Author Archives: URC

A round up of news from around the United Reformed Church over the past seven days, 18-24 March 2025. East Midlands Synod The Revd Kevin Jones, a former army chaplain, has become the first minister inducted to the new South … Continue reading →

The United Reformed Church (URC) is holding a hymn-filled service on 3 May to celebrate 35 years of its hymn book, Rejoice and Sing. Following on from the 50th anniversary service in April 2023, where 1,200 people gathered to celebrate … Continue reading →

West Kirby United Reformed Church has celebrated three decades of its beloved toddler group with a special event.   Families past and present joined the festivities, which included a joyful service, birthday cake, and bouncy castles. The church has been running … Continue reading →

One of the URC’s largest churches, Woking United Reformed Church, celebrated its 20th anniversary last month. The service was lead by the Revd Lucy Brierley, and the address was given by the General Secretary of the URC, the Revd Dr … Continue reading →

Ninety-five young people gathered for a weekend of fun, faith and fellowship at Youth Assembly 2025. At the event, held from 7-9 March at Kings Park Conference Centre in Northampton and themed “All are welcome”, Maya Withall was inducted as … Continue reading →

Members of a Leicestershire church are taking a bold stand against homelessness by offering a real home and genuine friendship to those in need. In February, Hinckley United Reformed Church in East Midlands Synod partnered with national, award-winning charity Hope … Continue reading →

A round-up of news from across the United Reformed Church over the past seven days, 1-7 March 2025. Wessex Synod The Salisbury community was out in force on Shrove Tuesday for the town’s popular pancake race. Two members of Salisbury … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary. Six decades of the organisation’s work was reflected at a conference themed “Beyond Borders” the Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt in December. The event brought together … Continue reading →

How do you make the world a better place? It’s just one big question being asked in Reform this issue. The Reform team is looking for stories about local actions, projects, campaigns and passions that make their own contribution to … Continue reading →

Leaders from the Baptist, Methodist, Church of Scotland and the United Reformed Church have responded to the Prime Minister’s announcement concerning further cuts to the international development budget. In the statement, the leaders said: “We deeply lament the government’s stated … Continue reading →