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The Revd Cara Heafey, Minister of Marston and Wheatley United Reformed churches in Oxford, offers us this reflection for Easter Sunday. At Easter we celebrate that there is no darkness that love cannot reach, no tomb that love cannot break … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 4 April 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye A statement signed by more than 1450 church leaders opposing the government’s Illegal Migration Bill has been handed to 10 Downing Street. The Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson, United Reformed Church General … Continue reading →

Good Friday is the saddest day of the Church’s year when we remember the execution of Jesus after a rushed, illegal, night-time trial. We stand at the Cross bewildered at it all, trying to find meaning but appalled at the … Continue reading →

Today we remember Jesus sharing in the simplicity of a meal with his friends, where he offered himself in the simple things of bread and wine – and continues to offer himself to us in bread and wine in the … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 28 March 2023 by Neil Hunter In January, Helen Brown and Reuben Watt brought a motion to the URC Youth Assembly encouraging churches to support the Warm Spaces initiative. “I think for me the idea came because … Continue reading →

A round-up of news from around the United Reformed Church over the past seven days. Young Leicester church member donates hair for charityUpon learning that many children living with cancer lose their hair during treatment, nine-year-old Etta-Mae, from Abbots Road … Continue reading →

Churches are raising awareness of a new requirement that people show photo ID in order to vote in some elections. The local elections being held in England on 4 May will be the first where voters are required to show … Continue reading →

Palm Sunday starts the most solemn week of the year for Christians.  We remember the crowds acclaim Jesus as King as he rode into Jerusalem; they lay palm branches and cloaks before him on the road. A few days later … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 23 March 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye Following the UK Parliament’s Committee of Privileges’ investigation into statements made by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the House of Commons, after details of parties and other gatherings in Downing … Continue reading →

Last Updated on 20 March 2023 by Ann-Marie Nye On the 30th anniversary of the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence, the April edition of Reform asks what has changed in society and Church since then. There’s still a long way … Continue reading →