Worship with us digitally
Here is a list of URC churches that are live streaming acts of worship or offering Bible studies, sermons and services as podcasts, audio files or video recordings.
It’s divided into our nations and regions – what we call Synods. To find the location of your nearest United Reformed Church, use our find your church page.
To see which Synod you are in, go to the name of the Synod below to see which area it covers or visit our Synod offices page.
Tell us about your digital church services
If your church is doing any of the above online, please let us know so we can add you to this list.
Northern Synod
This Synod covers Durham, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear.
- Mid Northumberland Rural Churches; a livestream of its 11 am Sunday service and recorded services are available on YouTube
- Northgate URC, Darlington; links to 40 online services can be found on their website, a livestream of their 10:45 am Sunday service can be found on their Facebook page, and recordings of streamed events and much more can be found on their YouTube channel
- St. Andrew's URC in Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, is streaming services and has recordings of previous services on YouTube
- St George's URC, Morpeth; devotions and a series of children's bible stories and Sunday service on YouTube
- Teesside and Hartlepool URC group; recorded audio services on their website
- Trinity Gosforth LEP, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; films of sermons on YouTube
- Wooler URC, north Northumberland; a livestream of their 11am service can be viewed on their YouTube channel and website
North Western Synod
This Synod covers Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, parts of Cheshire and Derbyshire.
- Bamford Chapel and Norden URC, Rochdale; recordings of service are available on their website
- Chorley URC and Adlington URC Methodist Church; recordings of services on YouTube
- Chorlton Central Church, Manchester; live worship via Zoom – details on how to join can be found on their website
- Clitheroe, Lancashire; live streamed services on Facebook
- Levenshulme Inspire URC, Manchester; audio recordings of talks and sermons are available on their website
- Macclesfield and Bollington URC, Macclesfield; hosts weekly online Sunday Services via Zoom at 10:45am. The service is also accessible live via the telephone. Please ring the church office on 01625 616138 or email [email protected] for details
- Macedonia URC, Failsworth, Oldham; video recordings and music playlists are available on their website
- St Peter’s Church, Manchester; live services via Zoom. Details on how to join in are on their website
- Whitehaven URC, Cumbria; recorded services are available on their website
- Wilmslow URC; live streamed and recorded services are available on their website
Mersey Synod
This Synod covers Liverpool, Merseyside, Wirral, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Crewe, and the Isle of Man.
- Christ Church URC, Port Sunlight; offers a livestreamed Zoom service each week from the church with live organ music. The services take place at 10.30 am on 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays and at 3.00 pm on the 2nd Sunday. They also send out a weekly bulletin including worship, lectionary reflection, prayers, children’s activity, information about opportunities to worship on tv and links to our Zoom service. The details of the worship on Zoom can be found in the weekly bulletins on the blog page of the church website
- Haresfinch URC, Ormskirk Street URC and Rainford URC, Merseyside; recorded services on Facebook
- Heswall & St George’s URC, Wirral; recorded worship on YouTube
- Market Street Church, Nantwich; online services via Facebook and YouTube. Details on website
- Peasley Cross URC, St Helens, Merseyside; recordings of their Sunday services are on their YouTube channel and Facebook page
- St Andrews URC Meols, Wirral; regular Sunday service at 10.30am via Zoom. Services can be found on YouTube and the church website.
- Thomas Risley, Warrington; audio recordings of sermons on website
- Trinity and Tunley URC, Wigan; recorded services on Youtube
- West Kirby, Wirral; audio recordings of sermons on website and live services and recordings of service on Facebook
Yorkshire Synod
This Synod covers the whole of Yorkshire.
