The Oakes

What is The Oakes?

The Oakes is a Christian holiday centre for young people. The Oakes Trust bought the site on in May 1998 and since then they have been sharing the Christian message with children and young people through amazing residential camps.

Over 30,000 children and young people have heard the message about Jesus in a relevant and engaging way as part of a fun filled activity holiday at The Oakes. Hundreds of groups have visited from Sheffield Churches, including our own, and local schools and many others have been on open camps, available to all during some weekends and in the school holidays.

Over 300 young adults have joined the ‘Impact Team’, taking part in The Oakes' gap year training programme, designed to give opportunities to share Jesus, serve Jesus and grow in Jesus, and many of these young leaders have come from the Sheffield area. Many more have joined the ‘Support Team’, teenagers aged 15+ who go to help out, learn on the job and share the load at busy times. 

The Oakes' vision is to be known for running great gospel-focused camps. They want to inspire, equip and send out leaders to share the gospel with children and young people. They want to encourage, work with and plant other gospel-focused residential ministries in the UK and overseas.