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Christmas Day: Strip back the lights

20 Dec 2021
It is so hard to not get caught up in the commercial side of Christmas. Reuben Watt, Moderator of the United Reformed Church Youth Assembly, asks: “What happens if we stripped back the lights, the carol singers, the Christmas tree and go back 2000 years to Jesus laid in a manger surrounded by his parents? […]

Peter Pay, Moderator of the URC General Assembly, 1946-2021

18 Dec 2021
It is with deep sadness that the United Reformed Church (URC) announces the death of Peter Pay, Moderator of the URC General Assembly, a former Synod Clerk and an Assembly Accredited Lay Preacher who was a member of Salisbury URC. Mr Pay had been living with a malignant brain tumour for some time and had […]

Celebrate 50th anniversary with new all-age book

15 Dec 2021
The United Reformed Church has created a special intergenerational book to help celebrate the URC’s 50th anniversary. Celebrate Together is a lively, colourful picture book designed for families to share together, and is being made available free of charge for all members of, and those connected to, the URC. The story, written by the URC’s […]

URC Youth backs ban on conversion therapy

09 Dec 2021
The United Reformed Church (URC) Youth Executive has condemned practices known as ‘conversion therapy’ – sometimes called ‘reparative therapy’ or ‘gay cure therapy’ – as unethical and potentially harmful.

Kind-hearted local replaces stolen defibrillator

06 Dec 2021
Members of St Columba’s United Reformed Church (URC) in Wolverhampton have praised the generosity of a kind-hearted local who replaced lifesaving equipment that was stolen.

URC appoints new Designated Safeguarding Lead

06 Dec 2021
Sharon Barr, Safeguarding Officer for the United Reformed Church (URC) Wessex Synod, has been appointed the Designated Safeguarding Lead for the denomination.
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