Monthly Archives: July 2019

The Methodist Church   Summer 2019 Can’t read this? Click here Global Relationships Motorcycles aiding mission in rural Pakistan     In rural parts of Pakistan, it can be difficult for ministers to visit people in their parishes because of the distances involved. However, earlier this … Continue reading →

Jo Patterson, a newly qualified United Reformed Church Related Community Worker (CRCW) based at Copleston Church and Community Centre in Peckham, explores what it takes to make changes, not only within her local church but also within the wider community. Jo’s parish is in an area that has become an attractive location for both professional… Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Meet Your MP – Adventures in Asking and Action (Day 2) Posted: 16 Jul 2019 12:30 AM PDT “Our MP helped increase the places offered to Syrian refugees.” This week we are celebrating some of … Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Meet Your MP – Adventures in Asking & Action (Day 1) Posted: 15 Jul 2019 12:30 AM PDT “I’ll help serve breakfast!” This week we are celebrating some of the stories of congregations from our … Continue reading →

View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 11 July 2019 Hello everyone and welcome to ‘The Week Ahead’. This week, we celebrate Action for Children Sunday, Sea Sunday and Rural Mission Sunday. Jillian Moody will be staffing the out-of-hours … Continue reading →

Members of the Presbyterian Church in Ghana (PCG) recently met with senior URC staff at Church House as part of their mission to learn from partner churches, grow their denomination and create a sense of ‘home’ for Ghanaians living in the UK. The Revd Prof Joseph Obiri Yeboah Monte, Moderator of the PCG, said the… Continue reading →

A new, colourful, eight-page leaflet for those considering membership in the United Reformed Church (URC) is now available to churches for free. ‘Join the family: Membership in the United Reformed Church’ has been written by the URC’s Faith and Order committee and the Communications Team. The leaflet includes answers to: what it means to be… Continue reading →

Reuben Watt, United Reformed Church (URC) Youth Assembly Moderator-elect, discusses the power of young people in the world and the importance of their presence at the Greenbelt festival. Greta Thunberg and Louis Braille are two names that you may have heard of. Both of these people have one thing in common: before the age of… Continue reading →

View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 4 July 2019 Hello everyone and welcome to ‘The Week Ahead’ from the Methodist Conference in Birmingham. Today, Thursday 4 July, was the final day of the Conference until it reconvenes … Continue reading →

View this email in your browser News release 4 July 2019 Methodist Church recognises a climate emergency Facebook Twitter Faced with a climate emergency the Methodist Conference has called on the UK to achieve net zero emissions well before 2050. … Continue reading →