As we enter a new year, we continue to pray for God’s guidance and sustaining power through all our church endeavours.  Tiered restrictions pre-Christmas has now been replaced by full lockdown across the country and this will mean further hindrances to our Church services for some time. However, the last quarter in 2020 showed some continued improvement in tithes – see the chart and notes below:1.  BUC-wide tithe down on 2019 by £1,789,806 (8.3%).
2.  SEC & NEC tithe down by £1.12m (8.1%) and…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-01-07/tithe-update-across-the-buc/

A group of Adventist children and youth have come together to produce an animation of the Nativity story using the popular computer game Minecraft. Conceived as a way of getting involved in the church Christmas programme, the five-minute film captures the centrepiece of the season from the angel appearing to Mary to the Wise Men’s departure. “Initially when we had the idea, we weren’t sure if it was possible − Minecraft is a game, not an animation environment,” says William Middleditch a…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-01-07/isolation-minecraft-edit-brings-the-nativity-story-to-a-new-generation/

2020 has not been an easy year for anyone and there have been a lot of changes. Churches have closed and services have moved online. Thus, many churches have used their buildings to host food banks and soup kitchens to feed those who are in need.
Camp Hill Seventh-day Adventist church is one of those. Their food bank has been opened since June 2020 and has helped many people in the area. However, during the holiday season over Christmas, Camp Hill wanted to do something extra to bring cheer…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-01-07/camp-hill-food-bank-christmas-deliveries/