- Bolton Villas Family Church, Bradford; live services and recordings of services on Facebook
- Christchurch, IIkley; live worship via Zoom, email for details. Interactive, preacher-led style worship sheets are also provided each week to guide personal reflections and are available on website. A weekly talk is available on YouTube
- Christ Church LEP, Stocksbridge; lives on Facebook and recordings of serviced via website
- Churspacious (Alex and Jo Clare-Young); short worship videos every week on YouTube
- Emmanuel Church Waterthorpe, Sheffield; holds worship every two weeks on YouTube
- Headingley St Columba, Leeds; audio services available on the website, Facebook and Twitter, and monthly live services
- Herringthorpe URC, Rotherham; reflections and Sunday services on Facebook
- Holme URC, Bradford; recordings of services on YouTube and on Facebook
- Moldgreen URC, Huddersfield; Sunday worship by zoom. Contact the church (details on website) to get details on how you can join
- Portholme Church LEP, Selby; live services via Facebook
- Portholme Church LEP, Selby; live services via Facebook
- Sheffield Team Ministry; live streamed worship via Zoom - details on how to join can be found on their website
- Stainbeck URC, Leeds; video and audio recordings of sermons on website and services via Zoom
- St Andrew's, Roundhay; daily reflections on Facebook and website, live services on Facebook, website and YouTube, prayer time on Zoom
- St Andrew’s Church, Skipton; film of sermons on YouTube and audio archive of sermons on Podcast
- St Andrew’s, Scarborough; live services and recordings of service on Facebook
- St Andrew's URC, Sheffield; has weekly worship resources, hymns, lectionary readings, anthems and organ music. All services are available on its website
East Midlands Synod
This Synod covers Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northants, Milton Keynes and parts of Cambridgeshire and Staffordshire.
- Abbots Road URC, Leicester; live services on Zoom and recordings on YouTube
- Buxton URC, Derbyshire; 10:30 am Sunday services on Zoom. Details on how to join are on their website
- Abington Avenue United Reformed Church, Northampton; live services via Facebook
- Castle Hill URC; live services and recordings of services on Facebook
- Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire; recorded services on YouTube
- Riverside Church, Sleaford; audio recordings of sermons on their website
- St Andrew’s with Castle Gate, Nottingham; live and recorded services on their website
- St Stephen’s URC, Leicester; services offered by telephone conference and recorded services on Facebook
West Midlands Synod
This Synod covers Birmingham, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Coventry, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, the Black Country and Shropshire.
- Abbey Hill URC, Kenilworth; weekly Sunday services are available on YouTube
- Baxter URC, Kidderminster; recording of services on YouTube
- Dursley Tabernacle, Gloucestershire; watch a livestream of their Sunday morning services at 10.30am on their Facebook page. Services are also posted on their website and YouTube channel
- Elmwood URC, Birmingham; daily morning and evening services (except Saturdays), via WhatsApp, and weekly Sunday services via website
- Emmanuel Church, Redditch; recordings of services on website
- Lillington Free Church, Leamington Spa; visual recordings of services on YouTube and website
- North Coventry Group of URCs; audio recordings offering prayers, music and reflections on website
- Rodborough Tabernacle, Gloucestershire; recorded services on website
- Straford-upon-Avon URC; recorded services and audio files on website
- St Andrews URC, Cheltenham; livestream of 11 am Sunday service is available on YouTube. Recorded services are available for four weeks for later viewing
- The Church at Carrs Lane, Birmingham; recorded service on YouTube
- The Church At Perton URC/Church of England LEP; daily prayers at 9.45am Monday to Friday and a 10am Sunday act of worship are on Facebook. You don't need a Facebook account to join and the events can be accessed live or after they've taken place
- Wade Street Church, Litchfield; recordings of services on YouTube
- Warwick Road URC, recording of services on the West Orchard URC YouTube channel
- West Orchard URC, recording of services on YouTube
- Weoley Hill URC, Birmingham; short worship video every week available via website
- Wylde Green URC, West Midlands; 11 am Sunday worship, 9am prayers on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 8pm prayers on Tuesdays and Thursdays; bible study at 7pm Tuesdays and 9.30am Wednesdays can all be joined online via Zoom. Email [email protected] for details
