Health Ministries
Edith Samambwa
Health Ministries Director
South England Conference
esamambwa@secadventist.org.uk
Our Department
The Seventh-day Church believes its responsibility to make Christ known to the world includes a moral obligation to preserve human dignity by promoting optimal levels of physical, mental, and spiritual health. In addition to ministering to those who are ill, this responsibility extends to the prevention of disease through effective health education and leadership in promoting optimum health, free of tobacco, alcohol, other drugs, and unclean foods.
The South England Conference Health Ministries Department is a constituent of the British Union Conference Health Ministries Team which operates in Ireland, England, Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland. Their work is to assist local churches with their health promotion activities and provide training for local church health ministires leaders on running these activities. Our aim is for our members to experience the blessing of abundant health in all its dimensions and be able to share this blessing with their family, friends and the wider community.
Know Your Numbers - Blood Pressure Campaign
High blood pressure is one of the leading risk factors of heart disease, stokes and kidney failure. High blood pressure affects around 30-40% of adults in England. 30% of these people are unaware they have blood pressure (about 5.5 million people) and 50% are not treated.
From October 2025 to March 2026 the SEC Health Ministries team seeks to raise awareness of this condition by encouraging all members and guests who attend our church to have their blood pressure checked at three times during this period. There will also be teaching provided on how lifestyle interventions can prevent and sometimes reverse high blood pressure.
Blood Pressure Campaign Resources
SEC Campmeeting 2025
Health Ministries Workshop - Introducton to the Know Your Numbers Blood Pressure Campaign
Training Session - 21/09/2025
Lifestyle Programmes
Disclaimer: The material on this webpage is provided for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. It is not meant to serve as a substitute for medical diagnosis, counsel, or treatment by a qualified health professional.
CREATION Life
A faith-based wellness plan complete with lifestyle seminars, books and other online resources. The seminar can be run in a facilitated group setting or completed online by individuals. There are a selection of short free health videos and articles you can share during your church programmes or your social media sites.
CREATION LifeYouTube ChannelBook: The Creation Health BreakthroughFull Plate Living
Full Plate Living is a free membership programme offered by the non-profit Ardmore Institute of Health. It will teach you how to start eating a high-fiber diet — a delicious, scientifically proven approach that can lead to more energy, lower cholesterol, better blood sugar, and weight loss. This can be complete online individually, but is best completed as a group. Training and all materials for group facilitators are also fre and can be found on the site.
Full Plate LivingYouTube ChannelSEC FPL ResourcesCELEBRATIONS
CELEBRATIONS® is an acronym for 12 healthful living principles: Choices, Exercise, Liquid, Environment, Belief, Rest, Air, Temperance, Integrity, Optimism, Nutrition, Social Support and Services. This programme was developed by the GC Health Ministries team. Presentations for groups are available on the Urban Centrers page (registration needed) You may also contact us if you'd like to use these materials.
CELEBRATIONSBook: Celebrations Health Inside OutLifestyle Matters
The Lifestyle Matters and Balanced Living materials and programmes are designed to help you improve physical health, optimize mental function, overcome addictions, and discover the keys to wholeness of body, mind, and spirit. The Lifestyle Matters and Balanced Living material and programs help you learn and implement simple but powerful strategies that can help you. This site also include resources and lecture for church groups to use in health ministry.
Lifestyle Matters WebsiteDiabetes Undone
Do you have diabetes or prediabetes? There’s hope for change. This dynamic video course will empower you to address the root causes of disease through simple lifestyle strategies such as nutrition, exercise, comprehensive testing, and more. Join Dr. Wes Youngberg, author of Goodbye Diabetes, and Brenda Davis, world-renowned plant-based dietician, as they guide you through a hope-filled journey to undo your disease and reclaim your health.
DIABETES UNDONEBook: Goodbye Diabetes, Dr Wes YoungbergBook: Kick Diabetes Essentials: The Diet & Lifestyle GuideBook: Kick Diabetes: CookbookMental Health Support Programmes
Here is a selection of Adventist health programmes that can support those struggling with several aspects of mental health. Some can be completed as individuals and other are best completed in groups at home or in a church setting.
Disclaimer: The material on this webpage is provided for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. It is not meant to serve as a substitue for medical diagnosis, counsel, or treatment by a qualified health professional.
Living Free - Hope Channel
The Hope TV Living Free! Finding Freedom from Habits that Hurt is a thirteen-session lifestyle program designed to help individuals overcome addictions—for good! It combines educational, inspirational, and motivational elements along with an aggressive lifestyle approach to cleansing, rebuilding, and sustaining a healthy recovery from habits that hurt. Share this in your church and use it as a platform for discussion.
Living Free - Hope Channel VideosFree PowerPoints & Program OutlinesHomes of Hope And Healing
God longs for us to “prosper and be in health.” His desire for us is not merely physical health but also emotional health. Yet sin has impaired our emotional health. Often, instead of our being in control of our emotions, they control us, even impelling us to make wrong choices that cause great grief and sorrow. This 8-week series of Homes of Hope and Healing Bible Study Lessons provides biblical principles of sound emotional health. In these lessons, we will look at Bible characters, focusing on their emotional reactions to events in their lives. We will ask ourselves, “What can we learn from their experiences that will help us cultivate emotional health and strength founded on faith?”
Homes of Hope & HealingGateway to Wholeness
Find freedom through Gateway to Wholeness, a program developed to help you overcome problems associated with pornography use.
Gateway to WholenessGateway to Wholeness - VideosYouth Alive Portal
The Youth Alive Portal is a General Conference initiative to support young people with their mental health. You will find books, courses and media covering a wide range of topics including relationships, marriage, health and spirituality.
Youth AliveBreathe Free 2 - Smoking Cessation
BreatheFree2 is an evidence-based smoking cessation program. The program has a long history of success helping smokers achieve their goal of being tobacco free. Explore this rich legacy on the History page. Currently BreatheFree2 is a joint project between the International Commission for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Dependency, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, with support from Loma Linda University School of Public Health.
Breath Free 2Mental Health Series
This series provides information and resources on seven timely mental health topics. This set includes booklets on: Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal Thoughts, Getting Help, Recovery Tools, Brain Training and Staying Healthy. Each booklet has a series of articles on the topic followed by resources.
Booklets: Mental Health Series - HardcopyBooklets: Mental Health Series - Free DownloadCourses & Reading For Health Ministries Leaders
Here is a selection of courses and readings that you can complete to enchance your knowledge in health ministries or in preparation for particular health outreach programmes.
Other Health Ministries Departments
The Health Ministries departments of other English-speaking regions have resources that you may consider using to get ideas for your church's health programmes. They may resonate with particular cultural groups in our diverse community of churches. Many are free. Internatioinal postage can be prohibitive. If there is a particular resource you would like, please contact us and we can liaise with the publishing house about postage or suggest suitable local alternatives.