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The Revd Kim Plumpton has been nominated to serve as Moderator of the United Reformed Church (URC) Northern Synod after the Revd Dave Herbert retires next year. Kim graduated from Westminster College, Cambridge, and has served at Cobham United Church, Cobham Methodist and Effingham Methodist Churches since 2010. Educated in Harrogate in social care, Kim […]

In this year’s Christmas day reflection, the Revd Fiona Bennett, URC General Assembly Moderator, reads from Luke 2 (MSG), and contrasts TV advert depiction of the special day with reality and how it doesn’t always measure up to those expectations. Fiona shares with us how the true joy of Christmas runs much deeper than the […]

The Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly, has joined 450 other Christian leaders in challenging the government’s decision to approve a new, deep coal mine in West Cumbria. In an open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Secretary of State for Levelling Up Michael Gove, the Church leaders and […]

The United Reformed Church (URC) is delighted to announce a new date for its 50th Anniversary Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration. The service will now take place on Saturday 15 April 2023 at Methodist Central Hall Westminster, and the Open Church House event at 86 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9RT, will also take place on the […]

A congregation which goes out of its way to ensure the voices of young people are heard has been recognised as a “Children and Youth Friendly Church”. Desborough United Reformed Church (URC), in the East Midlands Synod, began its participation with Children’s and Youth Work’s Children and Youth Friendly Scheme in February and completed the […]

Representatives from the United Reformed Church (URC) were among church leaders who visited the UK Parliament on 1 November to explore the contribution of faith to politics. The event was organised by Baptists Together, the Methodist Church, Quakers in Britain, The Salvation Army and the URC, in conjunction with the cross-party group Christians in Parliament. […]