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A round-up of news from around the United Reformed Church (URC) over the past seven days, 13-20 July. Southern Synod A house-bound woman who has managed to remain an active member of her church has gained a Certificate of Loyal & Devoted Service. Doreen Meredith joined the church in 1969 as a young mother of […]

Not one but three national moderators take centre stage in the latest edition of Reform. The Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson, Moderator of General Assembly 2023-24, talks to Reform about justice, violence and the path to love. Meanwhile, the Revd Fiona Bennett, the outgoing General Assembly Moderator 2022-2023, spends time with the Right Revd Sally Foster-Fulton […]

History was made at the 2023 United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly when its first black and ethnically-minoritised woman Moderator was inducted today. Ordained in 2018, the Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson was inducted into the role of Moderator at the annual meeting held from 30 June to July 3 at The Hayes Conference Centre in […]

At its 2023 General Assembly, the United Reformed Church celebrated 25 years of its Community Project Awards. The awards recognise outstanding community projects taking place in churches – projects that don’t get the recognition they deserve, but which demonstrate the mission of the Church by reaching out in many different ways to the local communities […]

The Revd Fran Kissack, a United Reformed Church minister and NHS hospital chaplain of more than 20 years, reflects on the NHS’ 75th anniversary, celebrated on 5 July. In a short video, Fran reflects on what its founder, Nye Bevan, might feel about the state of the under-resourced health service today, the commitment of its […]

The Revd Lindsey Sanderson led worship on the last morning of General Assembly 2023. The Revd Yufen Chen read Ephesians 4. Assembly then sang a hymn written specially by the Revd Dominic Grant in response to the discussions of the last four days.  Session ten Moderator-Elect 2023-2024 acceptance speech “Have we not seen assembly charting […]