Sometimes there is a perception that small churches are failing as they compare themselves to the various mega-churches. However, around 60% of Adventist congregations within the UK have congregations under 100 people. Which would mean they are ‘the norm’ and are doing exactly what they should be doing.  On 16-18 September, Church Growth and Community Service leaders gathered at Hay’s Wood (Kings Lynn) to be inspired by each other and affirm their ministries. Devotion took a creative turn…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-09-29/small-church-big-impact/

The Dundee Seventh-day Adventist church was filled to the brim on 17 September as more than 250 people gathered to celebrate World Pathfinder Sabbath. At least 100 of these were Pathfinders from Scottish churches, immaculately dressed in their colourful uniform. They were all set for an eventful and ground-breaking day. This included a 2-mile procession through Dundee city streets to motivate the community to care for the environment. This procession was led by a corps of drummers who had…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-09-23/world-pathfinder-day-scottish-mission-pathfinders-make-a-huge-impact-in-dundee/

Duncan Bayliss, a long-standing member of the Shrewsbury church in the Welsh Mission published his book, The Possibility of Belief: The Way Back to Hope, earlier this year.  Renowned scientist, Dr John Walton of the Crieff church in the Scottish Mission offers the following review: “An absorbing and original pathway from secularism to Christian belief is presented in this book. The author uses intriguing stories and metaphors that grip the reader’s imagination, piloting them into thinking…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-09-22/scottish-scientist-reviews-welsh-apologists-book/

The Trans-European Division (TED) of the General Conference is inviting all members in the British Union Conference (BUC) to complete the Global Church Membership Survey 2022 (GCMS 2022).  The last GCMS survey was conducted in 2017 and the outcomes were valuable to both the TED and the BUC as they directed their mission and discipleship efforts. 
How long does it take?
The survey takes around 45 minutes to complete.  Please click on the link below for the survey. 
…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-09-22/general-conference-invites-members-to-complete-their-survey-1/

Angela Knight Jackson MBE,  Deputy Director of Nursing Professional Development, NHS England, invited to attend HM Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral.
The State Funeral had two thousand people in attendance which included around two hundred people who were recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours and Jubilee celebrations in June 2022 who received an invitation to the State Funeral service at Westminster Abbey, on Monday, 19 September 2022.  Charity founders, volunteers who are supporting…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-09-22/deputy-director-attends-hm-queen-elizabeth-ii-state-funeral/