Monthly Archives: November 2022

Assembly Executive day three round-up: 30 November 2022

Posted on November 30, 2022 by URC

Last Updated on 30 November 2022 by Catherine Kelliher The Revd Lindsey Sanderson, Chaplain to the General Assembly Moderator, opened the final day of Assembly Executive’s autumn meeting with prayers. There followed an acknowledgement by the Revd Fiona Bennett, General … Continue reading →

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Assembly Executive day two round-up: 29 November 2022

Posted on November 29, 2022 by URC

Last Updated on 5 December 2022 by Ann-Marie Nye Day two of the United Reformed Church Assembly Executive opened with Advent worship led by the Revd Lindsey Sanderson, Chaplain to the General Assembly Moderator. The Revd Maxwell Reay, Minister with … Continue reading →

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Assembly Executive day one round-up: 28 November 2022

Posted on November 28, 2022 by URC

Last Updated on 29 November 2022 by Ann-Marie Nye The autumn meeting of the United Reformed Church (URC) Assembly Executive opened on 28 November at High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddesdon, with a welcome by the Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of the … Continue reading →

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URC becomes official partner of Warm Spaces

Posted on November 24, 2022 by URC

Last Updated on 2 December 2022 by Ann-Marie Nye The United Reformed Church (URC) has become an official partner of the national Warm Welcome scheme. The mission of the scheme is to support community organisations, churches, libraries, businesses and other … Continue reading →

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How can we respond to COP27?

Posted on November 24, 2022 by Littlehampton United

COP27, the UN’s climate conference in Egypt, came to a close at the weekend. It finished with some encouragements as well as disappointments. Hannah and Steve spent 10 minutes chatting through a roundup of what happened in a new episode … Continue reading →

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Church leaders lament lack of urgency at COP27

Posted on November 21, 2022 by URC

Last Updated on 21 November 2022 by Ann-Marie Nye Church leaders from the United Reformed Church, Baptist Union of Great Britain, and the Methodist Church in Great Britain have joined together to provide the following statement on the conclusion of … Continue reading →

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COP27 – what should we be looking for?

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Littlehampton United

At COP27[1], the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, made headlines on the opening day when he stated that “we are on a highway to climate hell with our foot still on the accelerator”. Some commentators saw this as exaggerated rhetoric … Continue reading →

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“He has filled the hungry with good things” – What we need from the Autumn Budget

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Littlehampton United

Last week, the Trussell Trust revealed that their 1,300 foodbanks across the UK gave out 1.3 million emergency food parcels between 1 April and 30 September 2022. This marks a rise of over 50% from pre-pandemic levels, more than ever … Continue reading →

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What are the stories we should tell about the humanitarian crisis at Manston Airport Asylum centre?

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Littlehampton United

The Prison Officers Association described Manston Airport processing centre as “A humanitarian crisis on British soil”.  The Government has admitted that its treatment of asylum seekers at Manston was not “legally compliant”. The pictures and stories we are seeing are … Continue reading →

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