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Family wins Award for Community Service

Family wins Award for Community Service

Mrs Janelle Victory and her two children, Annalise and Madiba, became recipients of the Triple AAA Foundation Awards in Leicester for their dedication to community service. Janelle Victory devotes her time and energy to supporting local people, including women and vulnerable families. She helps p...

2021-12-08T23:25:36.000Z

UK Ghanaian Adventists Virtual Day of Fellowship

UK Ghanaian Adventists Virtual Day of Fellowship

The biannual gathering of the Ghanaian Adventist Congregations in UK (GAC-UK) – made up of 18 organised churches and 2 church plants – was halted by the devastating effects of Covid-19. However, on Sabbath 6 November, 2021 the first ever virtual GA-UK day of fellowship was held under the theme 'R...

2021-12-08T09:14:12.000Z

Reaffirming The Adventist Church's Response to COVID-19

Reaffirming The Adventist Church's Response to COVID-19

The apostle Paul writes in his letter to the Philippians, " And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness...

2021-11-21T21:58:56.000Z

Pastor Ian Sweeney Elected for a TED Post

Pastor Ian Sweeney Elected for a TED Post

Pastor Ian Sweeney, President of the British Union Conference (BUC), has been voted to a new position of Field Secretary at the Trans-European Division (TED). The vote came about after an end of year meeting by the Division's Executive Committee members on Sunday, 14 November 2021. Sweeney respon...

2021-11-15T12:38:50.000Z

BUC Departmental Changes for the Next Quinquennium

BUC Departmental Changes for the Next Quinquennium

Here is a list of the officers, departmental directors and executive committee members for the next quinquennium Nominating Committee Report Administrators: Pastor Ian Sweeney - President Pastor John Surridge - Executive Secretary Mr Wederly Aguiar - Treasurer Pastor Jacques Venter - Associate Ex...

2021-10-22T11:12:11.000Z

BUC Session Administrational Reports

BUC Session Administrational Reports

Thursday at Session ‘Be Thou My Vision, O Lord of my heart’ – the opening prayerful 8th century words of the English hymn with an Irish tune, set the tone of the Ninth Quinquennial Session of the British Union Conference (BUC). A session which takes place during incredibly challenging times, post...

2021-10-22T10:34:15.000Z

World Pathfinder Day in the Park

World Pathfinder Day in the Park

SEC Pathfinders celebrate World Pathfinder Day

2021-09-21T11:20:09.000Z

BUC Session Virtual Delegate Consultation

BUC Session Virtual Delegate Consultation

VIRTUAL CONSULTATION WITH DELEGATES

2021-07-07T08:40:21.000Z

BUC Session Postponed

BUC Session Postponed

On Thursday 10 June 2021 the British Union Conference (BUC) Executive Committee voted to postpone the BUC Session from its previously scheduled dates of Thursday 8 and Friday 9 July 2021. This is primarily because the hotel we had been planning to use was requisitioned for government use at the t...

2021-06-11T08:41:03.000Z

Covid-19 Testing Programme Launches at the Stanborough Park Seventh-day Adventist Centre

Covid-19 Testing Programme Launches at the Stanborough Park Seventh-day Adventist Centre

On 6 April, British Union Conference (BUC) Health Ministries Director, Sharon Platt-McDonald, was contacted by the Department of Health and Social Care, (DHSC) seeking to engage the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) churches in a pilot initiative to become Self-Test Collection Sites. With twice weekly ...

2021-06-10T10:45:59.000Z

St. Vincent Volcano Eruption Appeal

St. Vincent Volcano Eruption Appeal

The La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St Vincent erupted on 9 April blanketing the island in a layer of ash and forcing nearly 20,000 people to evacuate their homes. Dust and ash have covered roads and buildings around the island. With power outages and water supplies cut off, thous...

2021-04-14T22:20:35.000Z

Stanborough Press Author Wins The Wise Woman Award for Top Christian Book 2021

Stanborough Press Author Wins The Wise Woman Award for Top Christian Book 2021

One of the books published by The Stanborough Press Ltd was presented with the prestigious Wise Women Award on 14 March 2021 for outstanding Christian Book of the Year. Stanborough Press's book won the hotly contested prize over many other nominees. The book that won is entitled Cooking With Kid...

2021-03-31T09:40:53.000Z

Death of Pastor James Phillip

Death of Pastor James Phillip

Sadly, Pastor Phillip passed away peacefully in hospital as a result of chronic illness.

2021-03-07T13:50:34.000Z

New Website Launch for Norwich

New Website Launch for Norwich

1 March 2021 was a special night for the Norwich Seventh-day Adventist church as they launched their new website out into the world. We had special guest speakers (Pastor Sam Davies, SEC Communication Director; Pastor Richard Daly, BUC Communication Director) highlighting the importance of this...

2021-03-04T11:20:12.000Z

Organisations Team up for Covid-19 Vaccine Accessibility

Organisations Team up for Covid-19 Vaccine Accessibility

One Vision has teamed up with Met Coaches, the Hub Watford Adventist church plant and the British Union Conference (BUC) to offer residents in the community free transport to local vaccine centres. Ruth Stewart co-founder of The Hub church plant in Watford, which started two years ago, said in...

2021-02-17T10:34:52.000Z

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