancy dress.

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‘When we have been clothed…’
(2 Corinthians 5.3)
On Friday September 27 2024 our Friday Night Fellowship Meeting speaker will be Andy Swinford who will speak on the theme “When we have been clothed“
Andy will lead us in a deep dive into the fascinating subject of clothing in scripture. It is an important and inspiring topic running right through the Bible, from God’s clothing of Adam and Eve at the beginning, to the wedding garment of the Bride at the end of time. Sometimes we all need a change of clothes and this might be the night!
We look forward to Andy sharing with us. Our fellowship meeting will be in the Tithe Barn at HOD for those who live locally. All welcome.
We sometimes post recordings of our Friday night speakers afterwards on our YouTube channel.
See the Calendar of Events for Friday night speakers on other dates.
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Andy formerly taught English Literature and is the author of 14 essays in ‘The Christian Tradition in English Literature’. He is about to publish ‘The Practice of Joy: insights from the stories of C S Lewis’. He also delivers multimedia presentations and on-line classes about the authors C S Lewis and Tolkien.

Andy Swinford
Walking in the countryside and beekeeping are among his chief pleasures. He is a long-standing friend of The House of the Open Door, and has spoken before at our Friday Night Fellowship Meetings.