Monthly Archives: March 2020

The United Reformed Church (URC) is offering advice and resources from a variety of sources about the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Read More … Continue reading →

The United Reformed Church (URC) is offering advice and resources from a variety of sources about the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Read More … Continue reading →

The United Reformed Church (URC) is offering advice and resources from a variety of sources about the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Read More … Continue reading →

The Moderators of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church (URC), the Revd Nigel Uden and Derek Estill, have offered the following prayer as the UK and the rest of the world come to terms with the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. ‘God is our refuge and strength,a very present help in trouble.’Psalm 46:1, NRSV Read… Continue reading →

Thinking about what to do over the August Bank Holiday weekend? Now is the perfect time to get your plans sorted. The Greenbelt Festival is scheduled to take place at Boughton House, Northamptonshire, from 28 to 31 August 2020 – and the United Reformed Church (URC) will be there once again as one of its partners. Read… Continue reading →

For three years, the people of Zimbabwe have struggled to cope with the worst drought in a century. The gushing water of Victoria Falls, a famous tourist attraction and one of the world’s natural wonders, has slowed to a trickle and most rural areas are now without crops, livestock and water. Read More … Continue reading →

The province of Idlib is the last stronghold of the rebel groups that have been trying to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad since 2011. Since December 2019, it has been reported that more than 900,000 people have fled their homes in the area. The Syrian government and its allies are also said to have dropped more… Continue reading →

The United Reformed Church (URC) is offering advice and resources from a variety of sources about the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Read More … Continue reading →

A new Principal has been appointed for Westminster College, Cambridge, a United Reformed Church (URC) Resource Centre for Learning. Following the resignation of the college’s current Principal, the Revd Neil Thorogood, who is returning to local church ministry, the Revd Samantha White has been appointed for a seven-year term from 1 September to August 2027.… Continue reading →

Good Practice 5: Policy and good practice guidance in safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk is the United Reformed Church’s (URC) latest comprehensive policy and good practice guide. Every church using the URC’s safeguarding policies has been sent a copy. Read More … Continue reading →