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Remembering Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
We join with the people of the United Kingdom, the nations of the Commonwealth and the world, in expressing sincere condolences to the Royal Family on the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Her death marks the end of the modern Elizabethan era giving 70 years of dedicated service as Britai...
Urgent Prayers Needed
This afternoon, we learned that the Royal Family have gathered at Balmoral amid concerns for the Queen's health. As the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, we would like to extend our prayers to her and her family at this challenging time. We live in un...
God's World, Our World: Adventurers & Pathfinders as True Stewards
Stewardship formed the cornerstone of the first South England Conference (SEC) face-to-face camporee for Adventurers and Pathfinders since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom in 2019 which was recently held at Phasels Wood Activity Centre in Hertfordshire, from 22 to 31...
Evangelising Wales
EVANGELISING WALES This article is adapted from the BUC Worship of 25th July 2022. Please join the BUC staff at 8:30 am each weekday morning by clicking on the links below: https://www.facebook.com/adventist.org.uk https://www.facebook.com/adventistyouthukandireland This is what the Lord Almighty...
Stanborough Primary School Celebrates End of School Year Baptism
Two pupils from Stanborough Primary School committed their lives to Christ during a unique baptismal service programme at the school hall. The service took place on Sabbath 16 July at 4:00 pm, a day after the school term ended. It was well-attended by family members of the candidates, staff, fr...
Harper Bell SDA School - Outstanding Achievement of Section 48 Ofsted Inspection
Section 48 - Ofsted inspection (for religious distinctiveness) We are pleased to be able to announce, and give praise to God, that HBSDA School achieved a rating of outstanding for its inspection for religious distinctiveness and the impact it has on pupils' outcomes. (All state-funded schools d...
BUC Online Sabbath Service
We started our British Union Conference Online Sabbath Service at the beginning of the lockdown to provide you with an online worship experience during our churches' closure. It has served its purpose, and we would like to inform you that we are ending this service on 30 July 2022. We thank God f...
Heat
The heat hit me as I left the air-conditioned truck when we arrived in Batha in the Sahel region of Chad. I was here to launch a project ADRA had started to give people access to toilet facilities. The hot wind was incredible. I was ushered to a Bedouin hut for cover, and I must say, inside the h...
Dudley House School recognised in an International Writing Competition
World Book Day may seem like a distant memory now, but not for Dudley House School pupils who discovered this week that they had been awarded a selection of books for the school. The picture book titled 'Joseph and the Disappearing Vegetables' that Joshua, Uriah, and Florence wrote and illustra...
ADRA-UK Commemorates World Refugee Day
ADRA-UK commemorated World Refugee Day on June 20 with a special video, 'Those People'* created for the occasion. Reflecting on ADRA's work worldwide with refugees, the video seeks to provide insight into the challenges faced by nearly 100 million around the world. The video features ADRA-UK and ...
Weekly Bible Studies in Northampton District lead seven to decide for Christ
Sabbath on 11 June 2022 was an afternoon of spiritual refreshment and joy at the Northampton Central Adventist church. Three churches in the district came together as they received seven precious souls into membership after they affirmed faith in Jesus and baptism by immersion which signified the...
Drumsticks for Father's Day: Area 3 drumming and percussion weekend
While everyone was looking for ideas on how to celebrate this year's Father's Day, which fell on Sunday, 19 June 2022, Pathfinders from Doncaster, Sheffield Burngreave and Bradford Pathfinder Clubs celebrated the day by acquiring new skills during a weekend of training in drumming and percussion....
ACTS OF SERVICE: Making Ministry Meaningful
Gary Chapman's best-selling book series – The Five Love Languages , outlines five ways of expressing and receiving love effectively, demonstrating commitment to a relationship. One of these ways he lists as 'Acts of Service'. This involves demonstrable practical actions that help the recipient, ...
Day Three at the General Conference Session
Stretching during voting intervals became a new feature on day three, allowing delegates to flex their muscles during the lengthy daily proceedings. Dr Peter Landless, General Conference (GC) Health Director, suggested this new opportunity to move during the three-minute time it took for the dele...
Queen's Jubilee Honours List included Angela Knight Jackson
Mrs Angela Knight Jackson, Deputy Director at the Nursing Professional Development for NHS England and NHS Improvement, was honoured in the Queen's Jubilee celebrations last week for her dedicated work at the NHS. Angela, the wife of Pastor Richard Jackson (NEC), received royal honour in recognit...