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Padre David C Haslem, a United Reformed Church minister serving within the Royal Air Force reflects on Remembrance 2023: Lest we Forget are the words chiselled on the first main Cenotaph following the First World War. The building of The Cenotaphs and the inscribed words came about from an outpouring of public consciousness and grief […]

A round-up of news from around the United Reformed Church (URC) over the past seven days, 2-8 November 2023. A Bake-Off style competition and charity cake sale was held at United Reformed Church House this week. Alongside cakes made and donated by staff, and sold raising £120 for First Step, a charity supporting families of […]

Newport Pagnell United Reformed Church alongside its community project, The Mead Centre, have become official Guinness World Record breakers. On 16 October, the church and community project alongside 250 organisations, collectively known as MK Can, joined Milton Keynes (MK) Food Bank’s effort in gathering as many food cans to create the longest long line that […]

Christian Aid and more than 20 church leaders and Christian organisations are calling for a ceasefire and all governments with influence to bring an immediate end to the violence in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.  The Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly and the Revd Lindsey Sanderson, Moderator-Elect […]

In the November edition of Reform, Stephen Tomkins speaks to Anthony Reddie, recently appointed Oxford University’s first ever Professor of Black Theology. They talk whiteness, the Church’s role in empire-building, and the decision to roll out anti-racist training across the United Reformed Church – a process that Anthony will lead. In the face of the […]

Two hundred and seventy-five people attended the online launch of Good Practice 6 (GP6), the United Reformed Church (URC’s) guidance on arrangements and procedures to safeguard children, adults and those in greater need. The webinar, held on 12 October, was led by Sharon Barr, Designated Safeguarding Lead, and Kerry Baker, Policy Development Coordinator. Themed “Safeguarding […]