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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
ADRA-UK Reduces Food Insecurity in the World’s Most Troubled Hotspot.
Did you know that 20 million slices of bread, 4.4 million potatoes, 3.1 million glasses of milk, 2 million eggs and 0.9 million bananas are wasted everyday in the UK ( www.toogoodtogo.co.uk ) And, yet a news report from the 21st April suggests that the World Food programme estimated that due to C...
15 October 2020
Sophia Nicholls Receives Outstanding Leadership Award
In a recent video interview Sophia Nicholls tells her story and the reason she and her husband Nigel, formed the Adventist Special Needs Association (ASNA). The video interview was in response to receiving an award for Outstanding Leadership from the South England Conference (SEC) celebrating 25 ...
15 October 2020
2020 Nobel Peace Prize goes to ADRA-UK Partner the UN World Food Programme
Congratulations to the UN World Food Programme, one of ADRA’s partners in their world-wide projects for winning the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. Bert Smit, CEO, ADRA-UK, said, "ADRA-UK provided seed funding to ADRA Zambia in 2018 and further funding from the 2019 ADRA Appeal to work in drought-affecte...
9 October 2020
A Reflection for 2020 World Mental Health Day - Sabbath 10th October
The challenges of the pandemic have affected almost every country in the world. It is no ‘respecter of persons’.
8 October 2020
BUC Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Women's Ministries
25 years is a significant milestone. A couple's 25th (Silver) Wedding Anniversary, marks a quarter of a century sharing their love and life together. It's a milestone anniversary, and as such, it deserves celebrating. This week we have been blessed to celebrate 25 years of God leading the work of...
8 October 2020
SEC Pastor Authors New Book on Divorce Care for Men
n his new book entitled, 'Picking Up the Pieces', Paul writes based on his own experience of divorce
8 October 2020
Death of Pastor Clyde Moore
My dear Clyde started his journey on 26 July 1957, in Nottingham. His parents had come over from Jamaica. Clyde thought he was their first child; then came a few little sisters. One day he came home from school to be met by 3 strangers, his 2 older brothers and an older sister, what a shock. As t...
8 October 2020
Another Busy Month Ahead for ADRA-UK
The month of October will be a busy month for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA-UK) as we continue with our 2020 Virtual Gift Box Appeal, launch our Tuesday Night Live monthly webinars and we celebrate Activate October
1 October 2020