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Dear brothers and sisters Belonging to such a diverse church, as we interact with one another, we often find the principle of ‘unity in diversity’ helpful to keep in mind. An effect of the Gospel is that despite the demographic and other variations among our congregations, we are all in fellowship in our shared need for Christ, our purpose of living for Him, and bringing Him glory by serving Him. We need to provide these spaces for those we invite to know Christ without the potential for distraction or unnecessary conflict. Our message can go out more powerfully when we receive the blessing of unity (Psalm 133:1), and the beauty of church congregations reflects the diversity of the Kingdom of God on earth, giving all involved a taste of life in eternity as we worship together in harmony and peace.
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Join us for an inspiring gospel series featuring: Evangelist Pr. Jumoul Sancho Singing Evangelist Aalia Prince 📅 Starting June 7th, 2025 Service Times: Every Sunday & Wednesday @ 7:00 PM Every Saturday @ 9:30 AM & 4:30 PM 📍 Location: Willesden SDA Church Glebe Rd, London NW10 2JD Don't miss this powerful series exploring Christ's love through His parables and miracles. Bring your family and friends for a life-changing experience! BSL interpretation available ♿
Boys2Men and The SEC Teens Ministry invite you to their essential "Gangs and County Lines Safeguarding Church Tour," which will take place Saturday, May 24th, from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. at Brixton SDA Church. Learn how to protect our children from gang culture and crime with expert speakers, including Paul Frempong (founder of B2M Ministry), Kristina Carridice (Safeguarding Consultant), Kay Green (School Development Consultant), and Andrew Fuller (Trauma-informed Youth Consultant). Location: Brixton SDA Church, Santley Street, London SW4 7QG (Area 6B Venue)
Newbold offers a diverse selection of modules designed to support your ongoing growth in ministry. Topics range from church planting and revitalisation to engaging with European youth culture, counselling young people, biblical hermeneutics, and more. These modules can be audited without the pressure of assignments or assessments, and are available at a very accessible cost. Pr Zlatko Musija also shares the benefits of CPD and how these modules can refresh one’s ministry. Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqKMA2XTmC4&t=5s! Your employer may offer Continuing Professional Development funding. Please contact them directly to learn more. You can view the available modules and submit your application here: newbold.ac.uk/courses/pastoral-continuing-education If you have any questions at this point, please do not hesitate to reach out to Dr Lubica Mueller, Head of Marketing and Communications: [email protected]
Dear brothers and sisters The theme of human sexuality and how this is to be viewed from a Biblical perspective is a deeply sensitive and controversial one across Christendom. While on the broader culture, traditional views regarding sexuality, in all its forms, have changed over time, this has been reflected in significant shifts in views on marriage, lifestyles, gender and relationships. The result has been intense discussions on these matters that, in more recent years, have filtered into Christian churches across all denominations. This is how these matters are introduced in the Appendix section of the South England Conference’s Inspired for Mission Strategy: “#SEXUALITY AND THE CHURCH Cultural shifts in the UK regarding sexuality compel the church to grapple with maintaining its doctrinal position while demonstrating compassion and respect.” It is crucial for us as a Church for this time to engage in such matters and to indeed grapple with them, as this is the reason why this is highlighted in the strategy. A fundamental reason is that, at this very moment, many people, whether seen or unseen, will have their lives personally affected because they are caught in a tension between the biblical teachings of the church, their convictions and choices, and the personal and social implications. Sometimes, it does us good to look at those experiencing specific challenges and humbly recognise that under other circumstances, it could have been us and how painful these situations can be. For these reasons, I would like to know if our church is approaching such individuals and concerns to do with sexuality with the utmost care and empathy, as would be appropriate for those who seek to emulate Jesus Christ.This section of the strategy goes on to highlight the need for “balancing theological convictions with the imperative of treating all individuals empathetically” as “a pressing dilemma.” We must be equally mindful to be non-compromising when it comes to showing love to all people and maintaining the essence of scripture in these regards. Once again, we may look to Jesus for the answer when it comes to these matters because this is a balance He demonstrated so powerfully in what is sometimes referred to as His ‘personal interviews’ or one-to-one interactions with people in the gospels through His treatment of those whose lives and choices went outside of the ideals of scripture. The existence of shame and stigma could have led to the premature and tragic breakdown of relationships with God and others. Yet, people knew He loved them, but they also knew His incisive promptings that challenged them to move towards those ideals for themselves. Many of them did, compelled by an unbeatable combination of His grace, truth and powerful work in people’s lives. As we consider these matters, let us ponder the responses of the Master Rabbi, or Teacher, who was “full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). By now, you would have heard the sad news of the passing of Elder Michael Johnson, the renowned music coordinator, radio director and pioneer on so many fronts. Our prayers and deepest condolences are with his family at this sad time. Please keep them in your prayers. On another note, congratulations to Pastors Blake, Gooden, and Bible Worker Divinia and Walthamstow Church and their leadership, who recently baptised two precious souls. The Gloucester SDA Church also reported two baptisms; well done, Pastor Smikle and team. Finally, the Hub Church plant celebrated two baptisms. Permission was given for Elder Ray Stewart to conduct the baptisms while Ps Holford supervised the proceedings. Congratulations, Ps Fuller and team. Let us continue to be inspired by the mission! Pastor Kirk Thomas, SEC President
Dear Camp Meeting Community, We're thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new Camp Meeting website, CampMeeting.org.uk —designed with you in mind!
We invite you to celebrate with us on 25 May at Edén Community Café! Treat your mom this Mother's Day and come and enjoy delicious, healthy food. There will be surprises to make this day even more memorable. Your well-being and happiness are our priority! Even if your mom is not with you, come because there will still be much for you to enjoy. Don't miss out; we look forward to welcoming you with open arms! Contact details: @edenzonecafe +44 7859369969 We would love to see you enjoying yourself at Edén Community Café!
We only need to read about Jesus’ interactions with women in the Gospels to see He loved them, and in turn, they loved Him. They were always with Him, supporting His ministry, Him personally, and following Him wherever He went, even to the grave and beyond, as the work of spreading the Gospel went on, a story that continues to this day. Politeness and respect for one another, regardless of any factors involved, is the very least we can ask for because there is no theology or moral stance that can legitimise abuse or disrespect when from the Bible, we repeatedly hear words such as “…beloved, love one another” (John 13:34-35), “love is patient, love is kind” 1 Corinthians 13:42, and from the mouth of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Head of our Christian Church, we gain the fundamental teaching to love: “love thy neighbour as thyself” (Mark 12:31) and “ A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another, as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” (John 13:34). This shows that for those who are following Christ, it is imperative that we love, including regardless of gender or any other factor, as love is even an indication that we are His disciples” (verse 35). If we love, we will care about the health and well-being of female leaders. As mentioned in the same passage of the Strategy, in this light, any “toxic” behaviour targeting them is entirely unacceptable. Likewise, any brushing of such situations “under the carpet”, minimisation or enablement of any kind. I would like to thank our female Pastors and leaders who are in the long line of females who stand for Christ and serve Him in the best way they know how, asking that they receive the love and appreciation they deserve so that as His followers, the Church can truly represent the love of Christ. We will develop this a bit more in another letter. A big thank you to all Pastors who have shown up for the annual review. I am impressed with many of your plans and the hard work you are doing in your Churches – keep up the fantastic work as you are Inspired For Mission! Dr Kirk Thomas South England Conference President