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The spring meeting of the United Reformed Church (URC) Mission Council is taking place digitally from today (Monday) until Wednesday. Mission Council is the executive body of the General Assembly and meets twice a year to reflect on and make decisions about the day-to-day life of the Church. Topics on the agenda include new ways […]

Congratulations to the United Reformed Church West Midlands Synod which has become the first across the denomination to achieve an A Rocha UK Bronze Eco Synod award. In its award application, the Synod evidenced a long-term commitment to reducing its environmental impact by rewriting their eco-policy which was approved last October, and agreeing clear mission […]

While grateful for the advances in technology which have allowed many people to remain connected during the pandemic, United Reformed Church Related Community Worker, Jo Patterson, says we must be careful not to exclude those who do not have access to the internet or adequate technology. Based at Copleston Church and Community Centre in Peckham, […]

As lockdown restrictions and governments’ stay-at-home requirements begin to gradually ease across the UK, the United Reformed Church (URC) Synod Moderators provide updated advice to churches. The Moderators know that churches are keen to make plans to reopen for public worship and other activities and so provide the following guidance: We want to urge continued […]

The Revd Dr Robert Pope, Convenor of the United Reformed Church (URC’s) Faith & Order Committee, is Editor of a new series which explain what the denomination believes. The series covers subjects including God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Baptism, Creation, Being Human, Holy Communion, Salvation, the Church and the Future. Dr Pope explains more here: […]

A human rights lawyer who began attending the United Reformed Church as a refugee has been named rector of Edinburgh University. Debora Kayembe fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2005 after a criminal investigation into war crimes led her to being persecuted as a lawyer. When she first moved to the UK, she became […]