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Four members of the same family have been named Lundie Memorial Award winners. Siblings Phoebe, 15, Zoey, 12, Elon, eight, and four-year-old Gideon Leung were all nominated by the Revd Angela Rigby, Minister of Christ Church URC in Tonbridge. Although, Christ Church is the family’s home church they are currently living in iKhethelo Children’s Village […]

The Revd Jenny Mills, the United Reformed Church’s (URC) Secretary for Education and Learning, has been appointed to serve as its Deputy General Secretary (Discipleship), taking up the role after the Revd Adrian Bulley retires in August. Jenny was a teacher at Lumbertubs Primary School, Northampton, before accepting the call into ministry. After training at […]

On Saturday 23 March, 2024, the Revd Dr Michael Hopkins was inducted as Moderator of the URC Wessex Synod during an act of worship at London Street United Reformed Church in Basingstoke. Michael was appointed following the move by the Revd Clare Downing to be Moderator of the North Western Synod. Introduced by the Revd […]

In response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Commitment for Life, the global justice programme of the United Reformed Church, is launching an urgent appeal. The aim is to raise £5,000 to provide vital support and aid through partner agencies Christian Aid, the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA), and the Palestinian Agricultural Relief […]

In this short video, the Revd Matt Stone, Chairman of Group for Evangelism and Renewal within the URC (GEAR), reflects on the God who comes along side us in Jesus this Easter. GEAR is a voluntary network of Christians who long to see evangelism and renewal become part of the heartbeat of our denomination, the […]

The Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson, General Assembly Moderator 2023-2024, offers this Easter message: Friends, grace and peace to you as we enter this sacred Easter season; a season that is steeped in the profound mysteries of hope, love, and resurrection. We are positioned to reflect on a poignant convergence and it is noteworthy that at […]