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BUC Youth Ministries Mission Trip 2019: The Dominican Republic
I remember sitting here in the boardroom of the British Union Conference office in Watford, waiting for the Teens, Pathfinder and Youth Advisory to start and as the regional directors and I were catching up with each other, we spoke about the terrible hurricane that had recently hit the Caribbean...
4 April 2019
Forgiveness and Community Building - The April Diversity Lecture
In October 1984, Patrick Magee planted the IRA bomb that killed Jo Berry's father, the British politician Sir Antony Berry. That event created a relationship between Jo Berry and Patrick Magee which could have led to a lifelong hatred. Instead, the two have been on a journey together which has le...
4 April 2019
Cyclone Idai ADRA Appeal
When Cyclone Idai swept through Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe it left behind a trail of destruction, killing hundreds and affecting close to 3 million people. Houses, roads and bridges have been ripped apart and agricultural land is completely submerged. More than 480 people are confirmed dead ...
21 March 2019
ADRA Launches Urban Initiative in the United Kingdom on Global Youth Day
The Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) in the United Kingdom completed its second phase of the 'I AM URBAN' initiative for Global Youth Day held on Sabbath 16 March at the Holloway and Willesden district of churches in London. I AM URBAN is a joint venue between ADRA in the United Kingdom...
20 March 2019
Irish Mission Celebrates the Ordination of Pastor Christian Salcianu at a Mission-Wide Day of Fellowship in Dublin
Members of the Irish Mission are still enjoying the glow that came from a beautiful and deeply spiritual Day of Fellowship featuring preaching by pastor Raafat Kamal and pastor Ian Sweeney. A special focus of the day was the ordination of Dublin based pastor Christian Salcianu.
16 March 2019
Adventurer Bible Experience – Newbold College – Union Final
Imagine a large hall filled with over 40 teams consisting of 6 Adventurer age children in each team. Imagine the noise! Then try and imagine that same hall with that same large group of children concentrating deeply on answering difficult Bible questions about the Gospel of Luke. You have imagine...
15 March 2019
BUC Celebrates International Women's Day 2019
The International Women's Day Celebration, which was hosted by the Development Education Department of ADRA-UK in partnership with ADRA-UK, Adventist Community Services and Women's Ministries Departments both under the directorship of Sharon Platt-McDonald, was, according to ADRA's Cathy Boldeau,...
15 March 2019
BUC Executive Adopts New Policy on Domestic Abuse
At the British Union Conference (BUC) Executive Committee held on Thursday 14 March, the adoption of a new policy on domestic abuse was ratified. The policy was presented and developed by BUC Family Ministries director Pastor Leslie Ackie received uniformed appreciated and consensus by the commit...
15 March 2019
BUC Pathfinder Bible Experience Sees Unprecedented Results
It was a proud spectacle to behold seeing over 800 young people assemble at Newbold College of Higher Education for the British Union Conference (BUC) regional finals of the Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE). The event held on Sabbath 9 March saw over 28 Pathfinder clubs that had successfully pro...
14 March 2019