The end is just the beginning at Brixton’s ‘Mission to the Cities’ programme
22 October 2013 | London, United Kingdom [Katie Ramharacksingh/BUC news] Brixton church hosted their last 'Mission to the Cities' service, celebrating five baptisms and the start of a new initiative for outreach, on Saturday, 19 October 2013. "I really think Brixton has impacted the community with the ways they've reached out", commented Keith Boldeau, pastor of the nearby Balham…
Read MoreWhat’s God got to do with it? Part II
22 October 2013 | London, United Kingdom [Katie Ramharacksingh, BUC news] Who could say no to a fully catered meal, down-to-earth speakers and an inviting atmosphere? That is the welcome that met visitors to the Mission to the Cities Youth programme, at the Central London church, on Saturday, 19 October. The evening kicked off with a 3-course dinner.…
Read MoreTED Field School of Evangelism ‘Amazing and Daring’
22 October 2013 | London, United Kingdom [Eglan Brooks/BUC news] For ten days, 63 delegates from the 11 Unions of the Trans-European Division (TED) and its three supporting Mission fields, gathered together in the Britannia Hotel, Central London, to attend the TED Field School of Evangelism as part of the 'Mission to the Cities' initiative. Starting…
Read MoreADRA Norway commended in Norwegian National Budget
22 October 2013 | Oslo, Norway [Tor Tjeransen & Gry Haugen/tedNEWS] Adventist Development and Relief Agency [ADRA] Norway is mentioned in positive terms in the Ministry’s detailed notes to the Government Budget. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs mentions ADRA Norway as an organisation with a high degree of goals achievement. ADRA Norway is listed among six…
Read MoreCreation Movie Central to Church Identity is Key to 2014 Evangelism
15 October 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Edwin Manuel Garcia/ANN] Hundreds of church officials settled into the plush burgundy theater-style seats. Conversations faded into silence. As the overhead lights dimmed, all eyes were fixed upon the huge movie screen, assembled for the occasion. Suddenly, the hushed room was pierced by the shriek of a howling…
Read MoreIt’s time to re-catch an old vision!
14 October 2013 St Albans, United Kingdom [Miroslav Pujic, tedNEWS] Have you ever felt discouraged at the immense challenge of sharing the gospel to a postmodern world? Frustrated that so many people just don`t seem to be interested in Christianity anymore? Disappointed with the ‘fresh techniques’ for witnessing that seem to water down the gospel truth?…
Read More‘Connect to Escape’ Impacts Central Albania
11 October 2013 Tirana, Albania [Julian Kastrati & Dea Përtafi, tedNEWS] There was great anticipation in Albania leading up to the weekend of 4-6 October 2013 as many people looked forward to the follow-up of the ‘Connect to Escape’ series, featuring Dr. Miroslav Pujic, Trans-European Division Ministry to Postmoderns Director and the leader of LIFEconnect…
Read MoreMission to the Cities London Focus for October
10 October 2013 London, United Kingdom [Kirsten Øster-Lundqvist / BUC News] London is the direct focus this month for the 'Mission to the Cities' initiative of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church. After months of preparation, outreach programmes are running in Brixton church as well as Youth Missions in several venues across London. The Brixton programme…
Read MoreCanoe and ‘Escape’ – a holiday canoeing mission trip in Poland
5 October 2013 Warsaw, Poland Micha? Rakowski and Zofia W?odarczyk] From 21-24 July 2013, a group of 30 people went on a canoeing mission trip on the Nida River in Poland. The group, which was comprised of adults, young people and children, stopped in small villages and towns to distribute Adventist books and magazines. The Nida canoe…
Read MoreAdventist Family among Victims of Nairobi Terror Attack
24 September 2013 Nairobi, Kenya [Dan Okoth/ECD/ANN] The husband of an Adventist church member from Nairobi was killed during the terrorist attack in Nairobi’s Westgate Shopping Mall in which more than 60 people were killed and more than 170 injured. Harun Oyieke, a lecturer at Co-operative University College of Kenya, was among those killed in…
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