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The Revd Lindsey Sanderson, Chaplain to the General Assembly Moderator, opened the final day of Assembly Executive’s autumn meeting with prayers. There followed an acknowledgement by the Revd Fiona Bennett, General Assembly Moderator, of how some members were hurt by the reflection in opening worship on day two of Assembly Executive, and how it made […]

Day two of the United Reformed Church Assembly Executive opened with Advent worship led by the Revd Lindsey Sanderson, Chaplain to the General Assembly Moderator. The Revd Maxwell Reay, Minister with the Metropolitan Community Church and chaplain focusing on queer and mental health needs, offered a pre-recorded personal reflection on Jubilee for the LGBTQI+ community. […]

The autumn meeting of the United Reformed Church (URC) Assembly Executive opened on 28 November at High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddesdon, with a welcome by the Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of the URC General Assembly. Session one Lindsey Sanderson, Chaplain to the General Assembly Moderator, led worship with a reading by Luke 21: 25-26. Lindsey spoke […]

The United Reformed Church (URC) has become an official partner of the national Warm Welcome scheme. The mission of the scheme is to support community organisations, churches, libraries, businesses and other faith groups to open their doors and provide a warm welcome for those struggling to heat their homes this winter. Lindsey Brown, Mission Support […]

Church leaders from the United Reformed Church, Baptist Union of Great Britain, and the Methodist Church in Great Britain have joined together to provide the following statement on the conclusion of the COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, held from 6-20 November: While we are extremely conscious of the cost-of-living crisis and the economic […]

A Church Related Community Work (CRCW) project is to help a hospital start a food parcel distribution service for NHS staff struggling with the cost of living. Initiated by staff, the service will be run at Royal Derby Hospital by volunteers, including those from Derby Alive to Community (A2C), a CRCW project for Ashbourne Road […]