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The Difference Pathfinders Make
Remembrance Sunday remains one of the most moving and unifying moments in the national life of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. Across the country, communities gather to honour those who serve, those who have served, and those who sacrificed their lives for the freedoms enjoyed today. Fiv...
20 November 2025
Koast Radio in Northumberland Hosts the Inspiring Samwinga Brothers for a Special Performance
On a rainy Sunday at 6:00 pm on 9 November, the Samwinga Brothers – ages 15, 18, and 19 – arrived at Koast Radio in Ashington, Northumberland, accompanied by their parents, Victor and Lynne, for a special interview and live performance. The family, who live in North Tyneside, entered the studio w...
20 November 2025
Go Outdoors Partnership Blesses Adventurer and Pathfinder Ministries
The British Union Conference (BUC) Youth Department is celebrating a remarkable act of generosity from Go Outdoors, who donated 318 four-person tents to Adventurer and Pathfinder Clubs across the territory. At the heart of the BUC’s mission is the value of Transforming Lives – creating opportunit...
19 September 2025
BUC Appoints Interim Youth Director
On 12 June 2025, the British Union Conference Executive Committee (BUC ExCom) received the final report from its Search Committee, which concluded a comprehensive process to identify a new Director for Youth Ministries. Following this, the BUC ExCom voted to appoint Pastor Njabulo ‘Njay’ Ndlovu a...
27 June 2025
Windrush: There Is Nothing New Under the Sun
A Day of Remembrance in Preston On Sunday, 22 June, Preston Seventh-day Adventist church held a special service led by Pastor Jeff Couzins to honour the Windrush generation and their descendants. As many across the UK paused to remember the arrival of the Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948 – and the...
26 June 2025
Dudley House School to close after decades of service to Adventist education
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12 June 2025
Life Health Foods UK: a church-owned business with a purpose
Did you know that one of the UK’s large cereal manufacturers is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church? Life Health Foods UK, a business with a mission to provide nutritious and delicious food, is one of many food enterprises ultimately owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church around the worl...
2 May 2025
Churches Impacting Communities
“Let no church think it is too small to exert an influence and do service in the great work for this time.” (Ellen G White – Christian Service) A powerful statement made by Ellen G White on the mission of the church and its community impact is the following: “The Saviour has given His precious ...
2 May 2025
Long Covid Awareness Day – 15 March
A Reflection by Victor Hulbert (former TED and BUC Communication and Media Director)
7 March 2025
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...
6 March 2025
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).
6 March 2025
‘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...
6 March 2025