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Hackney’s Community Ministries minister to the homeless at The Strand

Hackney’s Community Ministries minister to the homeless at The Strand

Last Sunday, 27th October 2024, members of the Hackney Community Ministries department ministered to the homeless at The Strand in Central London. We go out and feed the homeless once every month at The Strand. Among the volunteers in our team is 82-year-old Sister Emelda Greer and our current ol...

Pathfinders Embrace Adventure and Faith at Area 1 Curriculum Camp in Chapel Porth

Pathfinders Embrace Adventure and Faith at Area 1 Curriculum Camp in Chapel Porth

One blustery weekend from Friday, 11 October, to Sunday, 13 October 2024, 35 Pathfinders and over a dozen counsellors gathered at Chapel Porth for our first Pathfinder Curriculum Camp in recent memory. For many Pathfinders, this was their first camping experience, and they eagerly erected their t...

Go Downham! Inspired for Mission

Go Downham! Inspired for Mission

Saturday, 14th September 2024, marked another successful day for Downham SDA Church. Following many prayers and planning meetings, department leaders working together under the guidance of the Personal Ministries and Health Ministries departments were granted permission by Bromley Council to deli...

Hanwell SDA Church welcomes local councillors and health professionals at inaugural "Community Freebies Day"

Hanwell SDA Church welcomes local councillors and health professionals at inaugural "Community Freebies Day"

It was an immense honour and a great privilege to have three of our esteemed local councillors inaugurate our "Community Freebies Day", highlighting Public Health Promotion, Cancer Awareness and Detection, Health and Wellbeing, Community Cohesion, and Community Champions on 20th October 2024. Thi...

Hope has a Name… and He is a solution to our Crisis

Hope has a Name… and He is a solution to our Crisis

Walthamstow two weeks series culminating in four Baptisms

Watford Town Seventh-day Adventist Church Unites Community in Joyful Celebration at Annual Music Day 2024

Watford Town Seventh-day Adventist Church Unites Community in Joyful Celebration at Annual Music Day 2024

On Saturday, 26th October, the Watford Town Seventh-day Adventist Church buzzed with anticipation for its annual Music Day. Hosts Linda Lusingu and Dennis Wanguirubi welcomed everyone in attendance and set the tone for the day’s proceedings. Today, the church celebrates not just musical talent bu...

One Vision, Arsenal FC & Holloway SDA Church Unite to Tackle Health Inequalities in Islington

One Vision, Arsenal FC & Holloway SDA Church Unite to Tackle Health Inequalities in Islington

In an inspiring initiative to tackle health disparities within Islington’s communities, One Vision has united with Arsenal Football Club and Holloway Seventh-day Adventist Church to address health inequalities and build a stronger, more cohesive community. Led by Enoch Kanagaraj, Founder and Chie...

Funeral Details – Pastor Derek C Clothier

Funeral Details – Pastor Derek C Clothier

The funeral service will be held on Monday, 4 November at the Weston-super-Mare Seventh-day Adventist church at 1:00 pm and after to the crematorium, then back to the church for the repass. As a tribute to Pastor Clothier's Welsh heritage, we kindly request that attendees wear something yellow, s...

I Can Only Imagine.

I Can Only Imagine.

I grew up scared of God – really scared of Him. I remember, as a 5-year-old, the terror I felt when I was told that if I was naughty, I wouldn't go to heaven. Of course, I was never naughty, but I was often good for the wrong reasons. I can't pretend that as a pre-schooler, I knew what heaven w...

Psalm 141 - Complete Consecration

Psalm 141 - Complete Consecration

In Bible times, sacrifices were offered twice daily: in the morning and in the evening. The morning sacrifice was conducted around 9:00 am, and the evening sacrifice was conducted around 3:00 pm. The people gathered while the priests delivered worship and said prayers. This is a psalm of complete...

Transformation Now: Hackney SDA Church Campaign ends with a baptism

Transformation Now: Hackney SDA Church Campaign ends with a baptism

The Transformation Now campaign with guest speaker, Dr Sherwin Jack, which took place at the Hackney Seventh-day Adventist Church from 12th-19th October 2024, ended in a joyous celebration as one precious soul, Volta Weekes, gave her life to Christ in baptism.

Area 8 Enhances Communication and Media at Training Day

Area 8 Enhances Communication and Media at Training Day

The Communication & Media Area Training Day for Area 8 took place on 20th October 2024 at the Clacton-on-Sea Seventh-day Adventist Church Plant, drawing local church communication and media teams ready to enhance their skills. Organised by the South England Conference Communication and Media Depa...

The SEC Communication and Media Guide in Adriatic Union

The SEC Communication and Media Guide in Adriatic Union

On 13 October 2024, Dr Sorin Petrof, Communication and Media Director for the South England Conference (SEC), served as a keynote speaker at the Adriatic Union Conference’s (AUC) "Communication and Media Seminar" held in Zagreb, Croatia. The event, organised by Pastor Neven Klačmer, AUC's Communi...

Tottenham Lighthouse Celebrates 'International Day'

Tottenham Lighthouse Celebrates 'International Day'

The rich, vibrant cultural diversity that we enjoy in the Seventh-day Adventist Church was celebrated at Tottenham Lighthouse Church on Sabbath, 12th October 2024. Our divine hour speaker, Pastor Dr Emmanuel Osei, Past President of the SEC, and his wife, Sister Laura Osei, flew in from Ghana to b...

Isle of Wight Dynamic Mission-Focused Sabbath Ignites Passion for Outreach

Isle of Wight Dynamic Mission-Focused Sabbath Ignites Passion for Outreach

Isle of Wight Church's Community Services and Personal Ministries Day