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Tithes Across BUC Reach 91% of 2019 Return

After 10 months of the Covid-19 pandemic in the year 2020 the latest monthly tithe report shows that we have now reached 91% (£17.7 million) of our 2019 tithe returns. We thank God despite these challenging times for the faithfulness of the return of tithe by members across the Union. With the mo...

2020-12-02T22:38:59.000Z

The Newbold Sisterhood Celebrates its 10th Anniversary

The Newbold Sisterhood celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sabbath 14 November 2020, by leading a special online service at Newbold church based in Berkshire. The Newbold Sisterhood is the Women's Ministries department of Newbold church and reaches the women in the church as well as the wider comm...

2020-12-02T21:38:57.000Z

November Diversity Lecture – Does Poverty Have a Colour?

For its final lecture of 2020, the Newbold Diversity Centre was delighted to welcome Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, the CEO of Christian Aid, on Tuesday 10 November. The fact that she so clearly identifies as a Seventh-day Adventist added an extra dimension to the event. She framed her topic as a questio...

2020-12-02T21:33:24.000Z

Scottish Mission Youth Day of Fellowship: Blinders or Blinkers?

Engaging. Intriguing. Edifying. Illuminating. These are all words that come to mind describing the Scotish Mission Youth Day of Fellowship hosted on Sabbath 21 November 2020. Though the Covid-19 pandemic prevented the rousing face-to-face meeting that is hosted annually, the young people of the S...

2020-12-02T21:25:02.000Z

Reading West Life Development – Reaching Out in Faith

Reaching out to our community during lockdown and the UK Tier system has been problematic to say the least. However, Reading West church decided to look at our situation positively and utilise the technology we had to reach out into our community in ways that we have not tried before. Zoom was ne...

2020-12-02T21:11:13.000Z

BUC Presents: Three Cosmic Messages with Mark Finley

This 13-part series goes into the heart of the biblical book of Revelation providing you with a clear and deeper understanding of the events surrounding the last days in light of the Three Angels Messages of Revelation 14.

2020-11-21T10:48:00.000Z

Aberdaron Work Retreat

We were blessed with good weather and along with willing spirits we managed to get a good amount of work done.

2020-11-19T14:46:00.000Z

New Book for SEC Pastor

Father leaves when he’s a baby and his mother dies young, but not before she has instilled in him the power of education and a love of God

2020-11-19T14:41:38.000Z

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

2020-11-19T14:28:13.000Z

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

2020-11-19T11:52:08.000Z

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...

2020-11-19T11:23:15.000Z

BUC Tithe Report - September 2020

BUC Quartely treasury report Courtesy of BUC Treasury Dept

2020-11-13T09:56:38.000Z

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...

2020-11-13T07:44:09.000Z

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...

2020-11-12T14:58:27.000Z

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...