Eastern Synod
This Synod covers Cambridge, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
- Billericay, Brentwood and Ingatestone URCs, Essex; recorded services on YouTube
- Chappel URC, Essex; recorded services on YouTube and Facebook
- Christ Church, Rayleigh; live services and recordings of services on Facebook
- Christ Church, Wickford; online services on its website that are also available on YouTube
- Downing Place; recorded act of worship on YouTube
- Felixstowe URC, Suffolk; recorded services on YouTube
- Ipswich Road URC, Norfolk; visual and audio recordings of services on website and reflections
- Ipswich and East United Reformed Churches; recorded services on YouTube
- Kings Road URC, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex; recorded and live-streamed services on Kings Road URC TV on YouTube and audio recordings on SoundCloud. Further details on church website and Facebook page
- Linton Free Church, Cambridgeshire; live stream of services on Zoom and recorded on YouTube. Details on website
- Plume Avenue URC, Colchester; live streamed services on Facebook
- The Cornerstone URC, Southend, is streaming services via YouTube
- Saffron Walden URC, Essex; weekly Sunday service streamed live on Zoom and YouTube, and a bi-weekly bible study via Zoom. Details are on the church website
- Sawston Free Church, Cambridgeshire; audio recordings of sermons on website
- Southwold URC, Suffolk; recordings services on YouTube
- West Essex and Bishop's Stortford (including Stansted and Saffron Walden) offering live services via Zoom, email for details
- Witham URC, Essex; livestreaming and recorded services are available on YouTube, access via its website
- Wroxham & Hoveton URC, Norfolk; recordings of sermons via website
South Western Synod
This Synod covers Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Wiltshire.
- Flavel church, Dartmouth; zoom service for adults at 10:30 am every Sunday. They also provide a children's Sunday school called Word Warriors at 0930 every Sunday (children's work has to be local to Dartmouth as resources are distributed in advance). Email: [email protected] for zoom codes
- Furrough Cross URC, Babbacombe, Torquay; Zoom service at 10.30 am every Sunday. Email [email protected] for details about how to join
- Glenorchy URC, Exmouth; recorded services their website
- Malmesbury URC, Wiltshire; offers a weekly digital mix of video, audio and written worship. Visit their website for more information or access their back catalogue on YouTube
- Ottery St Mary URC, Devon; Zoom services are held each Sunday. Email [email protected] for details
- Pilgrim Church, Plymouth; recorded services on YouTube
- Redland Park URC and New Brunswick URC, Bristol; live services on Zoom - details on how to join can be found on their website
- Thornbury URC, south Gloucestershire; visit their website for details on how to join their streamed acts of worship. Printed material is also available for those not online
- Trinity-Henleaze URC, Bristol; visit their website for details on how to join their streamed acts of worship. Printed material is also available for those not online
Wessex Synod
This Synod covers Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands, half of Surrey and small parts of Buckinghamshire and Wiltshire.
- Abbey URC, Romsey; Sunday service is available via zoom 10.45 am, also youth alpha via Zoom 11.00 am and Bible Study 1st Sunday of the month at 6.30 pm via Zoom. To obtain Zoom link contact Church Secretary Andy Bevan (Mrs) at [email protected]. There is also a weekly chat each Wednesday from 2 – 3 pm via Zoom
- Andover URC, Hampshire; joint live services via Zoom with Salisbury URC - details on how to join can be found on Salisbury URC's website
- Aston Tirrold URC, South Oxfordshire; live services via Zoom, email Julian Gallop for details
- Braishfield URC, Romsey; please see above details for Abbey URC, Romsey
- Broad Chalke URC, Salisbury; joint live services via Zoom with Salisbury URC - details on how to join can be found on Salisbury URC's website
- Broadstone URC is broadcasting services online via YouTube. A 10:30 am Sunday morning service is led by Andy Hall and Tim Meachin and a midweek prayer service is led by Saz Holland. For more information, visit their website
- Caversham Park LEP, Reading; live streamed services on website
- Christ Church, Henley-on-Thames; recordings of servings on website
- Christchurch, Thame; recordings of services on website, service ink can also be emailed
