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York celebrates 100 years of Adventism
On Sabbath 13 February 2021, York Seventh-day Adventist church celebrated 100 years of the Adventist message in the city. Although we were unable to celebrate together in person we were joined virtually by many past members and pastors who may not have been able to attend physically if we were ab...
21 February 2021
NEC and BUC Vote New Draft Constitution
Constitutions are the documents which underpin all of our activities as a Church. Because we are part of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, our constitutions are based on models provided by the General Conference. This helps to ensure that, wherever you go in the world, our churches do t...
4 February 2021
Seasonal Year End Messages From the Presidents
Pastor Ian Sweeney - President British Union Conference On behalf of the British Union Conference, I would like to extend season's greetings to all our church family. Quite obviously 2020 has been a most remarkable year which has been defined by Covid-19 and all the devastation that has been left...
17 December 2020
BUC Presents: Three Cosmic Messages with Mark Finley
This 13-part series goes into the heart of the biblical book of Revelation providing you with a clear and deeper understanding of the events surrounding the last days in light of the Three Angels Messages of Revelation 14.
21 November 2020
Aberdaron Work Retreat
We were blessed with good weather and along with willing spirits we managed to get a good amount of work done.
19 November 2020
Refresh: NEC Virtual Weekend Summit
The Youth Department of the North England Conference (NEC) hosted, in partnership with the Central California Conference (CCC) Young Adult Department a weekend, Virtual Summit. For 34 continuous hours there was programming that the youth and young adults could participate in! From 5:00 pm on Frid...
19 November 2020
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