With a long history of supporting local people in need, Lea Road Community Church’s latest venture comes as no surprise. A lottery grant of more tha...
Maidenhead’s ‘phenomenal’ response to Ukraine
Maidenhead United Reformed Church has played a central role in sending a lorry packed with emergency supplies to Ukraine. In total, 590 boxes of all s...
Call for global vaccine equity on the second anniversary of the pandemic
Simeon Mitchell, Secretary for Church and Society for the United Reformed Church, reports on the call for global vaccine equity as we reach the second...
Prayer and action for people facing racism in Ukraine
The Racial Justice Advocacy Forum (RJAF) calls for coverage, prayer and action for Black and Brown peoples facing racial discrimination amidst the inv...
Young, woke, Christians speak up in new book
A complaint about how young people’s views are often dismissed by churches has led to the publication of an important book. Each chapter of Young, W...
Around the URC in seven days: 3-10 March 2022
Here’s your round-up of local news from around the United Reformed Church (URC) over the past seven days. Riddlesden church receives praise Riddlesd...
Ministers show support for Ukraine with tattoos
In a show of support for those in and fleeing Ukraine, United Reformed Church ministers, the Revds Alex and Jo Clare-Young have had tattoos of peace s...
URC Youth Assembly makes history with BAME Moderator-Elect
United Reformed Church Youth Assembly has made history by electing the first BAME Moderator-Elect. Philippa Osei, formally the Thames North Synod repr...
More than 1,000 ‘horrified’ faith leaders urge PM to rethink Refugee Bill
The Revd Clare Downing, Moderator of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly, and Revd Dr John Bradbury, General Secretary of the URC, along...
Faith and belief leaders urge MPs to approve changes to Policing Bill
The United Reformed Church (URC) has signed a joint faith and belief letter to MPs ahead of final votes on the Policing Bill. The letter asks MPs to s...