Author Archives: Littlehampton United

It’s been three years since the United Reformed Church (URC) became the largest UK denomination to allow its churches to decide whether they want to register to perform marriages of same-sex couples. Cumnor URC, in Oxford, was one of the first congregations to register. The Revd Nigel Appleton, who at the time was its associate… Continue reading →

More than 100 faith leaders – including those from the United Reformed Church – have written to new Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking him to honour a commitment towards welcoming refugees. The open letter refers to a commitment made by the Home Office on 17 June when it announced that the UK will welcome up… Continue reading →

View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 25 July 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 →

Seven Christian denominations have written an open letter to Boris Johnson, the new Prime Minister, expressing concern that a no-deal Brexit will hit those living in poverty hard. The Church leaders say they have been “compelled” to write to the new Prime Minister because of his position that leaving the European Union without a deal… Continue reading →

The Revd Nicola Furley-Smith, who currently serves as Moderator of United Reformed Church’s Southern Synod, has been appointed as the church’s new Secretary for Ministries. Nicola brings a great breadth and depth of experience of the United Reformed Church (URC) to the role. After being selected for ministry and training in Manchester in the 1980s,… Continue reading →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Meet Your MP – Adventures in Asking & Action (Day 5) Posted: 19 Jul 2019 12:30 AM PDT “Listened well… but didn’t change her view” This week we are celebrating some of the stories of … Continue reading →

View in browser   |   Forward to a friend 18 July 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 →

Joint Public Issues Team Blog Meet Your MP – Adventures in Asking and Action (Day 4) Posted: 18 Jul 2019 12:30 AM PDT “Our MP asked a question in the House of Commons on our behalf” Over the course of … Continue reading →

More than 40 young people from across the United Reformed Church (URC) gathered for a weekend of worship, camping and fun at Crossfire Camp in Leicestershire. The Christian youth camp is organised by the Group for Evangelism and Renewal (GEAR) and the URC and is where young people aged 12+ explore faith through small groups,… Continue reading →

Members of URC Youth from around the UK took part in the second Big Speak Out residential weekend organised by the URC’s children’s and youth work team (CYW). The event is an opportunity for 11-18-year-olds connected in any way with the United Reformed Church (URC), to explore putting their faith into action. It took place… Continue reading →