- Christ Church URC, Windsor; livestreams of Sunday services and Thursday Bible Study on Zoom in conjunction with the United Church of Egham. To join, email: [email protected]
- Collinwood Road Church, Risinghurst; interactive online prayers sent by email
- Cornerstone, Hythe; recordings of services on YouTube
- East Dorset pastorate; recorded services on YouTube
- Fleet URC and Beacon Hill URC, Hants; recordings of services via website and Facebook
- Godalming United Church, Surrey; live services and recordings of service via their website, recordings of services are also available on YouTube
- Guildford URC, Surrey; recorded audio and video services via website
- The Haven URC, Banbury, and Brill, Marsh Gibbon & Twyford URC, Bucks; 11am Sunday worship can be joined via Zoom. Please email: [email protected] for details (preferably 24 hours in advance)
- High Cross Church, Camberley; recordings of services via Facebook, and website
- Immanuel URC, Southbourne; services on Facebook
- London Street URC, Basingstoke; online services via Zoom - details on how to join can be found on their website
- Maidenhead and Marlow churches; live services on Zoom - details on how to join can be found on their website
- Park URC, Reading; Sunday services on Zoom at 10:30 am and 7:00 pm - links to the services can be found on their website and you must email [email protected] to join
- Petersfield and Liss, Hants; all-age worship on Facebook and YouTube
- Rowlands Castle URC, also known as The Church on the Green; Sunday services, prayer meetings and other events are on ZOOM. Visit their website, Facebook page or email [email protected] for more details
- Salisbury URC, Wiltshire; live services via Zoom - details on how to join can be found on their website
- South-West Hants Group; recordings services on YouTube
- St Columba's Church, Oxford; please join their mailchimp list to receive details of services
- St Mark’s Shared Church, Bordon; live services on website
- Swanage URC, Dorset; recordings of service on YouTube
- Trinity Church, Lower Earley; recordings of services on YouTube
- The United Church, Winchester; live streamed services on their website and YouTube
- Westborough URC, Guildford; live streamed services on Facebook
- Woking URC; audio recordings of Bible readings and sermons on website and live stream of service on website
Thames North Synod
This Synod covers Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Essex, Greater London and Hertfordshire.
- American International Church, London; recorded services on YouTube, other resources on website
- Amersham Free Church, Buckinghamshire; audio recordings of services on website
- Christ Church, Uxbridge; services broadcast via Facebook every Sunday. Services can be accessed later on their website
- Church on Fairford Leys, Aylesbury; lives services on Facebook and YouTube, details on website
- Beaconsfield URC, Bucks; recording of services on YouTube
- Enfield and East Herts Local Area Group; recorded services on YouTube and by email subscription
- Heston Asian URC, Hounslow; Sunday service (English) at 10:30 am, Sunday Urdu/Hindi service at 2 pm, breakfast show Monday to Saturday 9-10 am. All services are broadcast live on Facebook, Zoom and Bible TV Global
- Howard Memorial Church Cardington, Bedfordshire; weekly service via Zoom. Visit their website for details on times of services and how to join
- Kensington United Reformed Church, London; YouTube livestream. Contact the church for details
- Lancaster Road United Reformed Church, Enfield; services available on their Facebook page
- Luton and Dunstable Cluster; live zoom worship, details on how to join can be found on their website
- Mid Herts Cluster of Harpenden, Welwyn Garden City and Wheathampstead are live streaming their services on Zoom (email with link sent out advance) and then shared on YouTube
- St Albans URC Cluster broadcast a livestreamed service on YouTube from Homewood Road URC nearly every Sunday at 11 am. There are also Zoomed hybrid services most weeks at 9.30 am from Greenwood URC. Details can be found on its website
- St Andrews Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire; Sunday service at 10:30 am can be accessed via Zoom. For details on how to join, contact the church
- St Andrew’s, Ealing; live services on Zoom (details on their website)
- St George’s URC, Hemel Hempstead; audio recordings of service, prayer meetings on WhatsApp platform, plus posting services by request, full details on website
- St John’s URC, New Barnet; recordings of services on website
- St Paul’s, Bayswater, London; services are broadcast via Zoom. Contact the church for details.
