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BUC Session 2026:  Nine-Month Prayer Plan

BUC Session 2026:  Nine-Month Prayer Plan

The British Union Conference (BUC) will hold its Session from 1-3 July 2026, and as part of the preparation for this important event, a Nine-Month Prayer Plan has been created for use by individuals, small groups and congregations.  Based on Micah 6:8, it invites participants to bathe all eleme...

25 September 2025

‘Forgiveness Journey Experience’ Course Transforms Perspectives

‘Forgiveness Journey Experience’ Course Transforms Perspectives

“We are not forgiven because we forgive, but as we forgive. The ground of all forgiveness is found in the unmerited love of God, but by our attitude toward others we show whether we have made that love our own” (E G White, Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 251). From 11 June to 3 September 2025, the St...

25 September 2025

A Life Remembered: Vera Wright

A Life Remembered: Vera Wright

“Thy word have I hid in mine heart…” (Psalm 119:11) We are saddened to announce the passing of Vera Wright, a faithful witness and long-standing member of our church family, who passed away on 17 July 2025, at the age of 95. A previous generation remembered Vera for the purity of her soprano voic...

25 September 2025

I Am Not Ashamed

I Am Not Ashamed

Testimony, a Pillar of Stewardship

24 September 2025

Death of Pastor Frederick Mapp

Death of Pastor Frederick Mapp

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of  Pastor Frederick Mapp , who died peacefully on  Wednesday, 27 August 2025 , at the age of 77. Pastor Mapp was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and a much-loved colleague in ministry. He faithfully served as a  Pastor and Ministerial ...

19 September 2025

Go Outdoors Partnership Blesses Adventurer and Pathfinder Ministries

Go Outdoors Partnership Blesses Adventurer and Pathfinder Ministries

The British Union Conference (BUC) Youth Department is celebrating a remarkable act of generosity from Go Outdoors, who donated 318 four-person tents to Adventurer and Pathfinder Clubs across the territory. At the heart of the BUC’s mission is the value of Transforming Lives – creating opportunit...

19 September 2025

BUC Stewardship Working Group meets to plan for the next quinquennium

BUC Stewardship Working Group meets to plan for the next quinquennium

The British Union Conference (BUC) Stewardship Working Group (elected directors and sponsors from all the regions) gathered over the weekend of 12-14 September to work on their departmental strategic framework for the next quinquennium, July 2026 – July 2030. This meeting was held virtually on Fr...

18 September 2025

BUC Health Ministries Expands Mental Wellbeing Strategy

BUC Health Ministries Expands Mental Wellbeing Strategy

“Sickness of the mind prevails everywhere. Nine-tenths of the diseases from which men suffer have their foundation here.” – E G White, Mind, Character, and Personality, Vol. 1   Strengthening Mental Health Support The British Union Conference (BUC) Health Ministries department has broadened its ...

18 September 2025

Transforming Health and Wellbeing Together

Transforming Health and Wellbeing Together

On 7 September, West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust launched the UK’s first community-powered fund to transform health and wellbeing in Hertfordshire. The Neighbourhood Transformation Fund brings together communities, health partners, and voluntary, community, and faith organisations....

18 September 2025

Seventh-day Adventist Pastors Join Faith Leaders in Watford to Promote Unity and Peace

Seventh-day Adventist Pastors Join Faith Leaders in Watford to Promote Unity and Peace

On Thursday 4 September, more than 50 faith and community leaders came together at Watford Fire Station for an emergency Community Engagement event organised by One Vision. At a time when tensions and divisions are increasingly visible across the country, the gathering was a visible testimony of ...

18 September 2025