NEC - News

Second Lockdown and the Effects on Church Worship

Under the new rules, all religious services are to be stopped once more.

5 November 2020

Lockdown: Things You Can Do In England's New Lockdown

The new four-week lockdown has officially started in England. The government has brought the measures in because of the rise in cases of coronavirus and hospital admissions. However, although lockdown number two is not as strict as the one in spring, it does mean places of worship will have to be...

5 November 2020

Birmingham Churches Reach Out Under Lockdown

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before . Rahm Emanuel What a different year it has been! Although the pandemic has caused the doors of our church buildings in Area 5 to remain closed for the past seve...

21 October 2020

Why Stanborough School?

Why would any parent choose to send their child to a private or fee paying or independent school when the United Kingdom has thousands of outstanding state schools that that do not charge school fees? There are several reasons that parents could give, however, the best responses will come from th...

9 July 2020

Joint Statement on Present Situation Regarding Re-opening of Churches

The presidents of the five entities of the BUC, issue the statement below.

2 July 2020

BUC 'Reopening Churches' Committee Take Advice from Adventist Public Health Professionals

Putting all these factors together it is easy to see that a typical Seventh-day Adventist worship service can create the 'perfect storm' with all risk factors being present.

2 July 2020

Adventist Church Receives COVID-19 Award Nomination from Lancashire High Sheriff

The volunteers have been delivering food since the lockdown on a weekly basis and helping and supporting the other food hubs/food banks/food markets with additional supplies of bread, potatoes and vegetables

25 June 2020

Newbold College of Higher Education Acknowledge 'Past and Present Wrongs Perpetrated on Racial Grounds'

"Racial Injustice: No More. We have shown our solidarity. Now, we have a job to do. It is time to apologise. It is time to hold ourselves accountable. It is time to vow change for a better future."

18 June 2020

BUC Field Presidents Begin Work on Strategy for Future Church Opening

We must all recognise that the reopening process may be difficult and will take considerable time and careful planning

5 June 2020

SEC Virtual Camp Meeting 2020

SEC Virtual Camp Meeting 2020, will take place Sunday 14th June - Sabbath 20th June.

22 May 2020

The Hidden Intervention that Influenced VE Day

The one occurrence that is not much mentioned in films or documentaries, that took place just a few days before this event (the Dunkirk Evacuation) and is the real hidden secret to divine intervention.

7 May 2020

North England Conference 'Kids Praise' Concert

North England Conference Children’s Ministries director came up with an initiative to start 'Kids Praise' children’s concerts to be broadcast on Sabbath afternoons

7 May 2020

NEC Youth Covid19 Activities

With the year in its infancy and the Covid-19 pandemic causing all events to be cancelled for the foreseeable future, the North England Conference (NEC) Youth Department has been busy transitioning online to ensure that the youth stay engaged throughout this time of isolation and lockdown. Some o...

23 April 2020

Aberdaron Work Retreat for NEC Youth

In February this year a group of 10 volunteers spent the week at the Aberdaron Advent Camp to assist with work development. Youth came from all over the North England Conference (NEC) and were overseen in their work by Steve Bull and Akbar Davamony, site manager and assistant manager. During the ...