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Who We Are and What We Do
In the 8 May edition of Messenger, I set a challenge which requires some further explanation. In the next edition due out next Friday, 5 June, I am planning to share the results, and would like to invite readers of BUC News to contribute. This is your chance for your idea, your voice to be heard!...
28 May 2020
Post-COVID Congregations: What Will Church Look Like When They Reopen?
Will people get used to receiving their inspiration online?
28 May 2020
SEC Virtual Camp Meeting 2020
SEC Virtual Camp Meeting 2020, will take place Sunday 14th June - Sabbath 20th June.
22 May 2020
Mental Health Awareness Week - Theme: Kindness
This year, the Mental Health Foundation’s focus for Mental Health Awareness Week (18-24 May), is captioned: ‘Kindness Matters’.
21 May 2020
Death of Pastor Brian Pilmoor
We were saddened to learn of the death of Pastor Brian Pilmoor on 10 May 2020. Brian was born in in the picturesque town of York on 29 August 1921. He left school at 14 and was fortunate to work at Terry’s chocolates in the recently established Graphic design and display department. During this t...
15 May 2020
Stanborough School Open for September 2020 Enrolment
Stanborough Secondary School, a Seventh-day Adventist secondary school, is situated on the serene Stanborough Park in Watford. From inception in 1919 , school administration has held firm to the principle that education is the harmonious development of the physical, the mental and the spiritual ...
14 May 2020
Death of Pastor Amalendu (Amal) Bairagee
We were saddened to learn of the death of Pastor Amalendu (Amal) Bairagee on 9 May 2020. Amal was born on 20 October 1949 near Calcutta, India. On 21 October 1975 Amal married Helen Simon. Their union brought about two daughters, Tina and Shikha. After completing his secondary studies through the...
14 May 2020
Stanborough Park Church Hub COVID-19 Response
What would your church look like, if it opened its doors to the community and reached out with a compassionate heart, in response to their presenting needs? Whilst you are taking a moment to think about that question, let me share with you what the Stanborough Park Church has been doing over the ...
14 May 2020
COVID-19 Recovery Program
Manna House is the first of the Health Establishments that we will be working with in Phase 3 of the BUC Convalescence Project . See website: www.mannahousehealth.com
13 May 2020
Online Zoom Security Precautions
Make sure your zoom settings are ensured to avoid scrupulous individuals controlling your online meetings.
13 May 2020
The Hidden Intervention that Influenced VE Day
The one occurrence that is not much mentioned in films or documentaries, that took place just a few days before this event (the Dunkirk Evacuation) and is the real hidden secret to divine intervention.
7 May 2020
BUC Convalescence Project Partners With SEC Counselling Service
With the current lockdown, most of our key departmental events were either canceled or postponed. One of these was our BUC Health Ministries conference which should have taken place on Sunday 26 April. Captioned ‘Surviving and Thriving through Traumatic Life Events’, the days event was set to foc...
7 May 2020
North England Conference 'Kids Praise' Concert
North England Conference Children’s Ministries director came up with an initiative to start 'Kids Praise' children’s concerts to be broadcast on Sabbath afternoons
7 May 2020
Adventurers and Pathfinders, in the BUC and Beyond, Enjoy Lockdown e-Honour and e-Award Opportunities
The vision was to provide an online means of obtaining awards and honours while still retaining a sense of community. Running concurrently on the Zoom platform and Facebook live video and subsequently posted to YouTube, as many as 500 children are able to 'attend' each session.
7 May 2020
New Author's Devotional Book
Thelma Gage, a member of the Milton Keynes Seventh-day Adventist church has recently published her first book. Join Me in the Break is a compilation of short devotional readings which offer the reader a spiritual perspective on occurrences during everyday life. This British-born author was rais...
30 April 2020