Our Vision and Aims

To fulfill this vision we aim to:

• Restore a holisitic Christian spirituality reconnecting with the Spirit and the Scriptures, the saints and the streets, the seasons and the soil, weaving together the separated strands of Christianity and healing the land.
• Research the first Celtic mission and related movements throughout history which embody this, and draw out their application for today.
• Resource the emerging and existing church through worship and prayer resources, teaching and training materials, soul friendship and spiritual guidance, retreats and conferences, and exploring new expressions of Christian community.

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In trying to achieve these aims, we draw our inspiration particularly from the Celtic Saints such as Aidan and Hilda.

We organise retreats, workshops and meetings:

• At the Open Gate on Lindisfarne
• All around the UK, often at our regional centres.
• Internationally in countries with existing and prospective members of the Community

The book 'A Pilgrim's Way', deals extensively with the Community's history, its Way of Life and its aims. See the Books Section in the under the Shop menu for more information.

We offer online Daily Meditations on the Christian life, many of which draw on the stories of the celtic saints. These come from Ray Simpson's Book "Celtic Daily Light".

Give yourself a quick introduction to the chronology of celtic christian times by downloading and opening the Celtic Timeline (PowerPoint file).

More about 'us'

The Community is open to christians of all denominations and walks of life. It is truly ecumenical and brings together people from highly traditional backgrounds such as Roman Catholic and Anglo-Catholic, right through to Evangelical Charismatics and Pentecostal.

While we have no formal links with other celtic communities such as the Northumbria Community and the Iona Community, there is a lot of common ground and many of our leaders and members have made visits, arranged events, etc. with these sister organisations.