SEC - News
Stanborough Primary School Supports Wellbeing of Pupils
Stanborough Primary School is committed to supporting the emotional health and wellbeing of their pupils and staff. As they near the end of their busy first spring term, they would like to acknowledge their amazing pupils for their dedication in continuing to show our school values despite the c...
2021-02-17T10:14:49.000Z
Death of Pastor Patrick Boyle
It is with deep sadness that we report the death of Pastor Patrick Boyle. He died on 29 December 2020. He and his wife Rosemary joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Dublin in 1956. In 1960 he went to Newbold College to train for the ministry. In 1964 he returned to Ireland and began his min...
2021-01-05T12:12:53.000Z
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...
2020-12-17T20:17:00.000Z
The Newbold Sisterhood Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
The Newbold Sisterhood celebrated its 10th anniversary on Sabbath 14 November 2020, by leading a special online service at Newbold church based in Berkshire. The Newbold Sisterhood is the Women's Ministries department of Newbold church and reaches the women in the church as well as the wider comm...
2020-12-02T21:38:57.000Z
November Diversity Lecture – Does Poverty Have a Colour?
For its final lecture of 2020, the Newbold Diversity Centre was delighted to welcome Amanda Khozi Mukwashi, the CEO of Christian Aid, on Tuesday 10 November. The fact that she so clearly identifies as a Seventh-day Adventist added an extra dimension to the event. She framed her topic as a questio...
2020-12-02T21:33:24.000Z
Reading West Life Development – Reaching Out in Faith
Reaching out to our community during lockdown and the UK Tier system has been problematic to say the least. However, Reading West church decided to look at our situation positively and utilise the technology we had to reach out into our community in ways that we have not tried before. Zoom was ne...
2020-12-02T21:11:13.000Z
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.
2020-11-21T10:48:00.000Z
New Book for SEC Pastor
Father leaves when he’s a baby and his mother dies young, but not before she has instilled in him the power of education and a love of God
2020-11-19T14:41:38.000Z
Pathfinder Baptism for Three Modern Day Pioneers
The obstacles to their faith were real. In the face of ridicule, social isolation, rejection, frustration, anxieties, without a local church, these youth were not displaced
2020-11-19T14:28:13.000Z
Hope to the Hopeless From One Person's Kitchen
Today each week 'Hope with a Smile' charity is able to reach 50 families including single parents and children
2020-11-19T11:52:08.000Z
Second Lockdown and the Effects on Church Worship
Under the new rules, all religious services are to be stopped once more.
2020-11-05T12:32:00.000Z
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...
2020-11-05T12:31:00.000Z
Sophia Nicholls Receives Outstanding Leadership Award
In a recent video interview Sophia Nicholls tells her story and the reason she and her husband Nigel, formed the Adventist Special Needs Association (ASNA). The video interview was in response to receiving an award for Outstanding Leadership from the South England Conference (SEC) celebrating 25 ...
2020-10-15T14:34:01.000Z
Another Busy Month Ahead for ADRA-UK
The month of October will be a busy month for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA-UK) as we continue with our 2020 Virtual Gift Box Appeal, launch our Tuesday Night Live monthly webinars and we celebrate Activate October
2020-10-01T13:47:56.000Z