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Birmingham Churches Reach Out Under Lockdown
You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before . Rahm Emanuel What a different year it has been! Although the pandemic has caused the doors of our church buildings in Area 5 to remain closed for the past seve...
Scripture and Violence – The 2020 Beach Lecture
What is the relationship between religious scripture and violence? The 2020 Beach Lecture held on Tuesday 13 October, explored this question – in 105 minutes
ADRA-UK Reduces Food Insecurity in the World’s Most Troubled Hotspot.
Did you know that 20 million slices of bread, 4.4 million potatoes, 3.1 million glasses of milk, 2 million eggs and 0.9 million bananas are wasted everyday in the UK ( www.toogoodtogo.co.uk ) And, yet a news report from the 21st April suggests that the World Food programme estimated that due to C...
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 Nobel Peace Prize goes to ADRA-UK Partner the UN World Food Programme
Congratulations to the UN World Food Programme, one of ADRA’s partners in their world-wide projects for winning the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. Bert Smit, CEO, ADRA-UK, said, "ADRA-UK provided seed funding to ADRA Zambia in 2018 and further funding from the 2019 ADRA Appeal to work in drought-affecte...
A Reflection for 2020 World Mental Health Day - Sabbath 10th October
The challenges of the pandemic have affected almost every country in the world. It is no ‘respecter of persons’.
BUC Celebrates 25th Anniversary of Women's Ministries
25 years is a significant milestone. A couple's 25th (Silver) Wedding Anniversary, marks a quarter of a century sharing their love and life together. It's a milestone anniversary, and as such, it deserves celebrating. This week we have been blessed to celebrate 25 years of God leading the work of...
SEC Pastor Authors New Book on Divorce Care for Men
n his new book entitled, 'Picking Up the Pieces', Paul writes based on his own experience of divorce