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3 unusual facts about Keswick Convention


Andrew MacBeath

Andrew G W MacBeath, a Scottish preacher associated with the Keswick Convention, was younger brother of John MacBeath; studied at Edinburgh University, the Baptist College in Glasgow, and New College, Edinburgh.

Holiness movement

Robert and Hannah Smith were among those who took the holiness message to England, and their ministries helped lay the foundation for the now-famous Keswick Convention.

ICC Records

ICC also provides a recording service used for the talks and seminars at numerous Christian conferences and festivals in the UK, such as Spring Harvest, Soul Survivor, New Wine and the Keswick Convention.


Brunstad Christian Church

An analysis undertaken by Geir Lie investigates the extent to which the theology of Brunstad Christian Church was influenced by the Keswick revival at the turn of the 20th century and by individuals such as Madame Guyón and Jessie Penn-Lewis.

Philip Hacking

He was chairman of the Keswick Convention from 1984–1993; was national chairman of Reform (a conservative evangelical group within the Church of England); was chairman of Word Alive (formerly a part of Spring Harvest) from 1993–2000; and for 12 years was chairman of SUM Fellowship (Sudan United Mission), now Action Partners.


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