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After meeting for a weekend of reflection, worship and fellowship, a second cohort of students has spoken highly about the Assembly Accredited Lay Preachers (AALP) course. The AALP is a two-year course currently offered through Northern College in Manchester and involves around ten online sessions, and several in-person weekends featuring study and reflection, worship leading, […]

Seven churches across four United Reformed Church (URC) synods have gained a Children and Youth Friendly Church Scheme (CYFC) award for the work they do to support families. The CYFC Scheme is an opportunity for churches to look afresh at their life with children, young people and families. The seven churches are Yorkshire Synod’s Bridge […]

The United Reformed Church has added its support to a new campaign for benefit levels to be increased to cover essential living costs. In total more than 90 charities, have asked politicians what they intend to do to help the millions of households still going without essentials. In a letter to all UK political party […]

Members, ministers and friends of the United Reformed Church gathered in London on 15 April to mark the denomination’s 50th anniversary. Around 1,200 people attended the rail strike-postponed celebrations at Methodist Central Hall Westminster, the same place that English Congregationalists and Presbyterians gathered on 5 October 1972 to vote the URC into being. Decorations created […]

Luton Peace Walk, organised by Luton Council of Faiths (LCoF) and Grassroots, became a winner at Bedfordshire Police Community Cohesion Awards sixth annual ceremony. The Walk won the Cohesion Award in the category of Promoting Diversity and was collected by David Jonathan MBE, a member of Bury Park United Reformed Church in Thames North Synod, […]

Christian Aid and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) have brought together more than a dozen leading Christian thinkers and theologians to discuss the legacy of Stephen Lawrence’s racist killing, and the current state of race-relations in church and society in Britain and Ireland. The results of these conversations are available in a stunning […]