These volunteers are responsible for welcoming those attending and on hand in sessions to make sure everyone is alright. The Skiddaw Street welcome team covers the main tent, as well as the majority of the smaller venues around the town. The Rawnsley welcome team covers the Rawnsley site, with the children and youth venues, as well as our exhibition marquee.

This role involves working as part of a small team primarily during the morning and evening meetings. The team inputs gift information into an electronic database and records gift aid as appropriate. Volunteers must have experience in using a computer and have a good eye for detail.

Volunteers help to install and set up PA and projection kits for seminars and other small venues throughout the week. They might also be asked to man a seminar venue. Some knowledge of sound, video, tech is useful or have a good ability to learn.

These volunteers are based at the Skiddaw Street site. They prepare and serve meals for support team, trustees, and speakers. This includes breakfasts, lunches and two-course evening meals.

You don’t need to have appeared on Master Chef or be a gourmet chef to serve on this team! We’re looking for volunteers who can chop and prepare ingredients, working with our team leader to provide meals for the Convention teams.

Volunteers for this role will be roving photographers during the convention, capturing images of the main meetings, seminars, conventioners and highlights of the week. The role also involves speaking to people to set up group shots of the Convention team and visitors.

The crèche is for pre-school aged children who are supervised at all times by their parents/ carers. Volunteers need a love for children as well as being able to welcome their families to the crèche area. The role involves several tasks including making drinks for parents/carers and tidying up at the end of the sessions.

Volunteers are based in Base Camp at the Rawnsley site. Tasks involve carrying out general café jobs, ensuring the smooth running of the café and serving customers. The role also includes making sure that café tables and seating are clean and tidy. Full training will be given.

The role involves working as part of a small team, primarily during the mornings and evenings. It involves counting collections and preparing money and documentation for banking of donations. Inputting bank information onto various spreadsheets is also part of the role. Volunteers must have a good eye for detail.

This role involves clearing the sites at Rawnsley and Skiddaw Street following the Convention. There is a range of practical tasks that need to be carried out including storing chairs and equipment as well as moving items and helping team members on the sites.

This role involves being part of a team to help with manual tasks in setting up venues including Base Camp, and other marquees, at the Rawnsley site and also the main tent and marquees at Skiddaw Street. Volunteers carry out a variety of practical tasks to get the sites ready for the Convention.

Volunteers teach children Bible stories based on the main Bible reading sessions. They also provide fun games, crafts and activities that support these teachings. The role involves enjoying working as part of a team, be lively and enthusiastic and be interested in encouraging and building up children and young people.

Teaching young people Bible stories based on the main Bible reading sessions, drawing alongside them and encouraging young people is the aim of those volunteering in this role. Volunteers will be working at venues on the Rawnsley site. The role involves enjoying working as part of a team and being lively and enthusiastic!

This team welcomes conventioners and dealing with their enquiries. It also involves selling programmes and other merchandise as well as some computer based tasks such as assisting parents with the registration of their children for their groups. Volunteers will be based in reception at the Skiddaw Street office.