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WACO 30th Anniversary: Cliff – A Personal Reflection
I should have made Cliff a friend, but I couldn’t and I didn’t... When Clifford Sellors arrived at Newbold in 1985, I was two-thirds of the way through my pastoral training. What I immediately remember of Cliff is that he was a quiet, friendly, gentle young English person with a warm East Midland...
24 March 2023
Has anybody here seen my friend John?
Now, thirty years on, the memories of this tragic moment evoke difficult emotions in me that I thought I had processed a long time ago. In December 1987, I left the comfort of what was familiar to me and took a journey to West Indies College (WIC), now known as Northern Caribbean University, to b...
24 March 2023
Shetlanders, we'd love to make contact!
We’re looking to get in touch with people in Shetland. Have you ever lived in this beautiful, windswept archipelago somewhere between Scotland, Norway, and the Faroe Islands? Are you living there currently? Do you know anybody who lives there. We’d love you to make contact! Scottish Mission pasto...
24 March 2023
Education Day – 25 March 2023
From humble beginnings in 1858, the work of Seventh-day Adventist education has gone on from strength to strength. Though Adventists advocated primary education for children during the 1850s and 1860s, it was not until the early 1870s that the newly budding Seventh-day Adventist Church began to r...
23 March 2023
Former 'Adventist Review' Editor William G Johnsson Has Died at 88
William G Johnsson, editor of Adventist Review magazine from 1982 to 2006 and founding editor of Adventist World magazine in 2005-2006, died in Loma Linda, California, United States, March 11, 2023. He was 88. Johnsson was a missionary and theologian who authored more than 40 books and 1,000 ...
13 March 2023
Member of Parliament and Councillors Affirm Church's Community Outreach
"…. let your good deeds shine out for all to see so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father." Matthew 5:16 (NLT) On Sabbath, 25 February 2023, there was much praise and thanksgiving to God, as Government agencies recognised the 'good deeds' of Tottenham Lighthouse Seventh-day Adventist ch...
3 March 2023
Intensive Interviews at Newbold College for Prospective Pastors
The leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the UK and Ireland gathered at Newbold College for an intensive series of interviews with the students from Monday, 20 to Wednesday, 22 February. They interviewed nine undergraduate students with the view to sponsoring them for their postgraduate...
24 February 2023
ADRA Advocates for Peace
On the first anniversary of the Ukraine conflict, ADRA-UK joins with members of the ADRA network to advocate for a peaceful end to the conflict. "To some men, peace merely means the liberty to exploit other people without fear of retaliation or interference. To others, peace means the freedom to ...
24 February 2023
Turkey/Syria Earthquake: ADRA Update 2
On Monday, 20 February, two weeks after two devastating earthquakes killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria, an aftershock of 6.3 magnitude struck Turkey's southern Hatay province near the Syrian border. ADRA staff are on the ground and continue to work in these challenging conditions. Let...
23 February 2023
Can Vegan Food be Tasty?
Even though the Seventh-day Adventist Church encourages a plant-based diet, many still think plant-based food is bland, boring, and not for them. Susanne Kirlew helps you change that view. This outdated view is still in the minds of some of us. How do I know? That is how I used to think before I ...
22 February 2023