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Karen Campbell, Head of Global and Intercultural Church for the United Reformed Church, has said The Onesimus Project (TOP), an important Council for World Mission (CWM) initiative has the potential to be “really exciting”. As a member of the TOP core group, Karen travelled to Antananarivo in Madagascar for a planning meeting, held from 7 […]

Roo Stewart, Head of Public Issues for the United Reformed Church, joined hundreds of volunteers and leaders from Warm Welcome Spaces for a celebration service at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on 22 April. The special service was held to thank the people who run Warm Spaces up and down the country. Roo tells what […]

As Christian Aid Week approaches (10-16 May), its work has never been more vital, says the Revd Dr Kevin Snyman, the URC’s Head of World Justice and Inter Faith. Each year, Christian Aid runs a flagship week, with this year’s theme captured in the strapline “Your faith. Make it count.” Fundraising initiatives are a major […]

Nearly 200 churches have responded to the call to build positive and purposeful relationships between their congregation and their local MPs. The Constituency Action Network (CAN) — launched by the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church through the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) — resources local churches to […]

In this reflection, Vicky Longbone, a Church Related Community Worker for Derby A2C (Alive to Community), explores the rise in division and hostility, and what it means to respond as Christians. When did flying a flag, claiming patriotism, and expressing concern about immigration become something darker — something that slips so easily into hostility towards […]

Sharon Barr, Head of Safeguarding for the United Reformed Church, shares about a day in the life of her working week: No two days as Head of Safeguarding ever look quite the same, but a day earlier this month (14 April) captured the full breadth of the role — from people management to national policy […]