Monthly Archives: July 2018

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Church leaders call for an end to the hostile environment Posted: 13 Jul 2018 04:19 AM PDT Responding to the news that the government has temporarily suspended some of the data-sharing measures which form part … Continue reading →

Business session six: Outgoing moderator’s final Assembly speech offers encouragementMr Alan Yates, outgoing Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly, gave an encouraging address on the final day of the denomination’s 2018 Assembly (Monday 9 July). Referring to declining church membership, Mr Yates ended by saying: ‘Being small does not prevent us [the URC]… Continue reading →

The Methodist Church 12 July 2018 Can’t read this? Click here  The Week Ahead   Hello everyone and welcome to The Week Ahead. This week we are celebrating Rural Mission Sunday. Mike Ivatt will be staffing the out-of-hours media support line on 020 7467 5170. … Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Have we been complicit in the hostile environment? Posted: 12 Jul 2018 01:00 AM PDT

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Living with contradictory convictions… and Brexit Posted: 09 Jul 2018 08:56 AM PDT Rachel Allison on David Davis’s resignation, the future of Brexit and disagreeing well.  This weekend has seen a big shift in not … Continue reading →

Business session four General Assembly Moderators elected for 2020-2022The Revd Clare Downing and Mr Peter Pay have been elected as Moderators of General Assembly for 2020 to 2022. The result was announced on Sunday morning. Mrs Downing was chosen as ministerial moderator. She is the Moderator of Wessex Synod, a post she has held since… Continue reading →

Business Session two ‘Charter for children’ sparks lively discussionOn Saturday 7 July, the United Reformed Church General Assembly was asked to consider the relevance of the ‘charter for children’ – a set of ten statements affirmed by the 1990 Assembly on the place of children within worship and church life. After a short presentation, the… Continue reading →

The opening session of Assembly: Constitution of Assembly: Assembly begins with laughter and prayerThe Revd Kevin Watson, Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly, opened the 2018 meeting on Friday 6 July with a heartfelt prayer. To the great amusement of Assembly members, Mr Watson introduced the prayer with a quotation from the late… Continue reading →

The opening session of Assembly: Constitution of Assembly: Assembly begins with laughter and prayerThe Revd Kevin Watson, Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly, opened the 2018 meeting on Friday 6 July with a heartfelt prayer. To the great amusement of Assembly members, Mr Watson introduced the prayer with a quotation from the late… Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Updated Universal Credit Briefing Posted: 06 Jul 2018 03:34 AM PDT Universal Credit: increasing hunger by design Read the briefing in full.  Summary As Churches we are concerned that the design of Universal Credit does … Continue reading →