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The United Reformed Church (URC) is sad to announce the death of the Revd John D Waller, General Assembly Moderator 2002-2003. John, who had celebrated his 85th birthday last month, died at the end of July. Following his ministerial training at Westminster College, John was ordained in 1965. He served local pastorates in Richmond, Bracknell, […]

As the United Reformed Church (URC) celebrates its 50th Jubilee, the Church Life Review Group would like to hear your views. In John 15:5, Jesus says: “Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing.” With that verse in mind, we wonder what tending […]

A team of knitters and crocheters from Wylde Green United Reformed Church, in Sutton Coldfield, are celebrating the Commonwealth Games with creative postbox toppers. The team have impressed residents with a post box topper depicting a triathlon, which will take place at Sutton Park. In its centre, the creation also includes Perry the Bull, the […]

On 24 February, Russia invaded Ukraine. Since that time, more than 9.6 million Ukrainians have fled their country and a third of the population displaced. In response, the government opened up the Homes for Ukraine scheme for visa applications from individuals or households fleeing from Ukraine who have named people in the UK willing to […]

As the cost-of-living increases, a Dursley church has brought together people from across the community and beyond to offer surplus supermarket food for free. Every Monday morning and on some Thursdays, food that would otherwise be thrown away is displayed on a bright red and yellow stall outside Dursley Tabernacle Church. It has proved a […]

The government is extending the law that prevents adults from engaging in sexual relationships with 16 or 17-year-olds, to include adults who work in religious settings. A maximum of five years imprisonment can be imposed on those who abuse positions of trust. Although previous legislation, in sections 16 to 19 of the Sexual Offences Act […]