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First ever Union-wide Adventist Education Survey
Education survey on Adventist schools in the BUC
A Reason to be Green - a spiritual response to COP27
A Reason to be Green A spiritual reflection in response to COP27 When sin entered the world through Adam and Eve's decision to disobey God, it did not only damage the connection between humanity and the Creator. Nature that was once perfectly conceived by God to be in harmony with human beings en...
One Vision Awarded The Queen's Green Canopy Tree of Trees
At 1:00 pm on Wednesday 19 October, a special tree-planting ceremony took place in the British Union Conference (BUC) Peace Garden. This transpired after One Vision charity was nominated to receive one of the Queen's Green Canopy Tree of Trees, created to mark the late Queen Elizabeth II's Platin...
SEC Ordains Six Pastors to Gospel Ministry
The South England Conference (SEC) ordained six ministers at a service held at the Newbold College Sports Hall on Sabbath 22 October in front of an audience of over 400. The pastors were supported by their family, friends, church members and ministerial colleagues who all shared in the visible an...
New Church in Town!
Prince Emmanuel SDA Group (UK) organised into a Church
Death of Frances Ruth Johnson
We were saddened to learn of the death of Frances Johnson (née Gammon), who passed away on 14 October 2022. Frances was born on 2 December 1944 in Bristol, to Pastor Kenneth and Beryl Gammon. As a pastor's child, Frances attended 13 schools of one sort or another before she entered denominational...
Central London Church Pastor Performs Baptism in Romania
Pastor Colin Stewart travels to Romania to perform a baptism for one of his baptismal candidates so that her grandmother can witness her public commitment to Christ.
One Vision Hosts Black History Event
A capacity audience assembled on Sunday 9 October at the Stanborough Centre, Watford, to mark the impact of black history, and celebrate achievers from diverse backgrounds. Hosted by One Vision Charity – the event organisers, invitations were extended to key individuals and groups making a signif...
Adventist Community Services Addresses Energy & Fuel Crisis
"Don't look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too" Philippians 2:4 (NLT) Earlier this year, Sharon Platt-McDonald, Director of Adventist Community Services (ACS), Health & Women's Ministries at the British Union Conference (BUC) developed and launched the ACTS of S...
Flourishing Together - Whatever the Challenge
"This has been the most relevant, timely and impactful training I have received this year!" The enthused comment came from an attendee at the 'Let's Flourish Together!', BUC Women's Ministries event led by Karen Holford, TED director for Women, Family and Children's Ministries. Realising the sco...
BUC President Leads Field Leaders to Commemorate Pastor Appreciation Day
Christians around the world acknowledge October as Pastor Appreciation Month. The General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (GC) have designated Sabbath 8 October as Pastor Appreciation Day. Pastor Eglan Brooks, British Union Conference (BUC) President, leads senior church leaders to...
Basil Powell (former BUC Treasurer's) Funeral
We are saddened to announce the death of Basil Powell on 12th September. He died peacefully at home. His funeral service is at 11am on 7th October at Stanborough Park Church. His burial is at Tring Cemetery 1pm (Aylesbury Road, Tring HP23 4DH). Basil served as Treasurer of the BUC and when he ret...
Young Men Will Dream
The Internship Symposium organised by the British Union Conference (BUC) Ministerial Association took place from 20-22 September. Interns and their supervisors from across the British Isles gathered at the Union offices in order to share experiences and learn. The programme included many learning...
British Union Conference Executive Votes New Strategic Plan
On 15 September, the British Union Conference (BUC) Executive Committee voted to adapt a new strategic plan to guide its operations from January 2023. Focusing on 12 key priorities, the plan addresses not only the spiritual mission of the Church and the implementation of the GC, 'I WILL GO' initi...
ADRA-UK Joins NGOs to Lobby Government on Horn of Africa
On 20 September a cohort from an informal syndicate of 15 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) visited No 10 Downing Street with a petition signed by 30,237 people urging, the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, to fund the humanitarian response in the Horn of Africa. Currently, there are 50 million ...