Your church
Information, advice and guidance to help you take a more active role in your church, manage your church activities, and get involved in your local and global community
Management & admin roles
From becoming a church secretary to joining the welcome team, find out about the roles that are essential to the day-to-day running of your local church
General Assembly roles
From becoming a member of General Assembly to a committee convenor, find out what roles are available and what each one entails
Working with children & young people
From becoming a youth worker to children’s work volunteer, find out how you can support young people in the URC
Become a Worship Leader or Lay Preacher
Guidance for those exploring a call to become either a Locally Recognised Worship Leader or an Assembly Accredited Lay Preacher
Church support guides
Getting your church online
Read or download guidance and advice that will help you get your church online
Church crisis communications plan
Get advice and guidance on crisis communications for churches
Welcoming people with disabilities
Advice and guidance on welcoming people with disabilities into your church
Taking great photos in church
Read top tips and advice on how to take great photos of your church and church activities
Church finance
Accounting, taxation and central grants information for church and synod treasurers
Archives & record keeping
Guidance and advice on how churches and synods should care for their paper and electronic records
Employment guidance
Employment guidance for local churches and synods
GDPR guidance
Guidance to help churches and synods comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
URC Church Update
URC Church Update enables you to make changes to the information we hold on your church and complete the Annual Church Returns and Safeguarding Returns process at the beginning of each year.
Lundie Memorial Award
Celebrate the good work children and young people do for their church and community
Commitment for Life
Commitment for Life is our global justice programme in partnership with Christian Aid and Global Justice Now!
iChurch
iChurch is a service from the URC that will help you build and manage your church or community group website
Become a Fairtrade church
Find out why Fairtrade is important and find out how your church can become a Fairtrade church
Children and Youth Friendly Church & Synod Scheme
A scheme that can help your church improve the welcome it gives to children, young people and families
Become a greener church
Learn about how your church can become a greener church
Give Thanks For Your Vaccine
Show gratitude for your Covid-19 vaccine by making a donation to Christian Aid
Church Related Community Work
Discover how your church can have a positive impact on the local community
Church Buildings Forum
A website that helps churches to think creatively about the potential and the missional use of buildings
History Society
The URC History Society is open to anyone interested in the history of the denomination
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Find out what the URC is doing at the Greenbelt Festival (26 – 29 August 2022) and how you can be part of it
Prayers for Ukraine
Please use these prayers for peace and for the peoples of Ukraine and Russia in your private devotions, prayer groups or sermons
Our 50th Anniversary
Find out how we’ll be marking our 50th year and get resources to help you and your church join the celebrations
Prayer and worship resources
Prayer, hymn and worship resources to help you fulfil and explore your faith
Coronavirus advice
Get our latest advice, updates and resources on the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic