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A member of the United Reformed Church has featured on a new BBC documentary about the British Empire. Empire with David Olusoga comprising, three episodes, is available on BBC iPlayer. Patricia Poinen, a member of Northgate United Reformed Church in Darlington, who also serves as a Racial Justice Advocate within Northern Synod, features on episode […]

Gifts of technical skill in worship and of helping young people feel calm in a busy environment have been recognised by the United Reformed Church (URC)’s Lundie Awards. The awards, coordinated by the URC’s Children’s, Youth and Intergenerational team, celebrate young poeple using their God-given skills, time and talents to good effect within their church […]

38 Degrees, the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT), and partner organisations are celebrating a major campaign victory after the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves MP, announced in the Budget on Wednesday that the two-child limit on benefits will be abolished from April 2026, a change expected to lift around 450,000 children out of poverty. Roo Stewart, Head […]

Paul Morrison, Policy Advisor for the Joint Public Issues Team, responds to the budget. A Budget that will reduce child poverty The Chancellor has announced that from April next year the two-child limit on benefits will be abolished. This is cause for enormous celebration. The limit denies means-tested benefits for the third and later children […]

The Assembly Executive Budget Meeting 2025 took place online and at the Offices of General Assembly in London, on Tuesday 25 November. Session 1 The Revd Irish Sirmon, Convenor of the Business Committee, welcomed Assembly representatives to the meeting. A time of reflective worship was led by the Revd Samantha (Sam) Sheehan. She used as […]

As part of the Standing Together initiative, guests from the Caribbean visited central London on 12 November, meeting with a diverse group of church and community representatives at Lumen URC and the Offices of General Assembly. During a week-long programme of site visits, online conversations, and in-person gatherings, the Revd Kevin “Nana Moses” Calvert, Minister […]