- Trinity Church, Harrow; providing visual recordings and written reflections via website
- Trinity URC, High Wycombe & Cores End URC; recorded services on YouTube
Southern Synod
This Synod covers Kent, south London and parts of East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey.
- Banstead URC, Surrey; video and audio recorded services via website
- Bexhill URC, East Sussex; livestreaming and recordings of services are on their website
- Brighton and Hove URCs, Sussex; live and recordings of services via Facebook
- Charlton URC, London; live services via Zoom - details on how to join can be found on their website
- Christ Church, Petts Wood; recordings of services on website
- Christ Church, Swanley; a livestream of its 11 am Sunday worship and recordings of services are available on YouTube
- Christ Church, Tonbridge; recordings of services on YouTube
- Crossway URC, London; recorded services on website
- Dorking URC, Surrey; recorded services on Facebook
- Dulwich Grove URC, London; live worship via Zoom - details on how to join can be found on their website
- Eltham URC, London; recordings of services available upon request by email
- Goring URC, Worthing; streaming and recordings every week available from their website. The current week's service is available directly from their Sunday Worship page
- Kingston URC, offers online acts of worship - a Zoom service at 10.30am every Sunday, plus various online activities during the week, including weekly Wednesday evening bible study sessions and daily prayer. Details on accessing all the online sessions are available on our website and Facebook page
- Lindfield URC, West Sussex; recorded services on Facebook and live audio of sermons on website
- New Malden and Thames Ditton, Surrey; live services on Facebook
- Reigate Park URC, Surrey; livestreaming and recordings of services on website
- Sanderstead URC, Surrey; broadcasts services on its YouTube channel
- Shanklin URC, Isle of Wight; audio recordings of sermons on website
- St Andrew’s, Balham; Live services and recording of service on Facebook
- St Andrew’s, Cheam; audio recordings of sermons on website
- St John’s URC, Orpington; livestream of services can be found on its website
- St Johns Hill URC, Sevenoaks; broadcasts services on its YouTube channel
- St Paul’s URC, south Croydon; services are available on YouTube. Details of how to join their Sunday online worship via Zoom can be found on their website.
- Trinity Church, Sutton; recorded services on website
- Trinity Church, Wimbledon; recorded services available on YouTube
- The United Church, Ashford; audio recordings of services on Podbean
- Wallington URC, recordings of services via website
- Well Street United Church, Buckingham; email for details of live services on Zoom, recorded services also on YouTube
- West Thamesmead Community Church, London; details of live services via Zoom available on website
- Wonersh URC, Guildford; all-age worship services every Sunday at 11.00 am using Facebook Live on their Facebook page. They also offer Tea at Three with the URC on Thursdays via zoom. Details for both can be found on their Facebook page
National Synod of Wales
- The National Synod of Wales produce a digital service whenever there is a fifth Sunday in the month. It can be accessed on their website.
- Cardiff and Penarth Group of churches; recorded services on Mixcloud
- Maesyronnen Chapel; live Zoom worship every Sunday at 10:30am, with the services recorded and available on their website and Facebook page. Details on how to join the live Zoom worship are also available on the website
- Landsker Pastorate - churches are offering a weekly worship podcast via YouTube; prayers and devotions are also available online - details can be found on their website
- Rhos on Sea URC, Rhos on-Sea; weekly zoom service at 10am every Sunday. Email [email protected] for details of how to join
- The United Church, Rhyl; recorded services on YouTube
National Synod of Scotland
- Augustine United, Edinburgh; live services and recordings of service on Facebook
- Duke Street, Edinburgh; Live services and recording of service on Facebook
- Eco Congregation; recorded reflections with a green slant on Facebook
- Fife and Tayside Pastorate; recorded services on YouTube
- Helensburgh URC; visual recording of Sunday readings and prayers on website
- Morison Memorial URC, Clydebank; details of Zoom services available on website
- Park URC, Lanarkshire; readings, prayers and reflections offered on YouTube
- Saughtonhall URC, Edinburgh; live services and recording of service on Facebook
- St Ninian’s Church, Stonehouse; recorded services on website, Facebook, YouTube, and audio recordings of sermons as podcast