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A report on church closures has found that the United Reformed Church (URC) has bucked the trend of closing buildings in poorer areas. Church Action on Poverty launched its Church On The Margins work in 2020, and has spent three years studying closures across Greater Manchester over the past decade, and talking in depth with […]

The invasion of Ukraine, one year on: a time for prayer and reflection Churches are being invited to pray, reflect and respond around the anniversary of Russia’s military assault on Ukraine on 24 February. The Revd Fiona Bennett, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church, has issued the following statement and […]

Ash Wednesday, on 22 February, is the start of Lent – a period of six weeks of preparation for Easter.  During Lent many Christians fast or abstain from certain foodstuffs – a tradition most seen now in Orthodox Christianity. The 16th century Reformers didn’t object to fasting but didn’t think it should be imposed on […]

The Children’s and Youth Work team is launching a new prayer initiative for young people. Everyone is invited to ‘Pray Like Paul’ with and for United Reformed Church (URC) Youth throughout Lent, from Ash Wednesday on 22 February, through to Easter Sunday on 9 April. Dr Sam Richards, Head of Children’s and Youth Work explains […]

A round-up of news from around the United Reformed Church from the past seven days, 13-19 February. Three men from Iran and Iraq who are seeking asylum in the UK have been baptised at Free Church St Ives, a United Reformed Church in Cambridgeshire. The baptisms, on 5 February, was on the basis of confession […]

A United Reformed Church minister has been named one of 100 changemakers who have made a positive difference in Wales. The Revd Gethin Rhys, Policy Officer for Cytûn (Churches Together in Wales), featured on the Future Generations Changemaker 100 list compiled by Sophie Howe, Wales’ first Future Generations Commissioner, to mark the end of her […]