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New NCD Videos for Measuring Your Church’s Spiritual Growth
The Church Growth Department of the South England Conference (SEC) has produced a series of short explanatory videos for assessing the strengths and growth areas of your local church. The first in the series, by Pastor Wayne Erasmus (SEC Church Growth Director), gives a helpful summary of Natura...
20 January 2022
AREA 6A: UNITED BY PRAYER & EVANGELISM
Report from Area 6A on Week of Prayer followed by a Week of Evangelism event in November 2021
14 January 2022
VACCINES, FREEDOM AND LOVING OUR NEIGHBOUR
Trans-European Division to host COVID Symposium on 19 January
7 January 2022
A Tribute to the late Emeritus Archbishop, Desmond Tutu
The Late Desmond Tutu (Nobel Prize Winner) Former British Union Conference Education Director, Dr Keith Davidson, hosted an online forum attended by over 60 individuals on Thursday, 30 December, to honour the late Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The anti-apartheid campaigner and Nobel Laurette ...
6 January 2022
Reflection, Consecration and Rejuvenation
Luton Central and Luton North end of year service.
2 January 2022
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24 December 2021
A Seasonal Message from the BUC President and Field Presidents
BUC President – Pastor Eglan Brooks Interactions of Love. Centuries ago, the prophet Isaiah wrote, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government shall be upon His shoulders: and His name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The...
23 December 2021
Ordination & Commissioning Service 2021
The North England Conference was gifted a blessed Sabbath on 27 November 2021 with the ordination and commissioning of three pastors: Michael Baker, Derek Simon and Colin Woodford. It was a time of spiritual refreshing, especially considering the challenging times over the last year and a half. T...
22 December 2021
"Should we celebrate Christmas?"
Should we celebrate Christmas? October 1 is the date the first Christmas decorations go up in supermarkets. Yes – Christmas is the highlight of a supermarket's financial year; it isn't a religious holiday! Christmas is designed to get those last few pennies out of our pockets and get us to focus ...
22 December 2021
Annual Toy Service For Needy Local Children Reaches 60 Years
Two special anniversaries coincided with this year's Annual Toy Service at Stanborough Park church in Watford. Not only has this annual Christmas event been providing toys for needy local children for 60 consecutive years, but its current organiser celebrated her 25th anniversary. So both diamond...
22 December 2021
Pastor Eglan Brooks Becomes BUC's 25th President
As the British Union Conference (BUC) Executive Committee prayed and considered the person to succeed Pastor Ian Sweeney as President, members shared together the qualities in the leader they were looking for; integrity, humble, committed, spiritual, visionary, confident and with a passion for mi...
9 December 2021
The Organisational Fakery of Our Grief
In Max Porter's novella, Grief is a thing with Feathers, the unnamed widower and father, its central character, speaks about the grief of losing his young wife. He says, '"I sat alone in the living room wondering what to do. Shuffling around, waiting for shock to give way, waiting for any kind ...
8 December 2021
Family wins Award for Community Service
Mrs Janelle Victory and her two children, Annalise and Madiba, became recipients of the Triple AAA Foundation Awards in Leicester for their dedication to community service. Janelle Victory devotes her time and energy to supporting local people, including women and vulnerable families. She helps p...
8 December 2021
UK Ghanaian Adventists Virtual Day of Fellowship
The biannual gathering of the Ghanaian Adventist Congregations in UK (GAC-UK) – made up of 18 organised churches and 2 church plants – was halted by the devastating effects of Covid-19. However, on Sabbath 6 November, 2021 the first ever virtual GA-UK day of fellowship was held under the theme 'R...
8 December 2021