Monthly Archives: October 2019

The Week Ahead

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Joint Public Issues Team Blog

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Counting the nuclear weapons money Posted: 29 Oct 2019 06:40 AM PDT A massive $1 trillion is being spent to maintain and modernize the nuclear arsenals of nine countries over the next 10 years. A … Continue reading →

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Taking the Stepwise Challenge

In April 2019, six members of the URC Yorkshire Synod answered the call for a pilot group to road test as facilitators Faith-filled Life, the opening stream of Stepwise, the URC’s discipleship development programme.  Initially, it took some time for the group to familiarise itself with accessing the information online, and it raised questions on behalf… Continue reading →

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The Week Ahead

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View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 17 October 2019 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 … Continue reading →

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Success of End Hunger Week

End Hunger Week 2019, a focus of the growing movement of people around the country saying that action must be taken on food poverty, has been a massive success, according to organisers.  The national launch for a new campaign, challenging the government to create a plan for ending hunger by 2030, took place at Sheffield… Continue reading →

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URC Synod of Wales divests from fossil fuels

The United Reformed Church Synod of Wales has decided to end investments in fossil fuel companies made on its behalf. A Synod meeting on Saturday 19 October passed a resolution on divestment that had been proposed by members of Beulah United Reformed Church in Cardiff. The resolution asks the United Reformed Church (URC) Synod of… Continue reading →

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Essex container deaths: Moderators' prayer, shock and outrage

The Moderators of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly, the Revd Nigel Uden and Derek Estill, have offered a prayer for the families and friends of the 39 people whose bodies were found in a container lorry on an industrial estate in Grays, Essex, this morning. They have also expressed their shock and outrage at the… Continue reading →

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URC Moderators join call for urgent action to end violence in Syria

The United Reformed Church General Assembly Moderators, Derek Estill and Revd Nigel Uden, with leaders from the Methodist Church and Baptists Together, have urged the UK Government to work for peace in Syria. Recent military attacks in the north-east of the country have left unarmed civilians caught between two fighting parties. The pastors of three… Continue reading →

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Joint Public Issues Team Blog

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Called to bridge the divide: church leaders at the Conservative Party Conference Posted: 15 Oct 2019 05:19 AM PDT Delegations of church leaders from the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches, the Quakers and the … Continue reading →

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