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View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 5 September 2019 Hello everyone and welcome to ‘The Week Ahead’. Mike Ivatt will be staffing the out-of-hours media emergency support line on 020 7467 5170. Wishing you all a wonderful … Continue reading →

United Reformed Church (URC) ministers, the Revds Mark Meatcher and Melanie Smith, joined hundreds of protestors at the #NoFaithinWar anti arms fair demonstration on 3 September. Mark and Melanie, who are Ministers of the Enfield groups of the URC, demonstrated against the opening of the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition which takes place… Continue reading →

In the latest issue of Reform magazine, the Revd Catherine Ball, Minister of The Free Church, St Ives, and Fenstanton United Reformed Church, Cambridgeshire, explores the rewards and challenges of pastoral care today. Pastoral care is one of the core responsibilities in ministry. It is a vital aspect of church life, developing relationships, building community… Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Brexit: more scrutiny not less Posted: 29 Aug 2019 11:38 AM PDT Coming to work this morning, I passed eight bodies huddled in doorways, homeless people bedded down with sleeping bags and blankets.  One of … Continue reading →

View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 29 August 2019 Hello everyone and welcome to ‘The Week Ahead’. Mike Ivatt will be staffing the out-of-hours media emergency support line on 020 7467 5170. Wishing you all a wonderful week, … Continue reading →

The sun shone very brightly in Northamptonshire over the bank holiday weekend (23-26 August) where faith, arts and activism came together at this year’s Greenbelt festival. The United Reformed Church (URC) Greenbelt team welcomed thousands of visitors to its tent, decorated by hundreds of colourful postcards, were created by URCs from across the UK which… Continue reading →

Church leaders, charity representatives and a celebrity have come together to urge the government to protect the supply of free school meals after a no-deal Brexit. The open letter – signed by Derek Estill, Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly – warns that the health of millions of children will be put at… Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Universal Credit’s website pointed people to work in strip-clubs Posted: 23 Aug 2019 01:15 AM PDT Yes, you did read the headline correctly. The first search suggestion in the online “Universal Credit toolkit” for “elementary … Continue reading →

View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 22 August 2019 Hello everyone and welcome to ‘The Week Ahead’. Jillian Moody will be staffing the out-of-hours media emergency support line on 020 7467 5170. Wishing you all a wonderful … Continue reading →

Daily Devotions, the United Reformed Church’s (URC) series of digital daily Bible readings, reflections and prayers, reaches its 1000th edition on 23 August. The devotions are written by more than 100 people from across the denomination. More than 3,000 subscribers receive the inspirational readings in their inboxes at 6am each day, and hundreds more follow… Continue reading →