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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A group of young adults from across the United Reformed Church discovered a sense of peace at the monastic community of Taizé this summer – together with 3,000 others. With summer temperatures still at their most blistering, the Revd Ruth Maxey led a visit of eleven 18-29-year-olds to the rural village in central France. Here, […]

The Revd Neil Thorogood, Moderator of the URC’s General Assembly, is embracing the denomination’s move to mark the Season of Creation, which runs from 1 September until 4 October (the Feast of St Francis).  In July, the URC’s General Assembly passed a resolution encouraging all churches to observe the Feast of Creation on the first […]

A selection of news and stories from churches and communities across the United Reformed Church. Chaplain to the General Assembly Moderator A unique craft project aiming to celebrate “the wonderful diversity of the whole Church” will be shared with every United Reformed Church congregation this autumn.  The “Ever Joyful” patchwork banner is the vision of […]