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Fran Kissack is a hospital chaplain in Yorkshire and a PhD student. She is also a minister of the United Reformed Church. At the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT’s) conference, ‘From the Ground Up: Unearthing hope and seeking justice’ taking place on 11 June from 10am-4pm, Fran will be leading a workshop on ‘Unearthing hope […]

The United Reformed Church (URC) is celebrating a significant milestone! All 11 Synods in England and the National Synod of Wales have now signed up to become an ‘Eco Synod’.  This is part of the wider commitment made by the Church in 2019 to act urgently to reduce carbon emissions across the whole of church […]

A wonderful celebration of the United Reformed Church’s 50th anniversary has been held at Barrow URC School in Clitheroe. On 1 April, families, friends and members of the community were invited to help schoolchildren plant 50 trees, each marking 50 years of the denomination. The tree planting was followed by fun tea party, and a […]

Four churches within the United Reformed Church (URC) Pastorate in Warrington are joining forces to hold a “Big Green Fair” . The event, to be held at St John’s URC, Wilderspool Causeway, on 23 April forms part of the four churches’ progress on the ‘lifestyle’ aspect of A Rocha UK’s Eco Church programme. During a […]

The Revd Jenny Mills, United Reformed Church Secretary for Education and Learning, is to take over as host of ‘Politics in the Pulpit?’. Politics in the Pulpit? is a lectionary-based preaching resource, launched by the Joint Public Issues Team in 2020. In free weekly 30-minute episodes, Jenny will explore how reclaiming the justice issues present […]

Jo Harris, Moderator of the United Reformed Church Youth Assembly, reflects on marginalised communities and the celebration of new life for Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday traditionally is about new life and celebrating the resurrection of Jesus. For those of you who might know me, I’m not traditional in the slightest. When I think about Easter […]