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ADRA-UK Joins NGOs to Lobby Government on Horn of Africa
On 20 September a cohort from an informal syndicate of 15 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) visited No 10 Downing Street with a petition signed by 30,237 people urging, the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, to fund the humanitarian response in the Horn of Africa. Currently, there are 50 million ...
2022-09-29T14:40:56.000Z
General Conference Invites Members to Complete Their Survey
The Trans-European Division (TED) of the General Conference is inviting all members in the British Union Conference (BUC) to complete the Global Church Membership Survey 2022 (GCMS 2022). The last GCMS survey was conducted in 2017 and the outcomes were valuable to both the TED and the BUC as they...
2022-09-22T13:40:11.000Z
The Soul of a Nation
At this time of national mourning, BUC News has asked two church leaders to reflect on the social context of her passing in a 21st century globalised world and biblical lessons that we can learn from this historical event. Pastor David Neal (TED Communication & Media Director), writes the first p...
2022-09-16T10:04:46.000Z
Remembering Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
We join with the people of the United Kingdom, the nations of the Commonwealth and the world, in expressing sincere condolences to the Royal Family on the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Her death marks the end of the modern Elizabethan era giving 70 years of dedicated service as Britai...
2022-09-08T18:04:24.000Z
Urgent Prayers Needed
This afternoon, we learned that the Royal Family have gathered at Balmoral amid concerns for the Queen's health. As the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, we would like to extend our prayers to her and her family at this challenging time. We live in un...
2022-09-08T16:42:00.000Z
Evangelising Wales
EVANGELISING WALES This article is adapted from the BUC Worship of 25th July 2022. Please join the BUC staff at 8:30 am each weekday morning by clicking on the links below: https://www.facebook.com/adventist.org.uk https://www.facebook.com/adventistyouthukandireland This is what the Lord Almighty...
2022-07-27T13:40:19.000Z
Stanborough Primary School Celebrates End of School Year Baptism
Two pupils from Stanborough Primary School committed their lives to Christ during a unique baptismal service programme at the school hall. The service took place on Sabbath 16 July at 4:00 pm, a day after the school term ended. It was well-attended by family members of the candidates, staff, fr...
2022-07-21T14:18:06.000Z
BUC Online Sabbath Service
We started our British Union Conference Online Sabbath Service at the beginning of the lockdown to provide you with an online worship experience during our churches' closure. It has served its purpose, and we would like to inform you that we are ending this service on 30 July 2022. We thank God f...
2022-07-15T10:29:58.000Z
Heat
The heat hit me as I left the air-conditioned truck when we arrived in Batha in the Sahel region of Chad. I was here to launch a project ADRA had started to give people access to toilet facilities. The hot wind was incredible. I was ushered to a Bedouin hut for cover, and I must say, inside the h...
2022-07-15T09:56:21.000Z
ADRA-UK Commemorates World Refugee Day
ADRA-UK commemorated World Refugee Day on June 20 with a special video, 'Those People'* created for the occasion. Reflecting on ADRA's work worldwide with refugees, the video seeks to provide insight into the challenges faced by nearly 100 million around the world. The video features ADRA-UK and ...
2022-06-23T13:57:40.000Z