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A round up of news from around the United Reformed Church over the past seven days: 2-9 January. National Synod of Wales Lay Ministry Weekend More than 30 people, and one dog, attended the National Synod of Wales’ annual Lay Ministry Weekend at The Metropole, Llandrindod Wells in mid-November. The Synod’s Lay Preaching Advocate, Maggie […]

In this short video, the Revd Matt Stone, a United Reformed Church (URC) minister and the Chair of the Group for Evangelism and Renewal in the URC (GEAR) reflects on the season where we remember how the wise men travelled to meet the baby Jesus; Epiphany, celebrated on 6 January 2024. Told to us through […]

In this reflection, Vicky Longbone, Church Related Community Worker for Ashbourne Road Church and Mackworth United Reformed Church’s Derby Alive to Community (A2C) project, asks us to not get too comfortable this New Year: For me, the last few years seem to have all rolled into one, it seems impossible that our first Covid lockdown […]

A round-up of Christmas news featuring local congregations from around the United Reformed Church (URC) across Advent: Thanks to church members, volunteers and stall holders, Foleshill Road URC’s Christmas fayre in Coventry raised a staggering £3,437. Members also gathered for the church’s annual “wrap & pack” night where 20 hampers were filled with Christmas goodies […]

A Christmas message from the Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson, United Reformed Church General Assembly Moderator 2023-2024: Dear Friends, As we prepare for Christmas and end of year celebrations, I take this opportunity to wish you and your families a blessed Christmas and a joyous New Year. As the year draws to a close, I take […]

This week, hymnwriter and URC Minister the Revd John Campbell has written three new songs in an attempt to straddle the gap between the Holy Land of Christmas and the current conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories. Also included is a song he wrote for last Christmas. [...]