Issue 58, 21st January 2010

Welcome to another issue no. 58 of the NEC Communicator. We hope you've had a blessed week and made the most of the time that God has entrusted you with.

Please take note of the following announcements & updates:

• Only 64 tickets left for the 'Great Commission' Day of Fellowship at the Bethel Convention Centre on 30th January Order your ticket now >
• The Day of Fellowship on 30th January will be followed by a concert at 6:30pm - 8:30pm at the Bethel Convention Centre, featuring Steadfast, Willing Spirit and many more. Cost is FREE, and there will be a freewill offering collected for the NEC's Mission Possible: Pioneer Taskforce Programme. All are invited to attend.
• The Disability, Health & Community Services Core Leadership Training, which was cancelled last week due to poor weather conditions has now been rescheduled for the 5th-7th March 2010.

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Haitian Earthquake Relief Update The horror of the consequences of the category 7 earthquake on the island of Haiti has moved thousands of church members to contribute to the relief effort helping the injured and displaced on the Caribbean island... Read more...

Wellingborough Baptism Seventh-day Adventists have certain highpoints in worship – with the baptism service probably the highlight. Wellingborough Seventh-day Adventist Church, who meet in rented property sectioned off from the granoVita... Read more...

Exploring Prophecy in Bury When the final presentation was over, the attendance statistics revealed that more than 120 visitors had their first taste of Adventist truths, and – following the appeals – 22 people had requested baptism... Read more...

Operation Andrew Outreach in Doncaster Four young people were baptised at the Doncaster church during the NEC Year of evangelism as a result of the Operation Andrew Outreach programme. Under the theme ‘Hope for Troubled Times,’ this evangelistic... Read more...

David Balderstone's Funeral The funeral of David Balderstone will take place at 11.45am on Thursday 28th January 2010 in Stanborough Park Seventh-day Adventist Church, 609 St.Albans Road, Garston, Watford. WD25 9JL... Read more...

Science and Faith Conversations Reconciling science and religion on the 150th anniversary of Darwin's ‘On the Origin of Species.’ ‘Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind’ said Albert Einstein in 1941. His words express... Read more...

Newbold College Fundraising You will recall Pastor McFarlane’s letter of 2 September 2009 regarding the extension program for Newbold College. As stated in his letter, Pastor McFarlane kindly requests... Read more...

Town Hall (Inter-session) Meetings and Camp Meeting Why not attend your Area Town Hall/Inter-session meetings? CAMP MEETING: Start planning for Camp Meeting 2010, this event will be held at Pontins from 14-20 June. Please promote this important event to your church members... Read more...

Two-thirds of Protestant Pastors Consider Islam 'Dangerous' Two out of three Protestant pastors believe Islam is a "dangerous" religion, according to a new survey from a Southern Baptist-affiliated research group.The survey of more than 1,000 Protestant clergy by LifeWay Research... Read more...

North England Conference offers Training in Mental Health First Aid Update: Please contact gwalsh@necadventist.org.uk for information. MHFA is a 2 day training course that teaches how to recognise symptoms of mental health problems, how to deal with a crisis situation and how to spot the first signs of someone developing mental ill health... Read more...

• Eija & Melvin Ellis
• Family of David Balderstone
• Ron Edwards