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Long Covid Awareness Day – 15 March
A Reflection by Victor Hulbert (former TED and BUC Communication and Media Director)
2025-03-07T09:46:53.980Z
UK Adventist Church Hosts its First Safeguarding Summit
“Safeguarding is not just a responsibility – it is a reflection of our values and our faith in action.” These words of welcome from Pastor Eglan Brooks, President of the British Union Conference (BUC), set the tone for the next seven days of meaningful dialogue, the sharing of best practices, and...
2025-03-06T19:18:29.069Z
International Women’s Day – A Christian Perspective
“The Lord has a work for women as well as for men. They may take their places in His work at this crisis, and He will work through them” (Ellen G White – Welfare Ministry, p. 145).
2025-03-06T19:08:45.172Z
‘Accelerate Action’: A pastor’s voice on equality for women
This year, International Women’s Day (IWD), 8 March, highlights a theme that reflects women’s current struggles and aspirations worldwide. Women are still seeking to be included, heard, respected, valued, and treated fairly. The world’s population is over 8 billion 62 million. Women make up rough...
2025-03-06T18:53:41.609Z
Death of Pastor Melvyn Ellis
With deep sadness, we announce Pastor Melvyn Ellis's passing on Tuesday, 14 January 2025. Born in Danbury, Middlesex, on 17 May 1947, Pastor Ellis was a devoted servant of the Lord, deeply committed to his faith and the well-being of his community. He attended Sandon Secondary Modern in Chelmsfor...
2025-02-20T16:46:58.084Z
ADRA-UK Welcomes New Team Members
We’re excited to introduce two new team members who bring a wealth of expertise to ADRA-UK . Petrian Menzies, our new Stakeholder Engagement Manager, and Abigel Gordon, our new Communications Officer, joined us at the end of January 2025. Both roles are vital to advancing ADRA-UK’s mission, st...
2025-02-20T15:05:31.951Z
BUC Safeguarding Summit
From the 21 – 27 February, over 100 leaders from across the British Union Conference (BUC) will convene at Newbold College for the BUC Safeguarding Summit 2025. This gathering, voted by the BUC Executive Committee on 5 December 2024, serves as a call for accountability and safety within our faith...
2025-02-11T21:59:15.952Z
Pick of The Week #002 10 Days in the Upper Room
“Welcome to an incredible spiritual journey to the Upper Room. Let me assure you that you are poised to make some of the most thrilling biblical discoveries of your life.” This is how you are welcomed to Mark Finley’s booklet 10 Days in the Upper Room . Embark on a journey of transformation as y...
2025-02-06T15:37:53.658Z
TUESDAY TALKS - JOY In Your Priorities
Do you plan your priorities with JOY? Or do you create them under the stress of workloads, the duress of other people’s demands or the pressure of unfulfilled expectations that you desire to be reality? During this week’s Tuesday Talks, broadcast on the BUC News Facebook and Instagram pages,...
2025-02-06T15:30:08.302Z
Embracing the Call: Equipping New Pastors for Dynamic Ministry in the British Isles
This year’s annual induction and orientation programme for new pastors took place at the British Union Conference (BUC) offices in Watford from Sabbath, 11 to Thursday, 16 January. The event was coordinated by the Ministerial Association Secretary of the BUC, Pastor Samuel Ouadjo and his team, Ka...
2025-01-23T22:47:16.431Z
Pick of the Week - Prayer Makes a Difference
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV). As I reflect on the recently concluded 10 Days of Prayer , I a...
2025-01-23T21:58:56.516Z
How the Candle Shone
Some things happen almost by accident. My Advent Candle v-blog is a case in point. A very good friend of ours has a tradition of burning an Advent candle, one section each day from 1 December until Christmas Eve. This year, she chose to extend the love by gifting us a candle. On day one, we lit i...
2025-01-23T21:42:42.616Z
Health Ministries Workshop Clarifies and Affirms the Health Message
Sharon Platt-McDonald, British Union Conference (BUC) Director for Health, Women’s Ministries, and Adventist Community Services, was invited to share Shalom’s new global health focus, led by General Conference (GC) Health Ministries Director Dr Zeno Charles-Marcel.
2025-01-17T08:09:22.844Z
We want to hear from you!
I want to connect with individuals with experience in large-scale research design and development . Whether you work in academia, the charity sector, or corporate research, I would love to hear about your role, challenges, and successes. If you’re open to a conversation, no matter how brief, ple...
2025-01-17T07:47:20.819Z