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Two Synods gain Bronze eco award status
Southern and Thames North Synod’s efforts to tackle climate change have each gained a Bronze Eco Synod award from A Rocha UK. Southern is now the sixth across the URC to reach Bronze status and Thames North becomes the seventh. … Continue reading
Response to the Spring Statement
JPIT’s Paul Morrison responds to the Spring Statement 2025 Poverty and inequality in the UK are on track to increase. Rather than addressing these concerning trends, which cause so much harm to people’s lives, the measures announced in this Spring … Continue reading
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Around the URC in seven days: 18-24 March 2025
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
Faith leaders call for bold action on child poverty
Senior Faith leaders from across the country are joining forces today (Sunday 23 March 2025) in an urgent call for the government to be ‘bold and ambitious’ in its forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy. The call comes in an open letter to … Continue reading
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Free tickets for Rejoice and Sing LIVE
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
Repeatedly taking the easy choice on welfare
JPIT’s Paul Morrison responds to potential disability benefit cuts. In the November 2024 budget the Chancellor decided to keep the last government’s £3bn of disability benefit cuts which were pencilled in for the next three years. This was called a … Continue reading
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Sustainable farming initiative suddenly suspended
In a guest blog, Sarah Hulme reports on the repercussions of a recent government decision to halt funding for sustainability initiatives on farms Without any warning, on 11 March, the government pulled the application process for a key environmental funding … Continue reading
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West Kirby toddler group celebrates 30 years of joy
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
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Woking URC celebrates 20 years
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
URC Youth Assembly 2025: All are welcome
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