Monthly Archives: February 2020

The morning of 9 February 1945 started off much like any other at Presbyterian Church House, Tavistock Place, London. Staff arrived at their desks for a busy day of work and by the afternoon colleagues, delegates, ministers and lay people from across the country gathered for a conference with the newly formed British Council of… Continue reading →

Is your church doing something amazing in the community? If so, tells us and win up to £2,000! For more than a decade the United Reformed Church (URC), supported by Congregational Insurance, has run the Community Project Awards. The scheme recognises innovative community projects taking place in URC-connected churches. Read More … Continue reading →

The Moderator of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly has welcomed news that the government is maintaining its ban on fracking in the UK. As reported in the Blackpool Gazette on 21 January, when asked during business questions in Parliament if the moratorium on fracking would be made permanent, Kwasi Kwarteng, Business, Energy and… Continue reading →

Free resources for Racial Justice Sunday, which takes place on 9 February, are available to download. Prepared by the United Reformed Church’s Global and Intercultural Ministries, the resources focus on “whiteness as a construct of privilege and oppression.” The resources consist of sermon ideas, prayers, poetry, liturgies, laments, reparations, stories and hymns. Read More … Continue reading →