Monthly Archives: January 2021

Two teenagers have been named the latest recipients of the Lundie Memorial Award.

Thirteen-year-old James Gough, pictured left, from the United Reformed Church (URC) South Western Synod, received the award in December for sharing his technical skills during the Covid-19 pandemic when he joined the all-age worship team.

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It is with deep sadness that the United Reformed Church (URC) announces the death of the Revd Peter McIntosh, a former Moderator of its General Assembly and Director of The Windermere Centre.

Mr McIntosh began his ministerial career at Byker Presbyterian Church/Priory Green URC in Newcastle in 1968.

He also ministered at St Andrew’s Dartford in 1976, Crossway Church in Elephant and Castle in 1979 and Christchurch in East Dulwich in 1985 before serving as Southern Synod Training Officer from 1985-1990.

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“If you are from a black Caribbean background, you are three times more likely to be permanently excluded from school than other children.” (Theresa May, 2016) Such was the disparity Prime Minister Theresa May highlighted at her Party Conference speech … Continue reading →

With a programme packed full of fun events for people young and old, and of all faiths and none to enjoy, the United Reformed Church (URC) at Greenbelt is now entering its fifth successful year. 

Each year, thousands of people attend the festival held at Boughton House, Kettering, which has been running since 1974, and the URC’s presence is enjoyed by many.

This year, the URC aims to provide a bigger and better experience for its visitors and will, for the first time, be running a café.

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Chorley United Reformed Church (URC) received three new church members via Zoom at their Covenant Service on 3 January.

Apart from a brief respite in the autumn, the church has been offering an online act of worship on YouTube since last March.

The reception of three new members was called a “great joy” to the church.

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Today is a day of celebration for the Joint Public Issues Team and other advocates for peace around the globe, as the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) comes into legal force. For the 86 countries who … Continue reading →

The United Nations’ Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear weapons with the ultimate goal being their total elimination, comes into force on 22 January.

The Joint Public Issues Team – representing the United Reformed Church, the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church in Britain, and the Church of Scotland – along with 23 faith leaders from around England, Scotland and Wales issues this joint statement:

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It is clear that the new variant of the virus has caused a rapid and alarming increase in coronavirus infections.

The United Reformed Church (URC) National Synod of Scotland is sad to learn that some church leaders are threatening legal action if the Scottish government does not reverse its decision to close places of worship during the current phase of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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February’s edition of Reform magazine is out on 31 January. A range of subscription options can be found here. In the meantime, we hope this article from the last issue whets your appetite:

Belief in God is dying in the west, says Martin Camroux, but the mystery of God is inescapable.

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