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Leaders from four denominations are once more coming together with international development agency Christian Aid, to encourage people to talk about leaving gifts in their Wills to the charity, and to their church or Quaker meeting. The pioneering initiative – called Faith Will – was launched last year and involved the Church of Scotland, Church […]

The nation may have been caught off guard by a surprise July general election, but the team at Reform is on it. If you’re still wondering where to mark your cross, four well-informed contributors reflect on how Christians should decide who to vote for, editor Stephen Tomkins buckles up for democracy, and Lance Stone argues […]

The United Reformed Church has joined the Joesph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), the Trussell Trust and 200 other organisations in criticising Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer for a “stark lack of focus” on how each plans to tackle poverty ahead of the General Election. The organisations’ criticism follows a study by JRF, published on 17 June, […]

The life of Eric Liddell, the runner nicknamed “The Flying Scotsman” and immortalised in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, was celebrated during a service at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh on Saturday 22 June. The service was part of “The Eric Liddell 100” commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of Liddell winning gold in […]

Amersham Free Church, a United Reformed Church in Buckinghamshire, is hosting a trumpet and drum concert to raise money for international development agency Christian Aid. Featuring two nationally acclaimed musicians, the concert takes place on Sunday, 30 June at 3pm. The Revd Ian Green, Minister of Amersham Free Church, explained: “We’re very pleased to be […]

A round up of news from around the United Reformed Church over the past seven days, 19-25 June. East Midlands Synod A big round of applause to St Andrew’s URC in Peterborough which, in May, dedicated its monthly “bring and share” lunches to raise money for Christian Aid. A whopping £884 was raised further supplemented […]