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Black History Month 2026: Honouring pioneers, celebrating communities

28 Sep 2026
For Black History Month 2026, a variety of Global Majority United Reformed Church ministers, members and staff share their personal perspectives around this year’s theme, “Honouring Communities”. In this reflection, Stanslous Chatikobo Jr, Youth Representative for Thames North Synod, and David Jonathan (known as Johny), a member of Bury Park URC and Director for both […]

Not just for children – RechargePLUS 2026

25 Sep 2026
How can we share our faith with each other? Are there ways of doing church that open the doors for visitors and explorers of all ages? What can creative ministry practice look like? These were some of the questions that were explored at RechargePLUS in Glasgow in September. Now in its fourth year, the event […]

Growing younger in the West Midlands

23 Sep 2026
An “extra burst of energy, enthusiasm, and expertise” is now available to churches in the West Midlands thanks to the appointment of four young people aiming to re-energise children’s and youth work across the West Midlands Synod of the United Reformed Church. The Synod’s Growing Younger Project is focussed on developing work with children, young […]

Free Black History Month 2026 service resource

21 Sep 2026
Black History Month 2026 celebrates the theme “Honouring Our Communities”. In the spirit of this theme, the Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson — who made history when she was inducted as the first Black woman and only the second Black person to serve as Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly in 2023 — has written […]

“Joyful” Zambian youth exchange leaves lasting summer memories

18 Sep 2026
When a group of eight young Zambian Christians and adult leaders visited Westminster Abbey this summer, they were surprised to stumble upon the burial place of the missionary who first brought Christianity to their country in the 1800s – David Livingstone. The discovery was part of a two-week cultural exchange during July and August which […]

RJAF roundtable held after Jamaica lodges petition with King Charles

15 Sep 2026
Karen Campbell, Head of Global & Intercultural Church, represented the United Reformed Church (URC) at a roundtable meeting in London on 9 September, organised by the Racial Justice Advocacy Forum (RJAF) to consider the issue of transatlantic slavery and its ongoing legacies today.  The international meeting included ministers, academics, lawyers and politicians, alongside British churches […]
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