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URC passes multiple resolutions about Israel and Palestine

11 Jul 2021
At its General Assembly, meeting between July 9-12, the United Reformed Church (URC) passed ten significant resolutions pertaining to the situation in Israel and Palestine. A primary focus of the resolutions deals with the way in which Israeli settlements and forced land acquisitions represent a de facto annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories. There is […]

General Assembly day two round up: 10 July 2021

10 Jul 2021
The second day of General Assembly began with worship led by the Chaplain to the Moderators, the Revd Helen Everard. The band of Woking URC led Assembly in the hymn ‘All creatures of our God and King’. A number of young people read from Job 12 and Matthew 7. Opening worship The Revd David Coleman, […]

General Assembly day one round up: 9 July 2021

10 Jul 2021
General Assembly, the key-decision making body of United Reformed Church (URC), opened on 9 July. Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, the meeting was held digitally. The 2021 General Assembly of the United Reformed Church began with the Constitution of Assembly in prayer by the Moderator of Assembly, Peter Pay. Session One General Assembly Opening worship […]

New Freedoms, Same Responsibilities: Synod Moderators’ advice to congregations

08 Jul 2021
As the Governments in England, Scotland and Wales move towards reducing or ending Coronavirus restrictions on Places of Worship, the Synod Moderators offer the following guidance to congregations of the United Reformed Church. We remind churches of the Great Commandments: to love God with our whole being and love our neighbour as we love ourselves. […]

URC review group assembled

30 Jun 2021
A group of people who will form the review of church life group, initiated at the United Reformed Church (URC) Mission Council in March, has been appointed. The group of nine people, which includes the Revd Dr John Bradbury, URC General Secretary, has been assembled to review the life, structures, resources and work of the […]

URC-supported charity gains Queen’s voluntary award

28 Jun 2021
A community organisation supported by the United Reformed Church has won the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS).
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