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Fairy Doors
Mr Schomburg was the librarian at the Newbold College library in the early 1980s and also taught undergraduate students an introductory course on the prophetic ministry of Ellen G White. Memory tells me that there was a lot of memorisation involved in the class. I was a new Christian. I struggled...
2022-07-15T11:05:05.000Z
BUC Online Sabbath Service
We started our British Union Conference Online Sabbath Service at the beginning of the lockdown to provide you with an online worship experience during our churches' closure. It has served its purpose, and we would like to inform you that we are ending this service on 30 July 2022. We thank God f...
2022-07-15T10:29:58.000Z
ONE VISION DONATES PLAQUE TO HOSPICE
On Tuesday 5 July, Robert Voss CBE CStJ, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, unveiled a Covid-19 memorial plaque at the Watford Peace Hospice Care. The partnership plaque donated by One Vision charity, was given to commemorate the lives lost during the pandemic and to recognise the collaborative...
2022-07-15T10:18:54.000Z
Heat
The heat hit me as I left the air-conditioned truck when we arrived in Batha in the Sahel region of Chad. I was here to launch a project ADRA had started to give people access to toilet facilities. The hot wind was incredible. I was ushered to a Bedouin hut for cover, and I must say, inside the h...
2022-07-15T09:56:21.000Z
GC Session: Not just a meeting but a window into an unwritten future
Photo credit: Pastor Jimmy Botha
2022-07-01T10:37:22.000Z
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 ...
2022-07-01T08:41:16.000Z
'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 ...
2022-06-23T20:27:17.000Z
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...
2022-06-23T14:10:25.000Z
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 ...
2022-06-23T14:01:27.000Z
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 ...
2022-06-23T13:57:40.000Z
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...
2022-06-23T13:33:25.000Z
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....
2022-06-23T13:04:36.000Z
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, ...
2022-06-23T11:31:27.000Z
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...
2022-06-09T14:35:58.000Z
Irish Mission humanitarian response to Ukrainian crisis
Interview with Helena Konova – Irish Mission (IM) Sponsor for Adventist Community Services.
2022-06-09T13:57:07.000Z