Monthly Archives: June 2019

View this email in your browser News release 29 June 2019 Pleasure, piety and politics – the new Vice-President sets out his framework for a Christian life Facebook Twitter At the beginning of his year in office as Vice-President of … Continue reading →

View this email in your browser News release 29 June 2019 New President of the Conference calls for confidence in telling the story of God to a fractured world Facebook Twitter In an address on Saturday to the Conference outlining … Continue reading →

View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 27 June 2019 Hello everyone and welcome to ‘The Week Ahead’. This week we are at the Methodist Conference (27 June – 4 July) in Birmingham. We pray for all those attending … Continue reading →

United Reformed Church (URC) staff from across the denomination joined thousands of people at ‘The Time Is Now’ mass lobby against climate change in Westminster on Wednesday (26 June). The group gathered at St Martin-in-the-Field in London’s Trafalgar Square, to join URC General Secretary, the Revd John Proctor, and other multi-faith leaders, ahead of a… Continue reading →

The Revd David Poulton, a retired United Reformed Church (URC) minister who lives with cross lateral dyslexia, has used his creative talents to create ColourWeaving prayers for the Daily Devotions. David, whose form of dyslexia means information that would normally be processed on both sides of the brain has to jump back and forth between… Continue reading →

View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 20 June 2019 Hello everyone and welcome to ‘The Week Ahead’. Refugee Week continues until 23 June, celebrating the contribution that refugees make to the UK. Jillian Moody will be staffing the … Continue reading →

View in browser | Forward to a Friend June 2019, issue 183 Welcome to The Buzz!        The Buzz brings all members of the Methodist Church in Britain together by sharing good news from across the Connexion. Your stories tell … Continue reading →

The government has announced tougher plans to tackle climate change by pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the UK to almost zero by, the year 2050. Under the 2008 Climate Change Act, MPs agreed to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050, but this will now change under the terms of the new law. The… Continue reading →

‘Changing the Conversation around Immigration’ is just one of the activities that will take place at the United Reformed Church’s (URC) base at this year’s Greenbelt festival. And for Refugee Week (17-23 June), Simeon Mitchell, URC Secretary for Church and Society, explains why churches are backing calls for asylum seekers to have the right to work.… Continue reading →

View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 13 June 2019 Hello everyone and welcome to ‘The Week Ahead’. This week, we celebrate Trinity Sunday. Jillian Moody will be staffing the out-of-hours media emergency support line on 020 7467 … Continue reading →