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Hackney Seventh-Day Adventist Church hosts peace march against knife and gun crime
28 May 2019
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In a passionate speech in Dalston Square, pastor Joojo Bonnie, said: "We are fed up with the dying, we are fed up with the gun violence and we are fed up with the knife killing. We need to come together as one community and take a stand against this issue plaguing our communities."
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Come Dine with M
17th April 2019
South England Conference Communications Director, Pastor Sam Davies was
guest speaker at the Hackney Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Sabbath 9th
March 2019. The Communications Director was highly complementary of
Hackney’s community ministries and outreach endeavors and of the coverage
of these in the local press – notably the Anti-Knife and Gun Crime March in
partnership with representatives from all of Hackney’s diverse faith groups
along with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Hackney.
Mother's Day Celebration
17th April 2019
A special programme dedicated to Mothers took place at the Hackney
Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Sabbath 6th April 2019 in recognition of
Mothers’ Day.
Sabbath School Superintendent, Maria Vinas, said: “A Mother's Love is
nurturing and enables her children to grow.
Review of Poetry Evening: 'Transcendence'
18th April 2019
Friends, family and members of the public were treated to an evening of
inspirational spoken word poetry and performance in Shoreditch on Thursday
11 April 2019. In association with Final Call Productions (a Christian theatre
company that seeks to inspire, engage, encourage and inform its audiences
through drama, theatre, film and poetry) – the poetic theme – Transcendence
– brought together various Christian poets and spoken word artists, who
each gave their own interpretation of the theme through their poetry.
On Becoming a Church Ambassador
4th March 2019
The South England Conference (SEC) Public Affairs and Religious Liberty
Department (PARL) in association with the Advent Religio-Legal Perspective
Ministry (Adventrlp) held a workshop at the Advent Centre for Religious
Liberty leaders and members on Sunday 24th February 2019.
Becoming a Church Ambassador
1st March 2019
The South England Conference (SEC) Public Affairs and Religious Liberty
(PARL) department in association with the Advent Religio-Legal Perspective
(Adventrlp) ministry held a workshop at the Advent Centre for Religious
Liberty leaders and members on Sunday 24 February 2019.
The True Meaning of Friendship
14th February 2019
In the first of many sessions to come from The Relationship Series,
the Hackney Adventist Youth team presented Friends – I'll Be There
for You? to a packed audience on the afternoon of Sabbath 9
February 2019. For those who were present, it was just good to see
the resurgence of Adventist Youth Services (AYS) once again in church
with the bonus being a plethora of young people taking the lead.
Hackney Reaches the Community
24th January 2019
Hackney’s Community Ministries Department ended the year of 2018
by bringing a little Christmas cheer to those in the community and
beyond. A special Christmas dinner was taken to the homeless and
those in need. Over 120 individuals benefited from the hot meals,
drinks, blankets, quilts and coats on offer. Also given were soft
drinks, bottles of water alongside a gift bag containing toiletries.
Hackney Stewardship Investment
24th January 2019
During the penultimate quarter of last year (2018), Hackney Church
departmental leaders were set a stewardship investment challenge by
Social Club leader, Joan Reid. Each department were given £10 and as
in the parable of the talents, were tasked with increasing their
investment, with the proceeds gained returning into each department’s
own budget
Brothers United Against Knife Crime
13th December 2018
Knife crime and youth violence is fast becoming an alarmingly serious
issue throughout the UK. According to research conducted by The
Guardian's award-winning Beyond the Blade journalistic investigations
into the issue, 39 children and teenagers were killed by a knife in the
UK last year. A year later, there has been a huge surge in the amount
of deaths, with approximately 120 falling victim to knife crime with a
large majority of those being young people.
Hackney Welcomes Student Pastor
30th November 2018
A big welcome was made to Hackney’s Student Pastor! Elder Japheth
Obese-Amankwah comes to Hackney from the London Ghana Seventh-Day
Adventist Church along with his wife and son. He was introduced to the
church by Hackney's Pastor - Joojo Bonnie - during the One Life: We Can
Make a Difference Revival with American Evangelist - Pastor John Parker.
He will be studying at Newbold College for the ministry while officiating in
Hackney. Elder Japheth is a qualified accountant with a passion for
personal, community and youth ministries.
End The Silence - Theatre Review
7 September 2018
There were positive vibes in the air as members of the public flocked to a family fun day put on by members of the Hackney Seventh-day Adventist church on Sunday 19 August. The event, which took place in Haggerston, where the church is based, attracted both young and old with the variety of stalls and
free activities offered.
God Loves everyone, No Exceptions
27th July 2018
'God loves everyone, no exceptions', was the message told to the members and visitors attending Hackney's Community Ministries Day on Sabbath 21 July 2018. Sabbath School Superintendent, Vivian Weekes, spoke about the importance of church members working together in order to fulfil the gospel commission of teaching and leading others to Christ. This admonition was appropriately followed by the lesson study which demonstrated how the early Church were in one accord, dependent on the Holy Spirit to lead and direct them in fellowship and evangelism, meeting each other's needs.
3 Baptised During Revival
15th November 2018
There was rejoicing in heaven as 3 precious souls returned to the Lord through a special baptismal service which took place during the culmination of a week-long revival at the Hackney Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Haggerston church hosts summer fun day
22 August 2018
The event in Haggerston attracted both young and old with the variety of stalls and free activities offered.
As well as there being tasty Caribbean cuisine, music to get everyone on their feet, a bouncy castle for the little ones and a domino tournament for the elders, there were also stalls promoting health and well-being.
Event co-ordinator, Andrea Simpson, said the fun day was a follow up to the march the church did around Hackney during the May bank holiday in response to the knife and gun crime in the borough.
Michaela Mathieu-Marius Is Making A Difference
A group of 16 from Hackney Seventh Day Adventist Church will be visiting Nyaruguru, where 21 people died following the strike in March last year.
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The Hackney church's youth leader Michaela Mathieu-Marius was in the Rwanda church on the day and lost one of her Year 5 students.