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Annual Toy Service For Needy Local Children Reaches 60 Years

Two special anniversaries coincided with this year's Annual Toy Service at Stanborough Park church in Watford. Not only has this annual Christmas event been providing toys for needy local children for 60 consecutive years, but its current organiser celebrated her 25th anniversary. So both diamond...

Pastor Eglan Brooks Becomes BUC's 25th President

As the British Union Conference (BUC) Executive Committee prayed and considered the person to succeed Pastor Ian Sweeney as President, members shared together the qualities in the leader they were looking for; integrity, humble, committed, spiritual, visionary, confident and with a passion for mi...

The Organisational Fakery of Our Grief

In Max Porter's novella, Grief is a thing with Feathers, the unnamed widower and father, its central character, speaks about the grief of losing his young wife. He says, '"I sat alone in the living room wondering what to do. Shuffling around, waiting for shock to give way, waiting for any kind ...

Family wins Award for Community Service

Mrs Janelle Victory and her two children, Annalise and Madiba, became recipients of the Triple AAA Foundation Awards in Leicester for their dedication to community service. Janelle Victory devotes her time and energy to supporting local people, including women and vulnerable families. She helps p...

UK Ghanaian Adventists Virtual Day of Fellowship

The biannual gathering of the Ghanaian Adventist Congregations in UK (GAC-UK) – made up of 18 organised churches and 2 church plants – was halted by the devastating effects of Covid-19. However, on Sabbath 6 November, 2021 the first ever virtual GA-UK day of fellowship was held under the theme 'R...

Baptism at Wednesbury Church

Wednesbury church congregation experienced a high day on Sabbath 20 November 2021, as nine young people committed their lives to the Lord through baptism. The public declaration of their commitment came after a difficult 18 months of restricted face to face worship services and prolonged Zoom pro...

26 November - Vol 126 Issue 11

The Return of BEAMS: 'I Will Go'

The commission Jesus gave the Church starting with the immortal words "Go ye, therefore", echoing down through the ages, yet, some of us have found endeavouring to reach out to others a struggle or felt the need to recalibrate how we carry out Jesus’ command as the era of the Covid-19 pandemic dr...

Death of Pastor Ronald Surridge

Ronald Surridge was born on 29 October 1928 at the family council house in the coal mining town of Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. His mother was a Seventh-day Adventist, though his father was not. At the age of 14 Ron left home and came to work as a shoe repairer in Watford. It was here tha...

Death of Margaret Lowe

We were saddened to learn of the death of Margaret Lowe on 10 November 2021. Margaret was born on 18 July 1946 in Stockport, Cheshire. On 16 June 1968, Margaret married Pastor Eric Lowe and their union brought about Julie, Janet, James and Jonathan. Margaret entered denominational service in Janu...