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Reflections on enditnow Emphasis Day
The enditnow initiative is a global drive to raise awareness and advocate for the end of violence around the world. It was launched in October 2009 in partnership with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and the General Conference Women's Ministries Department of the Seventh-day Ad...
1 September 2022
18-24s SEC Summer Youth Camp 2022
Youth enthusiastically gathered at Hays Wood Retreat Centre for the 18-24s summer camp this past week (22-26 August), many to experience the site for the first time. As there hadn't been a camp like this before we were all excited to be part of the experience organised by Pastor Anthony Fuller an...
1 September 2022
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...
27 July 2022
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...
21 July 2022
Luton Friendship Homecarers AGM
On Thursday 14 July, Luton Friendship Homecarers held their hybrid AGM. The meeting commenced with the chair, Pastor Bernie Holford, welcoming trustees, staff, clients, members of Luton Friendship Homecarers, BUC President Pastor Eglan Brooks, BUC Communication Director Pastor Sam Davies, SEC Com...
21 July 2022
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...
15 July 2022
ONE VISION DONATES PLAQUE TO HOSPICE
On Tuesday 5 July, Robert Voss CBE CStJ, HM Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, unveiled a Covid-19 memorial plaque at the Watford Peace Hospice Care. The partnership plaque donated by One Vision charity, was given to commemorate the lives lost during the pandemic and to recognise the collaborative...
15 July 2022
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...
15 July 2022
GC Session: Not just a meeting but a window into an unwritten future
Photo credit: Pastor Jimmy Botha
1 July 2022
'Aunt Mabel' - A Windrush Poem by Anthea Davis Barclay
This week marked the unveiling of a Windrush monument at Waterloo Station in remembrance of the Windrush generation and their contributions to the development of the United Kingdom. We share a tribute in a poem by freelance poet Anthea Davis Barclay to the efforts, struggles and contributions of ...
23 June 2022
Hackney Church Celebrates Queen’s Jubilee by Serving meals to Local Community
As millions of people in the UK and worldwide celebrated the start of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee on 2 June 2022, many planned their celebrations with local themes. In keeping with the celebrative mood, Hackney Seventh-day Adventist church put on a special community meal for their residents and ...
23 June 2022
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 ...
23 June 2022
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, ...
23 June 2022
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...
9 June 2022
