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Has anybody here seen my friend John?
Now, thirty years on, the memories of this tragic moment evoke difficult emotions in me that I thought I had processed a long time ago. In December 1987, I left the comfort of what was familiar to me and took a journey to West Indies College (WIC), now known as Northern Caribbean University, to b...
2023-03-24T22:14:00.000Z
Shetlanders, we'd love to make contact!
We’re looking to get in touch with people in Shetland. Have you ever lived in this beautiful, windswept archipelago somewhere between Scotland, Norway, and the Faroe Islands? Are you living there currently? Do you know anybody who lives there. We’d love you to make contact! Scottish Mission pasto...
2023-03-24T15:57:05.000Z
Education Day – 25 March 2023
From humble beginnings in 1858, the work of Seventh-day Adventist education has gone on from strength to strength. Though Adventists advocated primary education for children during the 1850s and 1860s, it was not until the early 1870s that the newly budding Seventh-day Adventist Church began to r...
2023-03-23T12:38:59.000Z
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Visits a Charity at Stanborough Primary School
It was a special day for One Vision charity and Stanborough Primary School on Monday, 13 March, as MP Mims Davies, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State – Minister for Social Mobility, Youth and Progression, visited with them. Other dignitaries were MP for Watford Dean Russell and Deputy Lieuten...
2023-03-17T10:00:01.000Z
Willesden Adventist Church Awarded Centre of Influence
Sabbath 4 March marked a milestone for the Willesden Seventh-day Adventist church as the British Union Conference (BUC) recognised and awarded them a 'Centre of Influence' status. With a membership of 670, over half of them are active members volunteering in the varied outreach services of the ch...
2023-03-16T22:16:17.000Z
Former 'Adventist Review' Editor William G Johnsson Has Died at 88
William G Johnsson, editor of Adventist Review magazine from 1982 to 2006 and founding editor of Adventist World magazine in 2005-2006, died in Loma Linda, California, United States, March 11, 2023. He was 88. Johnsson was a missionary and theologian who authored more than 40 books and 1,000 ...
2023-03-13T13:50:14.000Z
Member of Parliament and Councillors Affirm Church's Community Outreach
"…. let your good deeds shine out for all to see so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father." Matthew 5:16 (NLT) On Sabbath, 25 February 2023, there was much praise and thanksgiving to God, as Government agencies recognised the 'good deeds' of Tottenham Lighthouse Seventh-day Adventist ch...
2023-03-03T05:56:05.000Z
Friendship Dinner for Community by South London Portuguese Adventist Church
South London Portuguese Adventist church organised a free dinner on Sunday, 12 February, with its local community in mind at Vauxhall. More than 100 people from the community attended the event. The community dinner is part of the church's evangelism strategy to reach out to local non-Adventists....
2023-02-24T08:54:47.000Z
Intensive Interviews at Newbold College for Prospective Pastors
The leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the UK and Ireland gathered at Newbold College for an intensive series of interviews with the students from Monday, 20 to Wednesday, 22 February. They interviewed nine undergraduate students with the view to sponsoring them for their postgraduate...
2023-02-24T08:13:50.000Z
ADRA Advocates for Peace
On the first anniversary of the Ukraine conflict, ADRA-UK joins with members of the ADRA network to advocate for a peaceful end to the conflict. "To some men, peace merely means the liberty to exploit other people without fear of retaliation or interference. To others, peace means the freedom to ...
2023-02-24T00:09:46.000Z
Turkey/Syria Earthquake: ADRA Update 2
On Monday, 20 February, two weeks after two devastating earthquakes killed thousands of people in Turkey and Syria, an aftershock of 6.3 magnitude struck Turkey's southern Hatay province near the Syrian border. ADRA staff are on the ground and continue to work in these challenging conditions. Let...
2023-02-23T10:13:23.000Z
Can Vegan Food be Tasty?
Even though the Seventh-day Adventist Church encourages a plant-based diet, many still think plant-based food is bland, boring, and not for them. Susanne Kirlew helps you change that view. This outdated view is still in the minds of some of us. How do I know? That is how I used to think before I ...
2023-02-22T23:28:46.000Z
Try Jesus! (Reflecting Hope)
The Reflecting Hope Campaign is off to a great start in Ireland! We have completed the first outreach project, and the next one is already underway. The Adventist Discovery Centre (UK and Ireland) (ADC) and Discover Truth (a member-run ministry supported by the Irish Mission (IM)) partnered...
2023-02-22T22:59:55.000Z
Obituary - Beryl Avril Hall (née Williams), 1931-2022
When Beryl's breath of life returned to God, who sustained her with it for 91 years, the world had one less caring, loving soul to help Him watch over folks. Her mission was to be hospitable, greeting visitors, learning their names, and taking numerous of them home for lunch over the years. After...
2023-02-21T21:08:01.000Z
BUC and Stanborough Primary School Collaborate on Wellbeing
Friday, 10 February, saw the inaugural launch of the Wellbeing and Mental Health Partnership between the British Union Conference (BUC) Health Ministries department and Stanborough Primary School. This initiative is an augmentation of the BUC Health Ministries Child Health Strategy, along with th...
2023-02-16T22:38:11.000Z