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Welsh Mission Triennial Session 2025: Shining Bright Like Diamonds
The Welsh Mission’s 2025 Triennial Session, taking place on Sunday, 27 September in Newport, Wales, commenced with prayer, reflection, and heartfelt gratitude for God’s guidance. Delegates, officers, and pastors from all over Wales and the British Union Conference (BUC) assembled to welcome atten...
9 October 2025
Community Spirit Shines at Swansea Adventist Church Market Fundraiser
On Sunday, 5 October, Swansea Seventh-day Adventist church was filled with energy, generosity, and fellowship as it hosted an Indoor Market Fundraiser in support of its vibrant youth ministry. The event served as a heartwarming example of what can be achieved when a church family and its wider co...
9 October 2025
Dr Robbie Addaih Honoured for Outstanding Service to Humanity
Members of the West Bletchley Seventh-day Adventist Community church in Milton Keynes joined in celebrating one of their own, Dr Robbie Addaih, who was recently recognised for his exemplary dedication to humanitarian service and community empowerment. Dr Addaih received a Distinguished Service Aw...
9 October 2025
Adventists Honoured at UK Gospel Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
On Saturday evening, 4 October, the UK gospel music landscape witnessed a historic moment as the inaugural Gospel Music Hall of Fame United Kingdom Induction Ceremony celebrated the genre’s pioneers and legends at the magnificent Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, where on 29 October 1961, Dr Mar...
9 October 2025
The Church and Women: Gender, Culture, Scripture, and Leadership Can the Seventh-day Adventist Church learn from the Church of England?
Editor’s Introduction At BUC News , we welcome thoughtful reflections that explore relevant issues shaping faith, society, and leadership. In this article, Dr Jude Jeanville offers a personal reflection on women in leadership – drawing lessons from the Church of England’s appointment of its firs...
9 October 2025
From Leadership to Lifestyle: Pastor and Mrs Davis Inspire Change in Southern Spain
When Pastor Sam Davis concluded his service as President of the South England Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, many assumed retirement would bring a slower pace. Instead, he and his wife, Rowena, have started a new chapter of ministry that is transforming lives in Southern Spain. The couple ...
9 October 2025
Adventist Women Impacting Their Communities
The British Union Conference (BUC) Women’s Ministries Department continues to highlight Seventh-day Adventist women who are making a positive difference in their communities. This feature spotlights Dr Marva Williams, founder of Shhh… Menopause Wellness, and menopause coach, and Andrea Malcolm, d...
9 October 2025
Come Apart and Rest Awhile
“And He said to them, ‘Come aside by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.’ For there were many coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat” (Mark 6:31, NKJV). During a recent overseas trip for a funeral, I took a few hours to sit quietly on the beach. I’m not particularly...
9 October 2025
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
“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
“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
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
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
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