BUC News
BUC News / 22 April 2015
Politics, Grace and Service
With the UK general election just around the corner, and with two sets of elections in the Adventist Church this summer, Pastor Ian Sweeney, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the UK and Ireland, reflects on politics, grace, and the how his vote should be primarily based on service to others.
BUC News / 19 October 2011
Black History Live
With the pulsating sounds of African drums; harmonious chords of vibrant singing from the London Community Gospel choir; exotic aromas and spicy foods from tropical cuisine and an abundant array of dazzling colours, the senses were indulged to the max. It was also the place for witness as Adventist church members discovered as they prepared to serve at the Black History Live event in Wembley Stadium the first weekend of October 2011.
BUC News / 19 October 2011
Luton Flashmob
Saturday shoppers in Luton's Arndale Centre were surprised by a sudden and seemingly spontaneous rendition of "Joyful, Joyful, Lord we adore thee" (watch on YouTube) as members of the Adventist led Luton Community Gospel Choir shared their witness. Link: Luton Gospel Community Choir
BUC News / 18 October 2012
David Lammy Interview
'Rising from the Ashes', a year on from the Tottenham riots, David Lammy, MP for Tottenham, reflected on the roots of dissatisfaction that led to the riots - and societal changes needed to prevent a repeat. This brief interview was recorded just before he presented the annual Beech Diversity Lecture at Newbold College on Tuesday, 16 October.
BUC News / 19 December 2013
Teens Day of Fellowship
South England Conference - Teens Day of Fellowship
BUC News / 14 January 2015
Edward Vandi Ebola Interview
Reading West church member, Edward Vandi, is heading back to Sierra Leone this week for a second stint as an NHS volunteer. He will be working both in an Ebola clinic as well as providing training and public awareness in the community.
BUC News / 11 December 2014
2014 year-end message - Pastor Ian Sweeney
If you survived the craziness of the black Friday sales you did well. The financially restrained Pastor Ian Sweeney found himself astonished at how people were desperate to get their hands on televisions -even to the point that people began fighting and cursing one another. That hardly seems to be the spirit of Christmas. Perhaps there is a better way to share that spirit. In his year-end message, Pastor Sweeney, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the UK and Ireland, admires the desperation of the paralytic in the Mark 2 story and how he strived to get into Jesus presence. "Perhaps as Christians we ought to exhibit the same passion to be in the presence of Jesus and be desperate to share our testimony of Jesus."
BUC News / 22 May 2013
ADRA-UK Justine Greening Visit
Interview with Bert Smit, CEO of ADRA-UK, reflecting on the visit of International Development Secretary, Justine Greening and local MP Richard Harrington on Monday the 20th of May.
BUC News / 25 April 2012
Bob Folkenberg - Share Him
Are many Seventh-day Adventists members in name only? Bob Folkenberg thinks so – but also believes he may have part of the solution. Watch this update on the ‘Share Him’ project.