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Death of Frances Ruth Johnson
We were saddened to learn of the death of Frances Johnson (née Gammon), who passed away on 14 October 2022. Frances was born on 2 December 1944 in Bristol, to Pastor Kenneth and Beryl Gammon. As a pastor's child, Frances attended 13 schools of one sort or another before she entered denominational...
20 October 2022
Central London Church Pastor Performs Baptism in Romania
Pastor Colin Stewart travels to Romania to perform a baptism for one of his baptismal candidates so that her grandmother can witness her public commitment to Christ.
19 October 2022
Irish Mission Welcomes BUC-Designated Treasurer
Aftab Barki, the Assistant Treasurer of the British Union Conference (BUC), was also recently appointed as the designated Treasurer for the Seventh-day Adventist in Ireland. The appointment was created to support the growth in memberships, projects and programmes in the Irish Mission (IM) and its...
17 October 2022
TAKE A SHOT (TAS) Covid-19 Project
A report from the Take a Shot (TAS) Covid 19 project run by ADRA-UK and ADRA Ghana The community durbar held on 28th June 2022 at the Tetegu provided an excellent opportunity for about a 50-year-old man named Mr. William Asare to receive for the first time a COVID-19 vaccine shot. Mr. Asare, curr...
13 October 2022
One Vision Hosts Black History Event
A capacity audience assembled on Sunday 9 October at the Stanborough Centre, Watford, to mark the impact of black history, and celebrate achievers from diverse backgrounds. Hosted by One Vision Charity – the event organisers, invitations were extended to key individuals and groups making a signif...
13 October 2022
Adventist Community Services Addresses Energy & Fuel Crisis
"Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too" Philippians 2:4 (NLT) Earlier this year, Sharon Platt-McDonald, Director of Adventist Community Services (ACS), Health & Women's Ministries at the British Union Conference (BUC) developed and launched the ACTS of S...
13 October 2022
Hungry for God
Record attendance at Scottish day of fellowship shows a church hungry for revival
13 October 2022
Young Leeds Artist Contributes to UK Art Scene
The World Reimagined sees 10 trails of Globe sculptures across 7 cities, London, Birmingham, Bristol, Swansea, Liverpool City Region, Leeds and Leicester created by 100+ artists responding to themes ranging from 'Mother Africa' and 'The Reality of Being Enslaved' to 'Still We Rise' and 'Expanding...
6 October 2022
Flourishing Together - Whatever the Challenge
"This has been the most relevant, timely and impactful training I have received this year!" The enthused comment came from an attendee at the 'Let's Flourish Together!', BUC Women's Ministries event led by Karen Holford, TED director for Women, Family and Children's Ministries. Realising the sco...
6 October 2022
Death of Ronald Valerius Edwards
We were saddened to learn of the death of Pastor Ron Edwards. It is currently understood that he passed away on 8 September 2022. However, we are waiting for confirmation. Pastor Ron was born on 21 October 1932 in Sevenoaks, Kent. Pastor Ron completed a BA in Theology from Avondale College, Austr...
6 October 2022
BUC President Leads Field Leaders to Commemorate Pastor Appreciation Day
Christians around the world acknowledge October as Pastor Appreciation Month. The General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (GC) have designated Sabbath 8 October as Pastor Appreciation Day. Pastor Eglan Brooks, British Union Conference (BUC) President, leads senior church leaders to...
6 October 2022
Basil Powell (former BUC Treasurer's) Funeral
We are saddened to announce the death of Basil Powell on 12th September. He died peacefully at home. His funeral service is at 11am on 7th October at Stanborough Park Church. His burial is at Tring Cemetery 1pm (Aylesbury Road, Tring HP23 4DH). Basil served as Treasurer of the BUC and when he ret...
6 October 2022
Young Men Will Dream
The Internship Symposium organised by the British Union Conference (BUC) Ministerial Association took place from 20-22 September. Interns and their supervisors from across the British Isles gathered at the Union offices in order to share experiences and learn. The programme included many learning...
29 September 2022
British Union Conference Executive Votes New Strategic Plan
On 15 September, the British Union Conference (BUC) Executive Committee voted to adapt a new strategic plan to guide its operations from January 2023. Focusing on 12 key priorities, the plan addresses not only the spiritual mission of the Church and the implementation of the GC, 'I WILL GO' initi...
29 September 2022
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 ...
29 September 2022