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The United Reformed Church’s digital congregation has celebrated its first, official wedding. Dr Diana Paulding-Sturdy and her new husband Dr James Sturdy were married through yourchurch on 6 September at a service led by the Revd Philip Brooks, also a member of the digital congregation. To enable members of the church and friends and family […]

The United Reformed Church (URC) is delighted to announce that the Revd Mike Thomason has been nominated as the next Moderator of the North Western Synod, following the retirement of the Revd Clare Downing. Mike is currently the minister at High Cross Church, Camberley, in the URC’s Wessex Synod, and has previously served with the […]

A look at some of the latest stories, events, and updates from across the United Reformed Church — celebrating how communities are living out their faith in action.  The Group for Evangelism and Renewal in the United Reformed Church (GEAR) held its Refreshing Your Ministry conference from 7-9 October at The Hayes Conference Centre in […]

The Revd Lythan Nevard, Moderator of the United Reformed Church Eastern Synod, has been appointed to a new role: Ecumenical Canon of Ely Cathedral.  Sixteen other clergy, a mix of honorary, lay, emeritus canons, will join Lythan in being collated and installed at a service at the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity […]

Catriona Wheeler, Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly, has welcomed the progress in talks between Palestinians and the government of the State of Israel. The General Assembly of the United Reformed Church has consistently called for peace in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory based on our belief that all people are created […]

The United Reformed Church joined some of the UK’s biggest charities in writing to the Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to express deep concern at the government’s direction on immigration, urging her to change course.  The open letter, signed by  Catriona Wheeler, URC General Assembly Moderator, and published by The Guardian last week, was coordinated by […]