{"id":687085,"date":"2026-07-12T04:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/687085\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T04:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:11:13","slug":"british-union-conference-session-elects-leadership-team-tednews-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/687085\/","title":{"rendered":"British Union Conference Session Elects Leadership Team \u2013 tedNEWS Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>12 July 2026 | London, UK [Joe Philpott]<\/p>\n<p>Delegates attending the Tenth Quinquennial Session of the British Union Conference (BUC), held at the Atrium Hotel, Heathrow, from 1 to 3 July 2026, elected the following officers to serve the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk Thomas was elected President<br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26206 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2_BUC-Session.jpg\" alt=\"Kirk Thomas addresses delegates moments after being elected president of the British Union Conference during the Session\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\"  \/>Kirk Thomas addresses delegates moments after being elected President of the British Union Conference<\/p>\n<p>Thomas previously served as President of the South England Conference and brings more than 30 years of pastoral and administrative experience to the role. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.adventist.uk\/all-news\/dr-kirk-thomas-elected-president-of-the-british-union-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Read more about Thomas\u2019s election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Emanuel Bran was elected Executive Secretary<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26208 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ted.adventist.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/4_BUC-Session.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Csizmadia, Trans-European Division Executive Secretary, prays with Emanuel Bran after Bran was elected Executive Secretary of the British Union Conference\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\"  \/>Robert Csizmadia (left), Trans-European Division Executive Secretary, prays with Emanuel Bran (right) after Bran was elected Executive Secretary of the British Union Conference<\/p>\n<p>Bran previously served as Executive Secretary of the North England Conference and as President of the Welsh Mission. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.adventist.uk\/all-news\/buc-news-pastor-emanuel-bran-buc-executive-secretary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Read more about Bran\u2019s election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wederly Aguiar was re-elected Treasurer<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-26207 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/3_BUC-Session.jpg\" alt=\"Wederly Aguiar (right) and his wife, Sally Aguiar (left), smile following Aguiar\u2019s re-election as Treasurer of the British Union Conference\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\"  \/>Wederly Aguiar (right) and his wife, Sally Aguiar (left), smile following Aguiar\u2019s re-election as Treasurer of the British Union Conference<\/p>\n<p>Aguiar has served as BUC Treasurer since 2021 and has more than two decades of experience in financial leadership within the Church. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.adventist.uk\/all-news\/wederly-aguiar-re-elected-treasurer-of-the-british-union-conference\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Read more about Aguiar\u2019s re-election<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The newly elected leadership team will serve during the next quinquennium, supporting the mission of the Adventist Church across the British Union Conference territory.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Session and its key outcomes, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.adventist.uk\/all-news\/walking-loving-and-doing-buc-session-looks-ahead-to-the-next-five-years\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">read the full British Union Conference Session report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[Photos: Courtesy of the BUC Communications team]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"12 July 2026 | London, UK [Joe Philpott] Delegates attending the Tenth Quinquennial Session of the British 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