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3 January - Vol 130 Issue 1

Seventh-day Adventist Member Enoch Kanagaraj Honoured in the 2025 King’s New Year Honours List

Enoch Kanagaraj, founder of One Vision Charity and a member of the Stanborough Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, has been awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2025 King’s New Year Honours List. This prestigious recognition highlights his faith-driven mission to serve communities, promote unity, and address critical societal challenges, inspiring others to reflect Christ’s love in action.”

SEC Hosts Inspiring Night of Prayer and Praise to Welcome 2025

On 31 December 2024, the South England Conference (SEC) Prayer Ministries hosted a powerful night of prayer, praise, and thanksgiving inspired by Esther 4:14. The programme, led by SEC Prayer Coordinator Linda Asare and guest presenters, featured purpose-centred sermonettes, interactive sessions, and heartfelt testimonies. With participants joining from the UK, USA, and Canada, the event marked the New Year 2025 with renewed faith and spiritual strength.

Area 6b Ministers Discuss Youth Violence and Safer Streets March at Year-End Meeting

At their end-of-year meeting on 19 December 2024, SEC Area 6b Ministers reviewed the inaugural Safer Streets, Safer Youth March held in Brixton, South London, on 17 August, addressing gun and knife crime, and outlined plans for future Seventh-day Adventist-led community initiatives and partnerships in and beyond 2025.

ELSOM wow audience in End of Year Classical Music Concert

The East London School of Music (ELSOM) held its classical music fundraising concert on 21 December 2024 at Clapton Community Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hackney. Under Music Director Fiona D. Pacquette, students delivered inspiring performances alongside special guests, including the Windrush Senior Community Choir. Highlights included orchestral hymns, solo pieces, and reflections on resilience, unity, and faith, marking a triumphant end to 2024.

Communication and Media Training Day

Join us on February 02, 2025 , for an enriching Communication and Media Training Day for those eager to elevate their church's media and communication strategies. This event brings together a series of expert-led workshops, each focusing on a critical aspect of church media and communication. ...

The Festive Season and Mental Health

The festive season, often associated with joy, celebration, and togetherness, can also bring significant stress and emotional strain.

Celebrating the Advent Season Through Music in Glasgow

This article highlights a special service at Glasgow SDA Church, featuring a sermonette on responses to Jesus’ birth, a gospel choir’s fundraising performance at Central Station, and reflections on faith and worship.

Who is my Father?

“Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.” John 5:19

Area 2 Churches Prioritise Safeguarding Training

In an ideal world, the church is a sanctuary—a "haven of refuge" for everyone, particularly the most vulnerable. However, in our imperfect world, where sin and its effects persist, churches too face challenges. They are not gatherings of saints but "hospitals for sinners". This dual reality calls for unwavering vigilance from everyone involved in the church's mission—leaders, members, parents, and educators alike.