Tag Archives: URC

Last Updated on 7 August 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye An award-winning school uniform swap shop run from St Columba’s United Reformed Church (URC) in Wolverhampton has for the third year helped cash-strapped parents save thousands of pounds. So successful is the … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 7 August 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye The submissions window for applications from ministers who would like to transfer to the United Reformed Church is open! Applications are welcome from ministers who are members of churches that are … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 4 August 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye The United Reformed Church (URC) is saddened to learn of the death of the Revd Alan Gaunt at the age of 88. Alan Gaunt was a URC minister and an internationally … Continue reading →

The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) has produced a major new briefing on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The briefing and supporting resources are designed to provide church members with a broader outlook on the conflict than is gained from the … Continue reading →

Congratulations to the first cohort of lay pioneers who graduated from the Newbigin Pioneering Hub on 15 July at Lodge Road Community Church in Birmingham. After a year of study, 18 pioneers graduated with 14 collecting a CMS Certificate in … Continue reading →

A Christmas carol service during the summer? That’s exactly what Monks Chapel, a United Reformed Church in Corsham held at the beginning of July. More than 70 people attended the church’s annual summer carol service, described by the Revd Gary … Continue reading →

Joanne, a member of Christ Church Uxbridge in the Thames North Synod, volunteered in the United Reformed Church (URC) café tent, yoURChurch, at the Greenbelt festival last year. A parent of three LGBTQ+ children, Joanne explains why finding a supportive … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 19 July 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye The United Reformed Church (URC) has joined nearly 300 civil society groups and charities in expressing solidarity with refugees as the government’s controversial Illegal Migration Bill passes into law this week. … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 13 July 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye Congratulations to Eastern Synod and Clitheroe United Reformed Church which are celebrating after gaining prestigious awards for work towards helping to protect the environment. The church has become the first in … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 13 July 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye A round-up of news from around the United Reformed Church (URC) over the past seven days, 13-20 July. Southern Synod A house-bound woman who has managed to remain an active member … Continue reading →