Monthly Archives: January 2020

Young people from all United Reformed Church (URC) Synods met for this year’s URC Youth Assembly (URCYA) – a weekend of decision-making as well as fun, faith and fellowship. Themed “Common Ground”, the Assembly, which took place from 24-26 January at Whitemore Lakes, Staffordhsire, explored ways in which Christians can unite over three topics: politics,… Continue reading →

The United Reformed Church’s Youth Assembly has strongly spoken out against the Churches Together in England (CTE)’s decision to sideline Hannah Brock Womack due to her same-sex marriage. “As a body of young people, URC Youth Assembly 2020 feels outraged and underrepresented by the CTE on this matter,” they said, calling for “a more just… Continue reading →

The Revd Nigel Uden and Derek Estill, Moderators of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly, have joined leaders and representatives of ten British Church denominations and networks to speak together as the UK prepares to leave the European Union on 31 January. In a joint statement, they say: Read More … Continue reading →

This year marks the 75th anniversary since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, a complex of more than 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by the Nazis in occupied Poland during the Second World War. More than 1.1 million men, women and children lost their lives there. For Holocaust Memorial Day 2020 and its theme of Stand… Continue reading →

The Moderator of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly, its General Secretary and other senior staff have signed a letter urging the Home Office to stop the deportation of a URC member who was recently arrested and may be deported early next week. A petition which asks the Home Office to stop the deportation… Continue reading →

Would you like to write a prayer for the United Reformed Church’s annual prayer handbook?  The editors are inviting people to write prayers for the 2021 edition, inspired by the theme ‘Conversations’. Read More … Continue reading →

According to government figures, pollution from cars account for more than 18% of UK emissions. Action in the car industry is considered crucial to cutting emissions to 51% by 2025 and to reach net zero by 2050 – a key target in the 2008 Climate Change Act. To help fight climate change, the Revd Malcolm… Continue reading →

According to the Trussell Trust’s latest statistics, 823,145 three-day emergency food supplies were given to people in crisis in the UK between April and September 2019. More than a third of these (301,653) went to children. United Reformed Church Related Community Worker (CRCW) Maria JY Lee, who works with a CRCW project in Chelmsford, discusses… Continue reading →

Since September 2019, the world has watched with shock and horror as bushfires have torn across parts of Australia, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. More than 2,000 homes have been razed to the ground, and according to reports, at least 25 people and millions of animals have died. Having recently returned from… Continue reading →

Northern College, Lavington United Reformed Church (URC) in Bideford, and Redland Park URC in Bristol have committed to divesting from fossil fuels. They join fifteen other churches and Christian institutions of various denominations in announcing their divestment commitment as part of the Epiphany Declaration for Fossil Free Churches. Read More … Continue reading →