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7me Training Event Brings the Church Into the 21st Century
This past weekend on 20-21 May, the Secretariat and Treasury departments at the British Union Conference (BUC) collaborated in an exciting training event at Kents Hill Park Conference Centre near Milton Keynes. The event brought together 60 treasurers and church clerks from various local churches...
2023-05-25T15:37:24.000Z
Reflections on Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
"Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, But a good word makes it glad." Proverbs 12:25. The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2023, held 15-21 May, focused on anxiety. In highlighting the topic, Mental Health Foundation's website article *1 states: "Focusing on anxiety for this year...
2023-05-25T12:37:51.000Z
Celebrating 160 Years of What Defines Us
This year, the #AdventistChurch will celebrate 160 years–and you’re invited! It was 160 years ago, two years into the American Civil War, 20 believers from churches around the Midwest and Northeast gathered in Battle Creek, Michigan. They gathered to organize a General Conference which would begi...
2023-05-19T09:52:10.000Z
BUC President Reflects On 2023 Ministerial Council
The British Union Conference (BUC) held 'Called for This!', its 2023 Ministerial Council from 28 April to 1 May in Hinckley, Leicestershire, for pastoral workers and their families. Under the leadership of Pastor Sam Ouadjo, BUC Ministerial Association Secretary and BUC President, Pastor Eglan Br...
2023-05-19T09:40:32.000Z
Angela Knight Jackson Participates in Service to Commemorate the Life of Florence Nightingale
The 58th annual Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service occurred on Tuesday 16 May at St Paul's Cathedral in London. The yearly service at Westminster Abbey was changed to St Paul's due to the coronation of King Charles III. The Florence Nightingale Foundation supports and develops nurses and ...
2023-05-19T08:48:57.000Z
The Coronation: It Was Worship, Not Theatre
"I come not to be served but to serve." He waited long for this moment and is the 40th and oldest monarch to be crowned king. "We welcome you in the name of the King of Kings", said Samuel Strachan, age 14, at the commencement of the service, to which the King replied, "In His name and after His ...
2023-05-12T09:11:09.000Z
Does Government 'do God?'
Engaging with faith, people of faith and places of worship to bring forward meaningful reform. The historical legacy and the overwhelming contribution made by faith, people of faith and places of worship in the history of this nation is unquestionable. The UK is a prosperous multi-faith country, ...
2023-05-11T19:16:22.000Z
Thirty Years After Waco, The Church and Families Remember
“Anchored: A Service of Remembrance, Reflection, Resilience and Reassurance”
2023-04-28T05:20:00.000Z
Waco Commemoration – Family Members Speak
After the Thirtieth Anniversary Commemoration Service held at Newbold College of Higher Education on Wednesday 19 April, Vilroy McBean and Dimplets Taylor share their memories of the tragedy and the continuing sense of loss. Vilroy McBean How does your story connect with the Waco tragedy? My brot...
2023-04-28T05:15:00.000Z
Waco – Have We Learnt the Lessons?
Church leaders, two college lecturers and a student reflect.
2023-04-28T05:10:00.000Z
Easter video message from the BUC President
Pastor Eglan Brooks, President of the British Union Conference (BUC) shares an Easter video message with the British Union audience.
2023-04-06T12:49:35.000Z
The Easter Break – An Explosion of Life after the Quiet
Easter tends to be a very quiet time here at the British Union Conference (BUC) office. A few of my colleagues have children at school, and they take the opportunity of the holidays to go away for a few days. Others visit family members or use some of their annual leave to work in their gardens o...
2023-04-06T07:50:00.000Z
An interview with Sharon Platt-McDonald on her recent publication – Sacred Hours
Sacred Hours is a devotional book explicitly focusing on the Sabbath. Unlike other devotionals, the structure helps you appreciate the untapped benefits and blessings of Sabbath observance. The author, Sharon Platt-McDonald, invites you into a reflection and an evaluation as you use this materia...
2023-03-30T14:20:00.000Z
WACO 30th Anniversary: Continuities and Discontinuities
The onus is on each one of us to ensure that we are diligent students of the Bible The devastating loss of life, especially that of children, in the siege of the Branch Davidians at Waco on 19 April 1993 was tragic. As highlighted in the media coverage of the event and the subsequent trials and i...
2023-03-24T22:28:00.000Z
WACO 30th Anniversary: Recognising His Voice
"My Sheep Know My Voice" In 1990, I was serving as an intern pastor in the Manchester district of churches. One Friday, I received a call notifying me that a number of our young people were going to attend a Bible study that evening, and I decided to go along. I arrived at the home at 7 pm, where...
2023-03-24T22:24:00.000Z