Monthly Archives: April 2020

Since the start of the coronavirus lockdown, more than 1,200 people have signed up to receive the United Reformed Church’s Daily Devotions. Each morning a devotion, featuring a Bible reading, reflection and prayer, is distributed by email to new total … Continue reading →

The Moderators of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly are supporting the call for warring parties around the world to lay down their weapons to help battle Covid-19. Echoing the urgent plea made by António Guterres, the United Nation’s (UN) Secretary-General, Moderators Derek Estill and the Revd Nigel Uden have added their names to an… Continue reading →

Didn’t the same God who made me, make them? (Job 31:15 – The Message) It was welcome news to many British Citizens and their families when, last week, the Foreign Office announced a deal with the airline industry to bring … Continue reading →

At the beginning of April 2020, JPIT’s  four partner Churches joined the UN Secretary General’s call for a global ceasefire in order that Governments can respond to the common threat of Coronavirus. “The fury of the virus illustrates the folly … Continue reading →

In an unprecedented move, church leaders came together on 1 April to listen to and support each other during the coronavirus pandemic. Topics discussed by the leaders, who met by video conference, included online worship, pastoral care in hospitals, funeral arrangements in various places, along with information on furlough arrangements being considered by some churches.… Continue reading →

The Moderators of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church (URC) have expressed shock and sadness at the Islamophobic and xenophobic comments made after the BBC started to broadcast Friday prayers for followers of Islam on local radio stations. The early morning broadcasts started on BBC local radio stations on 3 April for Muslims… Continue reading →

‘But in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.’ (Philippians 2:3b-4) As we reach the end of our second week of lockdown, many of us will … Continue reading →

We understand the need to postpone the Glasgow COP26 Climate Summit to 2021.  It is right that, at this time, governments around the world concentrate on tackling COVID-19.  COVID-19 is a huge global emergency, and rightly requires a global response.  … Continue reading →

As the UK population practises a range of measures to social distance from each other, Roo Stewart, Programme Support Officer for the United Reformed Church’s (URC) Church and Society work and member of the Joint Public Issues Team, uses Matthew 21:1-17 to ask if Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem is still relevant in this reflection… Continue reading →

The world’s oldest man, who once taught at a Presbyterian Church of England missionary school, recently celebrated his 112th birthday. Born in Yorkshire on 29 March 1908, Bob Weighton, had his Guinness World Record confirmed despite current rules around social distancing. Read More … Continue reading →