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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...
2025-10-09T06:19:16.803Z
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...
2025-09-25T14:04:23.093Z
‘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...
2025-09-25T11:15:26.581Z
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...
2025-09-25T11:03:14.012Z
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 ...
2025-09-19T08:28:32.007Z
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...
2025-09-19T07:08:38.682Z
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...
2025-09-18T07:06:52.922Z
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 ...
2025-09-18T06:59:40.477Z
Reflecting Hope 2025: Final Training Weekend Announced
7–9 November 2025 | Leonardo Hotel, Hinckley Island
2025-09-04T14:54:36.764Z
Adventist Women Impacting Their Communities
The British Union Conference (BUC) Women’s Ministries Department celebrates Adventist women who are positively impacting their communities. In this feature, we highlight Joanna Daniel , Trauma-Informed Counsellor, whose work was recognised in the Trans-European Division’s General Conference Sess...
2025-09-04T14:46:48.183Z
STEWARDSHIP – GOD FIRST
The UK wastes an estimated 9.5 million tonnes of food annually, enough to feed over 30 million people. This staggering reality exists alongside a growing number of people facing food poverty. This modern crisis of abundance and lack brings to mind a timeless lesson in stewardship from the book of...
2025-09-04T14:38:33.947Z
One Vision Faith and Health Board Contributes to National Report on Assisted Dying
The Nuffield Trust, one of the UK’s leading health think tanks, has published a landmark report titled Assisted Dying in Practice: International Experiences and Implications for Health and Social Care . The study examines how different countries have approached assisted dying, the systems they h...
2025-09-04T14:25:11.110Z
Standing with Our Children in the Face of Racial Intolerance
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland is deeply disturbed by the racially aggravated incident that took place at the end of the recent Pathfinder and Adventurer Camporee held at the Crai Scout Activity Centre in Wales. Read full statement below.
2025-09-01T15:23:19.961Z