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Pathfinder Baptism for Three Modern Day Pioneers
The obstacles to their faith were real. In the face of ridicule, social isolation, rejection, frustration, anxieties, without a local church, these youth were not displaced
19 November 2020
Hope to the Hopeless From One Person's Kitchen
Today each week 'Hope with a Smile' charity is able to reach 50 families including single parents and children
19 November 2020
Refresh: NEC Virtual Weekend Summit
The Youth Department of the North England Conference (NEC) hosted, in partnership with the Central California Conference (CCC) Young Adult Department a weekend, Virtual Summit. For 34 continuous hours there was programming that the youth and young adults could participate in! From 5:00 pm on Frid...
19 November 2020
BUC Tithe Report - September 2020
BUC Quartely treasury report Courtesy of BUC Treasury Dept
13 November 2020
ADRA-UK Expands its Covid-19 Support Thanks to Barclays' Donation
ADRA-UK has recently received a grant of £100K from Barclays PLC, for The Umbrella Project , their UK response to COVID-19. The Umbrella Project aims to provide a multi-agency approach to food poverty, physical and mental wellbeing and sustainable livelihoods for some of the UK’s needie...
13 November 2020
Zoom Service Moves Attendees to Tears
Like many others The Watering Hole had to cancel our Service of Remembrance in our usual place of worship but were determined that a service would still go ahead. Each year the church plant hold a service of remembrance and many people come from our local community. The church plant started a...
12 November 2020
BUC Peace Garden Venue for Annual Remembrance Service in Watford
The British Union Conference (BUC) Peace Garden was the venue for this year's Remembrance service initiated by One Vision and pastoral staff of Stanborough Park church on Wednesday 11 November. Remembrance Day − also known as Armistice Day − falls on November 11 every year. It marks the day World...
12 November 2020
Second Lockdown and the Effects on Church Worship
Under the new rules, all religious services are to be stopped once more.
5 November 2020
Lockdown: Things You Can Do In England's New Lockdown
The new four-week lockdown has officially started in England. The government has brought the measures in because of the rise in cases of coronavirus and hospital admissions. However, although lockdown number two is not as strict as the one in spring, it does mean places of worship will have to be...
5 November 2020
Former England Footballer Becomes Patron and Ambassador for Stanborough's One Vision Project
Luther Blissett, a former Watford FC and England player, visited the lively hub at the church
5 November 2020
Bournemouth Baptisms in the Sea!
The 26 September, was a very special day for the Bournemouth Church. The sun shone down as the small crowd gather by the shore of the Bournemouth sea. Local minister, Pastor Laszlo Liebhardt and Elder Doug Vine, took Christine Chipare Matore, then Mr Peter Breedon, into the water. Many of the con...
30 October 2020
New Children's Book on Health
Written by Lynne Sesinye-Samwinga, 'My Health: Eight ways I care for my body' is a children's picture book featuring bright, colourful illustrations which every child aged between 3-9 will enjoy. It is an excellent way of teaching children the important ways they can care for their bodies to b...
28 October 2020
Birmingham Churches Reach Out Under Lockdown
You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before . Rahm Emanuel What a different year it has been! Although the pandemic has caused the doors of our church buildings in Area 5 to remain closed for the past seve...
21 October 2020
Scripture and Violence – The 2020 Beach Lecture
What is the relationship between religious scripture and violence? The 2020 Beach Lecture held on Tuesday 13 October, explored this question – in 105 minutes
20 October 2020