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Assembly Executive: day one round-up 3 February 2025      

The 2025 meeting of the United Reformed Church (URC) Assembly Executive opened on 3 February at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick, with a welcome by the Revd Tim Meadows, Moderator of the URC General Assembly 2024-2025. The Moderator also … Continue reading

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Lundie Memorial Award: December 2024 award

Fourteen-year-old Joe Wood, from Yorkshire Synod, is December’s recipient of the Lundie Memorial Award. Lu Hunt, the Children’s and Family’s Worker at Herringthorpe URC who made the nomination, described Joe as: “Someone who really does make a difference in the … Continue reading

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General Assembly 2024: day two round up 13 July

Day two of the URC 2024 General Assembly continued at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick on 13 July. Worship and Bible study “God has spoken; God is still speaking,” Karen Campbell, Chaplain to the Moderator told General Assembly. She … Continue reading

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2024 Community Project Award winners announced

For 26 years, the United Reformed Church’s (URC) Community Project Awards have recognised outstanding community projects in United Reformed Churches and its churches in ecumenical partnerships, that demonstrate the love of God and the mission of the Church by reaching … Continue reading

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General Assembly 2024: day one round-up 12 July

Day one of the 2024 General Assembly of the United Reformed Church (URC), met at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick on 12 July. Opening the 2024 General Assembly in worship, Karen Campbell, … Continue reading

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General Assembly 2024 to take place

The 2024 United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly takes place from 12-15 July at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick. The General Assembly meets annually to celebrate, discuss, worship and make decisions about the life and work of the URC.  … Continue reading

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Help raise £20k for Commitment for Life’s Gaza appeal

An appeal launched by the Commitment for Life team in response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza has topped more than £15,500. Let’s help them reach £20,000. The hope is that the funds will go towards a project currently … Continue reading

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JPIT issues challenges to new government

We congratulate Sir Keir Starmer on his appointment as Prime Minister, and all who will now take their seats representing their constituencies as Members of Parliament in Westminster. The election campaign has been hard-fought, but we know that the real … Continue reading

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General Election: Leaders criticised for lack of plans to tackle poverty

The United Reformed Church has joined the Joesph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), the Trussell Trust and 200 other organisations in criticising Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer for a “stark lack of focus” on how each plans to tackle poverty ahead of … Continue reading

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Eric Liddell Olympic gold centenary celebrated at St Giles’ Cathedral

The life of Eric Liddell, the runner nicknamed “The Flying Scotsman” and immortalised in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, was celebrated during a service at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh on Saturday 22 June. The service was part of … Continue reading

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