Calling off the event at Capesthorne Hall in Cheshire after two years, they said going ahead would have created a level of “financial uncertainty” that would have been an “irresponsible” move by trustees.
BCDO founder Tim Jupp said: “It is with enormous sadness and disappointment that the Big Church Day Out Trustees and Team are announcing that BCDO North will be cancelled in 2019 and beyond.”
In an open letter, Mr Jupp said the decision followed prayer and long-running talks about the event.
He confirmed the sister South event at Wiston House in West Sussex next summer will go ahead as planned.
After North ticket sales fell short by 3,000 of a 15,000 target set for last year’s debut event, it has since emerged ticket sales were even lower this year.
Mr Jupp continued: “We are very aware that events the size of BCDO need a few years to grow to a sustainable level, but because of the lower than projected numbers in the first two years, we have sadly not been able to afford the luxury of having enough time to keep building.”
While there were never expectations for BCDO to generate a profit, organisers posted a £150,000 budget deficit in May.
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