Last week, the URC heard about the revised dates for the rail strikes on 1 and 5 October, news that was confirmed on 20 September 2022. Many meetings ...
Coronavirus: Synod Moderators’ updated guidance
Covid-19 infections continue to spread, although the lower ‘R-value’ shows that the infection rate is slowing. Restrictions imposed by our various...
The Revd Elizabeth Clark
The United Reformed Church (URC) is deeply saddened to hear about the sudden death of the Revd Elizabeth Clark, who served as the National Rural Offic...
Covid Plan B: Synod Moderators’ updated guidance
With the Prime Minister confirming that England will move to the government’s “Plan B” in light of the spread of the Omicron variant, the United...
URC Youth backs ban on conversion therapy
The United Reformed Church (URC) Youth Executive has condemned practices known as ‘conversion therapy’ – sometimes called ‘reparative therapy...
Kind-hearted local replaces stolen defibrillator
Members of St Columba’s United Reformed Church (URC) in Wolverhampton have praised the generosity of a kind-hearted local who replaced lifesaving eq...
URC appoints new Designated Safeguarding Lead
Sharon Barr, Safeguarding Officer for the United Reformed Church (URC) Wessex Synod, has been appointed the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the denom...
URC training workshops praised
“The workshops were most helpful”, “I found the steep learning curve needed”, “lots of my questions were answered” are just some of the po...
Omicron: Synod Moderators provide updated advice to churches
As Covid rules have been strengthened in response to concern over the new Omicron variant, the United Reformed Church (URC) Synod Moderators provide ...