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Strangers in the Night
It happened just as the day retired and the shades of the evening took centre stage. The hospital car park was still and silent. The half-filled car park asleep with a plethora of vehicles patiently awaiting the return of their drivers. She ran out of nowhere. Hysterical. Sobbing. Inconsolable. T...
13 January 2023
BUC Field Presidents share Seasonal Messages
From the Desk of the SEC President As we end a very challenging year, we pause to express our appreciation to the Lord for seeing us through. In retrospect, the Lord has been very good to us. We have come out of a pandemic and lockdown, witnessing Russia invade Ukraine and war breaking out. Many ...
21 December 2022
Faith Leaders Discuss Cost-of-Living Crisis Interventions in Parliament
Acknowledging the extent and impact of the cost-of-living crisis, Dean Russell, Watford MP, extended an invitation to faith leaders to attend a round-table discussion in Parliament. This key event was held in the Portcullis Parliamentary building at Westminster on Tuesday, 13 December. Various fa...
21 December 2022
SEC Teens' Day of Fellowship impacted by ADRA Appeal
Your home has been bombed Your family has been separated You have no food You are forced to flee What do you do? Nearly a thousand teens from across the South England Conference (SEC) gathered at the Emmanuel Centre in Central London on Sabbath, 10 December, for their yearly Day of Fellowship. Bu...
15 December 2022
Newbold College of Higher Education appoints new Head of Marketing and Communications
For Immediate Release December 2022. Newbold College of Higher Education is pleased to share the appointment of Lubica Mueller in the role of The Head of Marketing and Communications. Effective December 2022, Lubica brings a wealth of experience to her new role of initiating and implementing mark...
15 December 2022
A Footballer and a Child of God
Dr Mandela Thyoka reflects on this year's FIFA World Cup in Qatar by focusing on England's Bukayo Saka and his faith in God. As the World Cup reaches its climax after a gruelling round of matches in the Qatar heat, with Bukayo Saka and England long since departed the tournament, Saka's profession...
15 December 2022
BUC Morning Worship – On Facebook
In April this year, we told you about the regular British Union Conference (BUC) Morning Worships broadcast on Facebook. These worship broadcasts are still running every weekday morning, as they have for over two years now, and we have built up quite a small community. Our regular viewers share t...
15 December 2022
Training for Mission and Conference Presidents
The title of this piece sounds like a beautiful utopia that doesn't exist in the Adventist Church, but it isn't. The presidents of the Irish, Scottish and Welsh Mission recently attended training for Conference presidents at the North American Division (NAD) offices in Washington DC. The British ...
1 December 2022
Donors and Recipients Respond to Cost-of-Living Crisis Appeal
"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibres connect us with our fellow men." Herman Melville Responding to the cost-of-living crisis, increasing inflation, and rising energy and fuel bills, British Union Conference (BUC) director Sharon Platt-McDonald developed the LAYERS and SHARE outr...
1 December 2022
Christmas Card Enterprise Initiative at Dudley House School
Dudley House School used their entrepreneurial skills last week by turning its school hall into a Christmas card factory for the afternoon. The whole school began their creative journey at the beginning of November when every child designed a Christmas card. A wide range of designs soon came floo...
30 November 2022
Save The Family – BEAMS 2022
Over two hundred people from across the British Union Conference (BUC) attended this year's annual British Union Evangelism And Mission Summit (BEAMS) that took place over the weekend, 18-20 November, at the Hinckley Jury's Inn hotel. The summit highlighted the importance of building stronger fam...
25 November 2022
"Faith In Action" shares love
The singing group 'Faith in Action' (FIA) recently engaged in a Personal Ministries project by visiting St Agnell's House in Hemel Hempstead. The group has been active since the lockdown and supports local communities with food, clothing, and literature distribution. It is their second visit to S...
25 November 2022
In Search of UK Adventist Education History
Can you list all the current Adventist schools in the UK? Better still, can you list all the previous Adventist schools and where they were located? Does anyone remember Stanley Hall School in London? Yes, it did exist. I recently received photos from a former student (now in his 70s) who attende...
18 November 2022