If you’ve not picked up a copy of the Messenger for a while, don’t be surprised, because it’s not been printed since the end of March 2020. But as we begin 2021 this is about to change. 
Due to the vision of the British Union Conference (BUC) field leaders and their respective administrative teams, Messenger will return to print and be sent by direct mail to the homes of all BUC members residing in the UK and Ireland from this month. The project is driven by a single purpose – to stay connected…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-01-07/the-messenger-coming-soon-direct-to-your-home/

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  Tiered restrictions pre-Christmas has now been replaced by full lockdown across the country and this will mean further hindrances to our Church services for some time.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/

It is with deep sadness that we report the death of Pastor Patrick Boyle. He died on 29 December 2020.
He and his wife Rosemary joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Dublin in 1956. In 1960 he went to Newbold College to train for the ministry. In 1964 he returned to Ireland and began his ministry in Belfast. He went on to serve in Dublin, Hull, Scarborough, Halifax, Huddersfield, Moncton Canada, New Gallery Center in London, Bromley, Croydon, South England Conference as a Departmental…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2021-01-05/death-of-pastor-patrick-boyle/