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For Black History Month 2026, a variety of Global Majority United Reformed Church (URC) ministers share their personal perspectives around the theme of “Honouring Communities”. In this reflection, the Revd Stephen Ansa-Addo, Minister of Park, Hungerford and Thatcham URCs in Berkshire, shares his thoughts about the word “community”, while Alvin Ponnudurai, Northern Synod Representative to […]

How the Church develops its response to Christian Nationalism nationally and locally will be addressed by the Revd Dr Helen Paynter in a URC-organised public lecture to take place in Manchester. Dr Paynter will invite churches to consider how they can carefully and helpfully respond to a rising nationalistic rhetoric and activity that has wrapped […]

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 Newland URC and Director for both Luton […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]