Looking for an exciting personal or team-building adventure this year? Genesis Trust and Bath Abbey are delighted to announce the Leap of Faith! 2025 abseil from Bath Abbey Tower on 13 and 14 June. It’s a stunning view at the top, a great challenge on the way down and a wonderful sense of achievement at the bottom! You can read more and register here.

Be brave and at the same time raise much-needed funds for local community-focused charities. Your involvement in the Leap of Faith! will enable Bath Abbey and Genesis Trust to support the care of the Abbey – an iconic Christian landmark that provides worship services for all and pastoral care for the City of Bath and its visitors – and enable homeless and vulnerable people in the Bath area to find new beginnings and a better future.

The Reverend Canon Guy Bridgewater, Rector of Bath Abbey, says: “Abseiling from the Abbey’s iconic tower is guaranteed to be an extraordinary experience. Raising vital funds whilst ‘taking the leap’ makes this challenge even more meaningful, and we are so grateful to the adventurous folk who have already signed up to abseil. We’re delighted to be working with Genesis Trust, one of the Abbey’s Mission Partners, to once again bring this thrilling fundraising challenge to the city of Bath. Leap of Faith is rooted in community, so whether you ‘leap’ or come along to cheer on the brave abseilers, we’d love to see you.”

Nick Mayo, CEO of Genesis Trust, says: “We are excited to be offering the Leap of Faith! Abseil once again in 2025. It was a hugely successful fundraising challenge in 2018, 2019 and 2023 and we are looking forward to seeing the brave and adventurous people of Bath supporting Genesis Trust and Bath Abbey once more in this way.”

For the 2025 Leap of Faith! abseil from Bath Abbey Tower, each individual is asked to pay a £40 registration fee (early bird of £40 before 1 May, then £45) and commit to raising at least £150 in sponsorship for Genesis Trust and Bath Abbey. The opportunity is open to people aged 12 and upwards, weighing up to 20st, with no upper age limit, although do bear in mind there’s a steep climb of 212 steps up to the top of the tower beforehand. Each person taking part will be photographed free of charge as they embark on their abseil down the iconic 49m tower.

Click here to register for the event.

 

Genesis Trust Bath provides immediate practical help to people who are homeless and vulnerable, and offers longer-term support and opportunities for visitors to make healthy choices, rebuild their lives, improve their wellbeing and overcome poverty in all its forms.

Bath Abbey welcomes thousands of visitors and pilgrims every year, offering worship, pastoral support and – with the recent completion of the transformational Footprint Project – a world-class encounter with the Abbey’s remarkable heritage. The Abbey receives no regular financial support from the Government or the Church and depends on generous supporters to ensure the Abbey doors stay open, the iconic building is cared for, and worship services are available for all.

If you have any questions, please contact Hilary Long here.