Laurence Wareing, content editor for Reform, the magazine of the URC, visited the Revd Brian Wren, poet, hymnwriter and URC minister, in the USA in April 2025, where Brian now lives. Laurence asked him about his hymns in the URC hymnbook, Rejoice and Sing, and how he created them. The film, specially made for the Rejoice and Sing LIVE event on May 3, 2025, also features the Revd Susan M Heafield, a UMC Pastor, who is married to Brian.

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The full video of the Rejoice and Sing LIVE service held at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry, on May 3, 2025, celebrating the hymns, hymn writers and hymnbook of The United Reformed Church.

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The Revd Anne Sardeson, hymnwriter, URC Minister and author of the URC book '50 Hymns for 50 Years', talks about singing God's songs in a broken world at the Rejoice and Sing LIVE event on May 3, 2025, celebrating the hymns, hymn writers and hymnbook of The United Reformed Church.

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The Revd Professor Stephen Orchard, a member of the Words Group, talks about the creation and curation of the URC's hymnbook at the Rejoice and Sing LIVE event, held at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry, on May 3, 2025, celebrating the hymns, hymn writers and hymnbook of The United Reformed Church.

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Karen Campbell, a poet and URC Church Related Community Worker, currently serving as Secretary for Global and Intercultural Ministries, delivers a poem specially written for the Rejoice and Sing LIVE celebration and service, titled 'That's When We Need To Sing'.

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The panel discussion at the Rejoice and Sing LIVE celebration and service, held at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry on May 3, 2025, with those who helped to shape Rejoice and Sing, the hymnbook of the URC: Andrew Satchell, Stephen Orchard, David Thompson, David Jenkins, with contemporary hymnwriters Dominic Grant and Anne Sardeson. Chaired by Stephen Tomkins.

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The Revd Professor David Thompson DD, convenor of the Editorial Group, talks about the creation and curation of the URC's hymnbook at the Rejoice and Sing LIVE event, held at Methodist Central Hall, Coventry, on May 3, 2025, celebrating the hymns, hymn writers and hymnbook of The United Reformed Church.

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Members of the new URC Nominations Committee introduce themselves and how the drive to safer recruitment is having a positive impact on the committees and volunteers that help the church in its life and mission.

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Welcome to this broadcast of induction of Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson as incoming moderator of the Free Churches Group.

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