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GC Session: Not just a meeting but a window into an unwritten future
Photo credit: Pastor Jimmy Botha
1 July 2022
Cardiff Church Hosts Welsh Mission Triennial Session
Delegates from 18 churches across the 700-strong Welsh Mission (WM) met at the Cardiff Adventist church for their Triennial Session on Sunday 26 June. The department sponsors, the President, Executive Secretary, and Treasurer presented reports to the delegation with time allowed for questions, a ...
1 July 2022
'Aunt Mabel' - A Windrush Poem by Anthea Davis Barclay
This week marked the unveiling of a Windrush monument at Waterloo Station in remembrance of the Windrush generation and their contributions to the development of the United Kingdom. We share a tribute in a poem by freelance poet Anthea Davis Barclay to the efforts, struggles and contributions of ...
23 June 2022
Dudley House School recognised in an International Writing Competition
World Book Day may seem like a distant memory now, but not for Dudley House School pupils who discovered this week that they had been awarded a selection of books for the school. The picture book titled 'Joseph and the Disappearing Vegetables' that Joshua, Uriah, and Florence wrote and illustra...
23 June 2022
Hackney Church Celebrates Queen’s Jubilee by Serving meals to Local Community
As millions of people in the UK and worldwide celebrated the start of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee on 2 June 2022, many planned their celebrations with local themes. In keeping with the celebrative mood, Hackney Seventh-day Adventist church put on a special community meal for their residents and ...
23 June 2022
ADRA-UK Commemorates World Refugee Day
ADRA-UK commemorated World Refugee Day on June 20 with a special video, 'Those People'* created for the occasion. Reflecting on ADRA's work worldwide with refugees, the video seeks to provide insight into the challenges faced by nearly 100 million around the world. The video features ADRA-UK and ...
23 June 2022
Weekly Bible Studies in Northampton District lead seven to decide for Christ
Sabbath on 11 June 2022 was an afternoon of spiritual refreshment and joy at the Northampton Central Adventist church. Three churches in the district came together as they received seven precious souls into membership after they affirmed faith in Jesus and baptism by immersion which signified the...
23 June 2022
Drumsticks for Father's Day: Area 3 drumming and percussion weekend
While everyone was looking for ideas on how to celebrate this year's Father's Day, which fell on Sunday, 19 June 2022, Pathfinders from Doncaster, Sheffield Burngreave and Bradford Pathfinder Clubs celebrated the day by acquiring new skills during a weekend of training in drumming and percussion....
23 June 2022
ACTS OF SERVICE: Making Ministry Meaningful
Gary Chapman's best-selling book series – The Five Love Languages , outlines five ways of expressing and receiving love effectively, demonstrating commitment to a relationship. One of these ways he lists as 'Acts of Service'. This involves demonstrable practical actions that help the recipient, ...
23 June 2022
Day Three at the General Conference Session
Stretching during voting intervals became a new feature on day three, allowing delegates to flex their muscles during the lengthy daily proceedings. Dr Peter Landless, General Conference (GC) Health Director, suggested this new opportunity to move during the three-minute time it took for the dele...
9 June 2022
Irish Mission humanitarian response to Ukrainian crisis
Interview with Helena Konova – Irish Mission (IM) Sponsor for Adventist Community Services.
9 June 2022
Queen's Jubilee Honours List included Angela Knight Jackson
Mrs Angela Knight Jackson, Deputy Director at the Nursing Professional Development for NHS England and NHS Improvement, was honoured in the Queen's Jubilee celebrations last week for her dedicated work at the NHS. Angela, the wife of Pastor Richard Jackson (NEC), received royal honour in recognit...
9 June 2022
Day Two at the General Conference Session - Pastor Audrey Andersson elected GC Vice President
A group of Ukrainian Adventists dressed in traditional clothing welcomed attendees to the conference centre at the beginning of day two proceedings. The group took the time to hand small blue-and-yellow flags to thank the attendees for their prayers and support during these challenging times. The...
7 June 2022
Day One at General Conference Session Cont'd
Almost immediately the General Conference Session opened, an invitation was extended to a special guest – the Holy Spirit. Not perhaps the most unusual action, but one taken to signify as ever the primary agenda for the session – mission. At face value, the agenda seems anything but – as constitu...
7 June 2022