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An asylum seeker says her faith has been lifted after attending the URC’s Holiday Forum. In August, North Western Synod, the Discipleship Development Fund and local churches enabled 17 asylum seekers and refugees to attend the forum. Their presence enriched the gathering, and for some, the experience was profoundly life changing. One attendee, Mama Maria, […]

Roo Stewart, Head of Public Issues for the United Reformed Church, reflects on Epiphany. The 12 days of Christmas feasting have ended. Did you end up with a menagerie of birds, pipers piping, milking maids and gold rings? Me neither. Did you get your Christmas decorations down “in time”? Does it shock you that I […]

In this New Year’s Day reflection, the Revd Jenny Mills, Deputy General Secretary (Faith in Action), invites us to pause and consider what new beginnings mean for us: As another year opens before us, many of us naturally turn our thoughts to fresh starts: What shall we begin? What needs to change? And yet, we […]

Last updated 14 May 2026 Small or big, rural or urban, coastal or estate; busy, quiet, growing, surviving or flourishing — United Reformed churches are diverse. Yet many share a common calling: to be welcoming, inclusive, outreaching, anti-poverty, and deeply rooted as community hubs where people can find belonging, support and hope. The United Reformed […]

A round-up of news from across the United Reformed Church in the run-up to Christmas. Mersey Synod West Kirby URC enjoyed remembering the reason for the season with its children’s church during a Nativity service. Inspired by Luke 2:10, the church also invited members of the community to have fun taking photos by the angel […]

Darwen Asylum Seeker Refugee Enterprise (DARE) hosted a special teddy bears’ picnic during the half term. Based at Central United Reformed Church in Darwen, DARE’s picnic offered a fun afternoon for local families and provided a chance to welcome the children whose parents usually attend the midweek parent drop-in. A key aim of the picnic, […]