Festival LIVE 2025

Festival LIVE is the online element of Cliff Festival, for those who are unable to join us on the Cliff College site. In 2025 we'll be livestreaming our morning Bible studies and evening celebrations, as well as hybrid seminars and dedicated online content for our Festival LIVE audience. A full timetable is below.

Meet your Festival LIVE hosts

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  Rev Dr Andrew Stobart

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  Holly Adams

Monday 26 May

9:45am- 12:30pm	Live from the Hope Stage, our morning Bible study on Holiness Calling, followed immediately by our Anniversary Celebration with Rev Janet Unsworth. After the service, we'll be joined by Rev Helen Cameron, current President of the Methodist Conference.
6:45pm-8:45pm	Join us for our evening celebration, live from the Hope Stage, with conversations before and after the service with Rev Leslie Newton and Rev Ashley Cooper.

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Watch Festival LIVE back

Friday 23 May

6:45pm-8:45pm

Join us for our evening celebration, live from the Hope Stage, with an introduction from your Festival LIVE hosts and an exclusive interview with our Bible study teacher, Ben Pugh.

Saturday 24 May

9:45am- 11:15am	Live from the Hope Stage, our morning Bible study on Holiness Calling. Following the Bible study, we'll be joined by Rev Janet Unsworth for some reflections.
11:15am-12:15pm	Our first livestreamed seminar of Festival LIVE - Dr Kirsi Cobb will be reflecting on 'When Good People Do Bad Things', looking at the story of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar. You'll be able to ask questions and share reflections with those attending onsite as well as those sharing online.
6:45pm-8:45pm	Join us for our evening celebration, live from the Hope Stage, with conversations before and after the service from Faith and Geekery, All We Can and Roy Searle.

Sunday 25 May

9:45am- 11:15am	Live from the Hope Stage, our morning Bible study on Holiness Calling. Following the Bible study, we'll be joined by Carolyn Godfrey.
11:15am-12:15pm	In our second livestreamed seminar of Festival LIVE, Dr Ed Mackenzie will be reflecting on 'Hospitable Holiness and the Mission of the Church'. You'll be able to ask questions and share reflections with those attending onsite as well as those sharing online.
6:45pm-8:45pm	Join us for our evening celebration, live from the Hope Stage, with conversations before and after the service with people representing different teams of the Methodist Church.