A video message from the BUC President
Season’s greetings! I want to encourage you to celebrate this festive season, to invite you to down tools and pause to celebrate this extraordinary moment when much of our world is merrymaking. But I recognise that although we may wish to pause, it might be more complex than that! Or is it? Can you imagine what kind of difference 43,000 Adventists could make if we did something different this festive season?
We must sometimes adjust how we look at things…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-12-15/1787/

A wish of peace and goodwill to all from the Scottish Mission President
The best way I can think of wishing someone a good life is by wishing them Jesus Himself.
The Bible does this well: Luke 2: 10-12: “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David, a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-12-14/1786/

On Sunday, 3 December 2023, faith leaders, politicians, and the Chief Constable of Hertfordshire met at the British Union Conference (BUC) office in Watford. The meeting was an initiative of One Vision, a charity supported by the BUC, which works with different communities, faiths, ethnic groups, charities, non–profits and government institutions to create strong community leadership and bring about real change.
The agenda for the day, ‘Working Together for Peace’, was put together in response…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-12-14/1785/

ADRA Network calls on holistic climate action and shares experience at COP28 in Dubai 
In the theater of our world’s history, 2023 emerges as a pivotal act in the climate action narrative. The impending Global Stocktake is poised to affirm what we already understand: The time for decisive action is rapidly dwindling.
This crisis has far-reaching consequences. As humanitarian actors on the frontlines of the crisis, we are witnessing health and livelihoods in jeopardy and the enduring…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-12-01/1777/

Two hundred and forty-three local church leaders, including 43 pastors, from around the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, attended the Reflecting Hope Training Retreat at the Leonardo Hotel, Hinckley, near Leicester over the weekend from 3-5 November, to share, learn, praise, and pray around the theme of ‘Chosen’. What is Reflecting Hope?
Reflecting Hope is the British Union Conference’s response to the General Conference’s Christ for Europe programme. It is a contemporary,…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2023-11-23/1769/