Monthly Archives: March 2023

Last Updated on 28 March 2023 by Neil Hunter In January, Helen Brown and Reuben Watt brought a motion to the URC Youth Assembly encouraging churches to support the Warm Spaces initiative. “I think for me the idea came because … Continue reading →

A round-up of news from around the United Reformed Church over the past seven days. Young Leicester church member donates hair for charityUpon learning that many children living with cancer lose their hair during treatment, nine-year-old Etta-Mae, from Abbots Road … Continue reading →

Churches are raising awareness of a new requirement that people show photo ID in order to vote in some elections. The local elections being held in England on 4 May will be the first where voters are required to show … Continue reading →

Palm Sunday starts the most solemn week of the year for Christians.  We remember the crowds acclaim Jesus as King as he rode into Jerusalem; they lay palm branches and cloaks before him on the road. A few days later … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 23 March 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye Following the UK Parliament’s Committee of Privileges’ investigation into statements made by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the House of Commons, after details of parties and other gatherings in Downing … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 20 March 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye On the 30th anniversary of the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence, the April edition of Reform asks what has changed in society and Church since then. There’s still a long way … Continue reading →

From delivering parcels to families affected by the lockdown in 2020, to a brightly coloured food stall distributing surplus supermarket food, Dursley Community Food Hub is reaching more people impacted by the cost-of-living crisis. The hub, which operates out of … Continue reading →

The transformation of Downing Place United Reformed Church (URC) in Cambridge, designed by Archangel Architects, has been shortlisted for a prestigious architecture award. The shortlisting recognises the significant achievement of the project reducing carbon by 80%. The AJ Retrofit Awards, … Continue reading →

The United Reformed Church (URC) Finance Committee is to provide a grant of £50,000 to the Open Table Network (OTN).  The network is a growing partnership of communities across England and Wales which welcomes and affirms people who are LGBTQIA … Continue reading →