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About CRE

The first Christian Resources Exhibition was held in the Royal Horticultural Halls, London in 1985 with the vision of bringing together, under one roof, the widest range of resources to equip the church. When the doors opened on the first morning of the exhibition over 120 exhibitors, from Christian publishers to missionary agencies, waited in expectation to see if any visitors would arrive.

To everyone's amazement and relief, over the three days of the exhibition, 8,200 peopled attended. Twenty-four years on and CRE continues to be the UK's biggest and most successful Christian exhibition with shows being held in London, Harrogate, Exeter, Glasgow, Telford and Belfast.

Organisations from major charities and companies to smaller independent retailers have all benefited enormously from the contacts they have established at CRE over the years. The largest of the events is the annual exhibition held at Sandown Park, Esher with over 11,000 visitors and 350 exhibitors. Visitors come every year because they know they will find the latest resources, catch up with friends and be inspired.

Also an invaluable part of the exhibition is the seminar and arts theatre programme which are led by gifted communicators in their field of expertise and is one of the reasons visitor attendance continues to grow.

If you would like to know more about CRE either as a potential exhibitor or visitor please contact us for more information.