Author Archives: URC

Last Updated on 27 November 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye In the December 2023-January 2024 issue of Reform magazine, Graham Handscomb asks, “If individuals can’t solve the conflicts of a violent world, what can we do?” In the annual Reform charity … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 24 November 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye Churches Together in St Ives and supporters are lobbying MPs after learning that asylum seekers living in a local hotel will be forced to leave their new community. Many of the … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 20 November 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye Matilda Willis, aged eight, from United Reformed Church (URC) West Midlands Synod has been named October’s recipient of the Lundie Memorial Award. Matilda, who attends Sutton Coldfield URC, enjoys Messy Church … Continue reading →

The United Reformed Church (URC) has joined Let’s End Poverty, a major new social movement launched to help bring an end to poverty experienced throughout the UK. The campaigns urges people to call for politicians to make the end of … Continue reading →

Your prayers for the United Reformed Church 2025 Prayer Handbook, with the theme Immersive Joy, are now invited. Wherever you are, wherever you have been, whatever the journey which moves you to write, we would love to hear from you. … Continue reading →

Thanks to grants from the United Reformed Church (URC) Children’s and Youth Work (CYW) Team, 15 clubs were supported this summer with a grant of either £50 or £100. For some churches, this was their first holiday club while others … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 8 November 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye A round-up of news from around the United Reformed Church over the past seven days: 9-15 November. Mersey Synod Christ Church United Reformed Church in Port Sunlight, with the assistance of … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 6 November 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it,  saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace!Luke 19 v41-42 … Continue reading →

Padre David C Haslem, a United Reformed Church minister serving within the Royal Air Force reflects on Remembrance 2023: Lest we Forget are the words chiselled on the first main Cenotaph following the First World War. The building of The … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 2 November 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye A round-up of news from around the United Reformed Church (URC) over the past seven days, 2-8 November 2023. A Bake-Off style competition and charity cake sale was held at United … Continue reading →