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Community Project Awards 2021: Where hope is found
The deadline to enter the United Reformed Church (URC’s) 2021 Community Project Awards is fast approaching.
Run by the URC in collaboration with Congregational, one of the UK’s leading church insurance providers, the awards recognise innovative community projects that have a positive effect on local communities.
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Coming out of lockdown – the impact on individuals
The United Reformed Church (URC) Equalities Committee issues this statement in advance of when the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions begin to ease:
The Equalities Committee is mindful that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way the URC, its committees and churches work. It celebrates the way in which virtual meetings have facilitated participation by people who are unable to travel.
However, the Committee recognises that new ways of working, while they provide new ways of participation for some, mean that others are excluded.
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URC Youth (re)ASSEMBLED
To provide a way to learn, contribute, as well as equip young people and adults involved with the United Reformed Church (URC) in as many ways as possible, URC Youth is launching Youth re-ASSEMBLED.
Each month throughout the year, URC Youth will focus on a different theme or topic.
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A tale of two spaces
A reflection exploring how we respond when our spaces are disrupted and subverted by people with a different set of values and world views. By Simon Jay. Every time I walk into any space, whether it is a church, restaurant, park … Continue reading
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Church leaders urge government to stop housing asylum seekers in barracks
Church leaders from across denominations, including the Revd Claire Downing, Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly, have written an open-letter to the Home Secretary about housing for people seeking asylum.
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New Moderator of URC’s Mersey Synod nominated
The Revd Geoffrey Felton, Minister of Plume Avenue Church in Colchester, has been nominated as the next Moderator of the United Reformed Church (URC) Mersey Synod.
Geoff was born and raised in Higher Bebington on the Wirral where he spent his teenage years before moving away to study.
He became a Christian in 1984 at Anfield during Mission England, a gathering led by late American evangelist Dr Billy Graham.
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Ash: a poem for Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent, the season of preparation for the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ at Easter. To mark the occasion, URC minister, the Revd Lucy Berry, offers the following reflection and poem.
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A collection of Lent resources
Lent is fast approaching. Ash Wednesday is 16th February, after which we head towards Easter on 4th April. In this season, Christians remind themselves of Christ’s journey through the wilderness. It’s often used as a period to grow our personal … Continue reading
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A Fair Deal
A few years ago, I had the privilege of travelling to India. The cultural and culinary differences between the UK and India are plain to see, but I was struck by the sight of large shopping malls full of familiar, … Continue reading
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The expansion of the voluntary returns scheme and the EUSS
In the last week, it was revealed that the UK’s voluntary returns scheme has been expanded to include EU citizens. What does this mean for the EU Settlement Scheme? The government’s voluntary returns scheme was expanded at the start of … Continue reading
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