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The start of a different year - Scottish Mission Training Day
More than ninety leaders from churches around Scotland gathered in Crieff on Sunday, 15 January, for a Scottish Mission church officers' orientation day. The event, which has become an annual institution, was described by one seasoned elder from Aberdeen as "one of the best events so far." Pastor...
20 January 2023
Collaboration on Mental Health by Adventist Leaders and Hertfordshire NHS & Police
In a high-level strategy meeting held Monday, 16 January, at the South England Conference office, Adventist leaders met with Hertfordshire Police force and NHS personnel to discuss the Mental Health agenda for communities within its region. Enoch Kanagaraj, founder and CEO of One Vision charity, ...
19 January 2023
ITV News Features Tottenham Lighthouse Church on its humanitarian work
Changing Lives, Impacting Communities
13 January 2023
Strangers in the Night
It happened just as the day retired and the shades of the evening took centre stage. The hospital car park was still and silent. The half-filled car park asleep with a plethora of vehicles patiently awaiting the return of their drivers. She ran out of nowhere. Hysterical. Sobbing. Inconsolable. T...
13 January 2023
Lifeline 2 – SEC Youth Day of Fellowship
Hundreds of youths and young adults gathered at the Rock Tower in Tufnell Park on Sabbath, 31 December 2022, for the last South England Conference (SEC) Youth Day of Fellowship for the year. The event started well with icebreakers from Isaac Fletcher asking us to reflect on the past year and look...
11 January 2023
BUC Field Presidents share Seasonal Messages
From the Desk of the SEC President As we end a very challenging year, we pause to express our appreciation to the Lord for seeing us through. In retrospect, the Lord has been very good to us. We have come out of a pandemic and lockdown, witnessing Russia invade Ukraine and war breaking out. Many ...
21 December 2022
Marriage Enrichment Fellowship (MEF) End-of-Year Dinner
Forty couples from across the British Union Conference celebrated a couples' dinner on Saturday night, 17 December, to commemorate enriching their marriages at the Leonardo Hotel near Heathrow Airport. The couples who attended the event enjoyed a creative and entertaining but insightful presentat...
21 December 2022
Faith Leaders Discuss Cost-of-Living Crisis Interventions in Parliament
Acknowledging the extent and impact of the cost-of-living crisis, Dean Russell, Watford MP, extended an invitation to faith leaders to attend a round-table discussion in Parliament. This key event was held in the Portcullis Parliamentary building at Westminster on Tuesday, 13 December. Various fa...
21 December 2022
Annual Toy Service at Stanborough Park Church
Thanks to the generosity of members and their friends, Stanborough Park church, Watford, was again holding its Annual Toy Service, providing toys and games for the children of families in the local area experiencing severe hardship this year. According to representatives of local charities and sc...
21 December 2022
Season's greetings as we look back on the last year in the Scottish Mission: Pastor Jimmy Botha
A message from Pastor Jimmy Botha As we look back over 2022 in the Scottish Mission The Scottish Mission has lost two of our good pastors this year due to their relocation to Newbold College in the summer. Pastors Rory and Ivana Mendez accepted two different roles, Ivana as a lecturer at Newbold,...
16 December 2022
SEC Teens' Day of Fellowship impacted by ADRA Appeal
Your home has been bombed Your family has been separated You have no food You are forced to flee What do you do? Nearly a thousand teens from across the South England Conference (SEC) gathered at the Emmanuel Centre in Central London on Sabbath, 10 December, for their yearly Day of Fellowship. Bu...
15 December 2022
Newbold College of Higher Education appoints new Head of Marketing and Communications
For Immediate Release December 2022. Newbold College of Higher Education is pleased to share the appointment of Lubica Mueller in the role of The Head of Marketing and Communications. Effective December 2022, Lubica brings a wealth of experience to her new role of initiating and implementing mark...
15 December 2022
A Footballer and a Child of God
Dr Mandela Thyoka reflects on this year's FIFA World Cup in Qatar by focusing on England's Bukayo Saka and his faith in God. As the World Cup reaches its climax after a gruelling round of matches in the Qatar heat, with Bukayo Saka and England long since departed the tournament, Saka's profession...
15 December 2022
BUC Morning Worship – On Facebook
In April this year, we told you about the regular British Union Conference (BUC) Morning Worships broadcast on Facebook. These worship broadcasts are still running every weekday morning, as they have for over two years now, and we have built up quite a small community. Our regular viewers share t...
15 December 2022