Monthly Archives: November 2018

The autumn meeting of the United Reformed Church’s Mission Council opened at The Hayes Conference Centre, in Swanwick, Derbyshire, on 16 November 2018. It began with worship led by the Revd David Coaker, Chaplain to Mr Derek Estill, Moderator of the General Assembly. The Revd Susan Durber led the first of three Bible studies from… Continue reading →

Worship on the final morning of Mission Council began with worship led by the Revd Elaine Colechin, Chaplain to Nigel Uden, Moderator of the General Assembly. The Revd Susan Durber led the third Bible study from Philippians, about cultivating the virtue – or receiving the gift – of perseverance, as Paul urged on the church… Continue reading →

Day two of Mission Council opened with worship led by the Revd Elaine Colechin, Chaplain to the Revd Nigel Uden, Moderator of the General Assembly. The Revd Dr Susan Durber led the second of three Bible studies from Philippians, about cultivating the virtue of humility, imitating Christ’s self-emptying grace and seeing oneself made in the… Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog UK Poverty is a choice: UN Rapporteur on Poverty Posted: 17 Nov 2018 03:47 AM PST The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights recently undertook a 12-day tour of some of … Continue reading →

The autumn meeting of the United Reformed Church’s Mission Council opened at The Hayes Conference Centre, in Swanwick, Derbyshire, on Friday 16 November 2018. Session one: Opening WorshipMission Council began with worship led by the Revd David Coaker, Chaplain to Mr Derek Estill, Moderator of the General Assembly. The Revd Susan Durber led the first of… Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Introducing Will Posted: 01 Oct 2018 08:37 AM PDT The new JPIT/House of Commons intern introduces himself: Raised in a Christian home, I was blessed to learn from an early age that what matters most … Continue reading →

View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 15 November 2018 Hello everyone and welcome to The Week Ahead. Mike Ivatt will be staffing the out-of-hours media emergency support line on 020 7467 5170. Wishing you all a wonderful week, Rosie … Continue reading →

‘Our strategy for making more disciples in West Thamesmead is the three Bs,’ says the Revd Sally Willett. ‘To bless people, to help them know that they belong, and in turn, hopefully, they will come to believe.’ Mrs Willett ministers at West Thamesmead Community Church, in south-east London, along with her husband, Andrew, who is… Continue reading →

The United Reformed Church Mission Council is meeting at The Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire, from 16 to 18 November.  Mission Council is the executive body of the General Assembly and meets twice a year to reflect on and make decisions about the day-to-day life of the Church.  Items on the agenda for this meeting include: the… Continue reading →

The Methodist Church November 2018 Can’t read this? Click here Inter Faith Relations Click on the words in blue italics below to go to further content. New web pages We are excited to announce that the new Inter Faith Relations web pages are now live … Continue reading →