Our History

The first steps...

For many years Newfrontiers ran a very successful summer Bible camp called Stoneleigh Bible Week. Over 20,000 people, young and old, camped for a week in the summer and spent time in worship, teaching and training seminars, as well as recreational time getting to know others from their own church and other churches around the world.

In 2001 there was a sense that God was saying to stop Stoneleigh, change direction and instead focus on establishing new churches around the UK and the world. Many new churches were ‘planted’ in the UK and Jubilee Church Farnham was one of them.

In January 2002 a small group of Christians, who had been involved in Newfrontiers churches in other towns in Surrey, began meeting together in homes in Farnham to pray.  Led initially by Mark Landreth-Smith, the leader of The Beacon Church in Camberley, the small group was supported and encouraged by him and the Beacon Church.

Leaders were identified and the small group grew until it was necessary in September 2002 to start meeting on Sunday mornings at Farnham Sixth Form Collage - Jubilee Church Farnham was established!   During 2003 a church membership was established and a separate charitable trust to handle the church finance.  Jubilee Church became part of Churches Together in Farnham and members of the Evangelical Alliance, embracing the Evangelical Alliance Basis of Faith.