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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 […]

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, […]