Love at Dialogue Café
21 February 2013 London, United Kingdom [Kirsten Øster-Lundqvist, BUC News] Valentine's stretched out for an extra day at the Central London church. Last Friday evening it was sympathetically decorated adding a romantic feel fitting the theme of love for the monthly 'Dialogue café'. An average of 125 people come to the café, an initiative of…
Read MoreHope Channel Poland Launched
21 February 2013 Warsaw, Poland [Jan Kot, tedNEWS] The beginning of 2013 marks a breakthrough in the media ministry of the Polish Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (PUC). A dynamic growth of the Voice of Hope Adventist Media Centre (VoH AMC) resulted in launching the Hope Channel Poland, which extended the worldwide family…
Read MoreFocusing on the ‘No’ Vote
07 February 2013 Watford, United Kingdom [Heather Haworth, BUC NEWS] The issue of 'gay marriages' has been a particular subject of focus both in BUC News and the wider Christian and secular press. Following Tuesday's vote, Colin Hart, Coalition for Marriage campaign manager, writes, "After more than six hours of bitter debate, the Commons voted in…
Read MoreNewbold to Host 2nd Annual All-Day Bible Conference – Hearing the Prophetic Voice!
07 February 2013 Bracknell, United Kingdom [Kirsty Watkins, Newbold] Newbold College of Higher Education will host its second annual all-day Bible Conference on Saturday 9 March, 2013, with the theme ‘Hearing the Prophetic Voice!’ Early bird registration for the conference closes on 16 February, and places are still available. The conference will feature Aulikki Nakhola…
Read MoreEuropean Health Conference in Prague
Join us for a thought-provoking conference which will change the way you live and encourage you to take action. Wholeness and health have been an emphasis of the Seventh-day Adventist church since the 1860s when the church began. Because health and wellness are a positive support for spiritual well-being, this ministry is as vital to…
Read MoreCelebration of the Religious Freedom Day in Croatia
26 January 2013 Zagreb, Croatia [Dragutin Matak, tedNEWS] The Religious Freedom Day in Croatia, organized by the Religious Freedom Association in the Republic of Croatia, was celebrated at the hotel "Four Points" Sheraton in Zagreb. More than hundred and fifty participants were present, including senior representatives of religious communities and embassies as well as the Croatian…
Read MoreNewbold Launches New Name, Logo, Strapline and Website
22 January 2013 Bracknell, UK [Newbold College] Newbold College has launched a refreshing new visual brand identity, complete with a new official name - Newbold College of Higher Education. This new name is embraced within a new logo and supported by a new strapline – Life Changing – Faith Affirming. Last week Newbold also launched…
Read MoreTheology of Ordination Committee Ends First Session
18 January 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Adventist Review staff, ANN] Members of the Theology of Ordination Study Committee (TOSC) ended their first session – held January 15-17 at a meeting site near the church’s world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States – on an optimistic note. “We have real hope that the…
Read More‘Mission to the Cities’ Launched at SEC Evangelism Expo
17 January 2013 Watford, United Kingdom [Kirsten Øster-Lundqvist, BUC] "We need to mingle with people who don't look like us", challenged Pastor Ian Sweeney, British Union Conference President. His straight talking message reached the 800 people who had found their way to the South England Conference (SEC) Evangelism Expo at Newbold College on Sunday, 13…
Read MorePan-European Youth Congress 2013
14 January 2013 St Albans, United Kingdom [Paul Tompkins, tedNEWS] Attending an Adventist Youth Congress is part of the Seventh-day Adventist Youth Heritage, and the opportunity is here again this year with the Pan-European Youth Congress taking place from 30 July-4 August 2013 in Novi Sad, Serbia. Congresses are Meeting Places for Adventist Youth from…
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