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The Christian Resources Exhibition (CRE) in Surrey this week was designed to provide churches with all their service needs.
Thousands of attendees could find church-orientated products, from stained glass to sound systems, cassocks to conference venues, bibles and bespoke heating systems. There were also some quirky items- such a ‘holy socks’.
Brett Pitchfork, CRE’s organiser told Premier: “It’s a big bazaar of everything you can imagine – and an awful lot you probably wouldn’t have thought of that are useful for those working in church leadership.
“We’ve got a flight simulator from the Mission Aviation Fellowship so you can actually have a go at flying a plane in a simulator in some of the conditions the MAF pilots would be doing.
“There are so many different things and lots of different speakers as well.”
Around 200 organisations took part in the event, which also had dozens of seminars available.
Pitchfork added: “Today I bought some holy socks for my Grandson. Why? They were Noah’s ark socks and I thought he’d love them.
“We’ve got a lot of people coming in from churches, people who are involved in leadership – everyone from the Sunday school teacher through to bishops are here to explore what’s new and what’s available to their ministries.”
Listen here for the full interview. Premier’s Cara Bentley began by asking what the exhibition is like:
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