50th anniversary resource pack for churches
To celebrate the United Reformed Church’s 50th anniversary, a resource pack containing worship materials, a drama script, 50th anniversary quiz questions and newly added additional quiz questions, and a poster has been produced to help local churches plan their own celebrations.
The pack includes:
- The script of ‘Breaking News’ – a drama about the formation of the URC in 1972, and a short film of it
- Celebrate Together, an intergenerational picture book to give away
- Winning entries of Worship Resources Competition
- Suggestions for worship with resources and a service outline
- Details about the 2022 Prayer Handbook
- Calendar of Jubilee events
- Celebratory materials to help get your party started
- A quiz … and more.
You can order the resource pack from the URC Bookshop.
Download free 50th anniversary resources
Some of the materials from the resource pack can be downloaded below:
- Worship materials (PDF | 5mb) – help your church plan worship around celebration and thanksgiving with this selection of Bible readings, prayers, liturgy, activities and suggestions for those who plan worship.
- 50th anniversary drama (PDF | 3mb) – bring the story of the URC’s inaugural Assembly to life in an exciting and interactive way with this engaging script and accompanying additional ideas and a short quiz about the drama.
- 50th anniversary quiz (PDF | 2mb) – test your church’s knowledge of the URC with these fun 50th anniversary quiz rounds. Ideal for a post-worship event, or even a quiz night.
- Additional quiz questions (PDF | 114kb)
- Additional quiz questions (Word | 94kb)
- 50th anniversary poster (PDF | 1 mb) – containing all the information you need about the anniversary and events on Saturday 1 October 2022. Please display this poster prominently.
- 50th anniversary bunting template (PDF | 5mb) – use this to make anniversary bunting to decorate your church building during this special year.
- 50th Anniversary PowerPoint Presentation template (PPT | 5mb) – use this to create your own PowerPoint Presentation.