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Death of Pastor Ronald Surridge
Ronald Surridge was born on 29 October 1928 at the family council house in the coal mining town of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. His mother was a Seventh-day Adventist, though his father was not. At the age of 14 Ron left home and came to work as a shoe repairer in Watford. It was here tha...
23 November 2021
Death of Margaret Lowe
We were saddened to learn of the death of Margaret Lowe on 10 November 2021. Margaret was born on 18 July 1946 in Stockport, Cheshire. On 16 June 1968, Margaret married Pastor Eric Lowe and their union brought about Julie, Janet, James and Jonathan. Margaret entered denominational service in Janu...
23 November 2021
Death of Pastor Jerrold Volney Ham-Ying
We were saddened to learn of the death of Pastor Jerrold Volney Ham-Ying on 12 October 2021. Pastor Volney, as he was known, was born on 3 June 1955 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. On 1 January 1980 he married Karen Del-Marie. Pastor Volney entered denominational employment within the British Union C...
23 November 2021
Death of Joy Beardsell
We were saddened to learn of the death of Joy Beardsell on 30 October 2021. Joy was born on 12 December 1934 in Pretoria, South Africa, to Leonard and Hilda Barrett. On 7 August 1955, Joy married Dr Derek Beardsell and their union brought about Eileen, Beryl and Robert. Joy entered denominational...
23 November 2021
Reaffirming The Adventist Church's Response to COVID-19
The apostle Paul writes in his letter to the Philippians, " And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness...
21 November 2021
Pastor Ian Sweeney Elected for a TED Post
Pastor Ian Sweeney, President of the British Union Conference (BUC), has been voted to a new position of Field Secretary at the Trans-European Division (TED). The vote came about after an end of year meeting by the Division's Executive Committee members on Sunday, 14 November 2021. Sweeney respon...
15 November 2021
Irish Mission Session Report
The President of the British Union Conference, Pastor Ian Sweeney led the opening devotional at the Irish Mission Session, on Sunday 31 October, by focussing on the oft overlooked song of praise, Psalm 117. His theme was that as we recognise God's love and leading over the last few years, let's u...
10 November 2021
Lockdown: How Did it Affect You?
A sell-out two-day drama festival took place during the weekend of 16-17 October at the Union Theatre in South London. Lockdown: How Did it Affect You? – featured three dramatic performances based on the lockdown experience and directed by three of the most prominent playwrights within the crea...
10 November 2021
Wolverhampton Central church hosts 'Praise Morning' led by youth of the church
On Sabbath 18 September 2021, Wolverhampton Central Seventh-day Adventist church, saw its building full of individuals travelling from near and far to fellowship and worship together for their 'Praise Morning'. Not only was the building filled with worshippers, but the day also proved to equally ...
10 November 2021
Final Report of Newly Appointed NEC Officers, Directors & Sponsors
At the recent 63rd North England Conference Session, 295 delegates met in Leicestershire under the theme "Extending God's Kingdom to Every Community." Over the three days, the Nominating Committee presented several individuals to serve during the upcoming term, which were voted and accepted by th...
5 November 2021
SCOTTISH MISSION RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
A statement regarding the Scottish Mission's response to the COP26 event, held in Glasgow, Scotland. Seventh-day Adventists are God-loving Christians who look forward to Jesus’ second coming and believe that the Bible provides a total perspective on the meaning of life, including the sanctity and...
29 October 2021
BUC Departmental Changes for the Next Quinquennium
Here is a list of the officers, departmental directors and executive committee members for the next quinquennium Nominating Committee Report Administrators: Pastor Ian Sweeney - President Pastor John Surridge - Executive Secretary Mr Wederly Aguiar - Treasurer Pastor Jacques Venter - Associate Ex...
22 October 2021
BUC Session Administrational Reports
Thursday at Session ‘Be Thou My Vision, O Lord of my heart’ – the opening prayerful 8th century words of the English hymn with an Irish tune, set the tone of the Ninth Quinquennial Session of the British Union Conference (BUC). A session which takes place during incredibly challenging times, post...
22 October 2021
Placing Pupil Wellbeing at the Heart of Stanborough Primary School
The elected School Council members from Stanborough Primary School 2020-2021 were determined to leave a remarkable legacy by fundraising to create a wellbeing room. This space has been created for all pupils and staff to use as a place to relax, unwind and recharge – physically, mentally and spir...
14 October 2021