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Leaders of the Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Churches have issued the following statement in response to the government’s announcements this week on proposed changes to its asylum and returns policy: Let us keep loving our neighbours. Public debate around migration has increasingly been shaped by voices that trade in fear, resentment, and the scapegoating […]

What’s in a name? Quite a lot when it comes to the name Reform. Which is the name of the URC’s national magazine – but also of other things. Reform magazine has had its name since it came into being, at the same time as the United Reformed Church itself. But the times, they are […]

Opening Worship The closing day of the URC’s Extraordinary General Assembly, held at Kent’s Hill Park Conference Centre in Milton Keynes, opened with worship, led by the Revd Jane Wade, Chaplain to the Moderator.  Worship began with Assembly singing a moving rendition of The Lord’s my Shepherd [Psalm 23] by Stuart Townend and a reading […]

Day Two of the  Extraordinary Meeting of the United Reformed Church General Assembly began with worship, led by the Revd Jane Wade, Chaplain to the Moderator. The Revd Richard Byass then continued his short series of Bible studies, this morning reflecting on St Paul’s letter to the Philippians, chapter 2, verses 1-13. His theme was “Growing […]

An Extraordinary Meeting of the United Reformed Church General Assembly opened at Kents Hill Park Training and Conference Centre in Milton Keynes on 14 November 2025.  Opening Worship and introductory session General Assembly opened with worship, led by the Revd Jane Wade, Chaplain to the Moderator. The Revd Richard Byass, a Methodist Superintendent in Nottingham […]

The 2025 meeting of the United Reformed Church Extraordinary General Assembly is taking place from 14-16 November at Kents Hill Park Training and Conference Centre in Milton Keynes. The General Assembly meets annually to celebrate, discuss, worship and make decisions about the life and work of the URC. It is the URC’s central decision-making body. The […]