Our Ministry Centre

Whether you’re a student coming for in-person classes, a pastor looking for a sabbatical or a church looking for a retreat venue, we welcome you and hope you are refreshed theologically, personally and spiritually as you are immersed in gospel-hearted community.

Ministry Centre Facilities

 
 

Based in a nineteenth-century manor house set in beautiful grounds near the heritage coastline of South Wales, Union’s Ministry Centre is more than a college campus - we see it as our ministry’s home. It provides a base for intensive study weeks and a home for the wider Union family, as well as offering retreat packages for churches and Christian organisations.

We have a range of single, double, multiple-occupancy and family accommodation units available. Make an accommodation booking request here.

The Courtyard Café & Bookshop is open to the public and sells light lunches, hot & cold beverages and cakes, as well as Union Publishing books and a selection of popular titles and second-hand Christian books, including a wide selection of Biblical commentaries.

Students and groups are welcome to make use of the café throughout their stay. There are also self-catering facilities available in the residential areas.

The Library is accessible to students, those in ministry, and Christians wishing to extend their theological understanding. It houses a large range of books, journals, digital resources, archives, and our Welsh language collection. To register as an external borrower, please email librarian@ust.ac.uk.

To discuss making book donations to the Library or bookshop, please email librarian@ust.ac.uk in advance.

Getting here

Address:  Union, Bryntirion House, Bridgend, CF31 4DX (off the A473) (What3Words code: safe/jams/tested)

We are within easy reach of the M4 motorway, with good road links to London, Bristol and Cardiff.

Public transport: There are direct train services from London Paddington and Manchester Piccadilly train stations through to Bridgend train station, as well as from Cardiff airport, and there are also connecting train journeys to Bridgend from Bristol airport.

Ministry Centre
Retreats & Room Hire

 

At Union our heart is to serve the church, and offering our facilities for meetings and retreats is just one way in which we do this.

Whether you’re looking for a residential retreat, a church weekend away or somewhere to host a day-conference or special event, the Ministry Centre is the perfect venue. Our 19th-century manor house and the SaRang Thomas Centre, set in several acres of beautiful gardens, offer a variety of meeting rooms for hire, as well as accommodation and self-catering facilities.

To enquire about hiring our facilities, please email bookings@ust.ac.uk .