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Call for a people’s vaccine reaches 450 signatures

18 May 2021
The URC General Assembly Moderators joined 450 academics, politicians, charities, faith leaders, and healthcare workers on 10 May to urge the prime minister to waive vaccine patents. In an open letter, organised by Global Justice Now, STOPAIDS, and Just Treatment, the group called on Boris Johnson to “stand on the right side of history”. The […]

URC Eastern Synod divests from fossil fuels ahead of G7 and COP26

18 May 2021
91Ƭ (URC) Eastern Synod has joined 35 faith institutions from 11 countries in announcing its divestment from fossil fuels. The announcement, made on 17 May, comes from institutions in Brazil, Argentina, India, the Philippines, Uganda, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Ireland, the UK and the US, along with the URC, Anglican, Catholic, Methodist, and […]

Submit photos for new URC calendar

18 May 2021
Do you have a good photo of your church building? Or do you have a keen photographer in your congregation? The URC is publishing a calendar of church buildings for 2022 to give a flavour of the length and breadth of the denomination in its anniversary year. From Victorian churches, post-war pre-fabs, to churches opened […]

Walks for water raises hundreds for charity

17 May 2021
A member of Vicars Cross URC, in the United Reformed Church’s Mersey Synod, has spent the lockdown raising hundreds of pounds for charity. Marje Robinson kept active by taking walks around her local area but increased her distance after spotting Water Aid’s ‘Walk for Water’ charity challenge on Facebook which encouraged people to walk four, […]

Prayers for the Holy Land

14 May 2021
The following prayer was written by Diana Paulding from the context of the participants of the URC’s educational visit to Israel and Palestine in 2019. It has been adapted for possible use in collective worship. Please feel free to use and share it.  Lord Jesus, Prince of Peace, we bring to you prayers for the land […]

Faith groups urge Home Secretary to rethink new immigration plan

11 May 2021
91Ƭ has joined a coalition of faith groups and leaders in writing to Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, to urge her to rethink the government’s proposed New Plan for Immigration, which they say “lacks humanity and respect for human dignity.” Signatories include the Jesuit Refugee Service, Caritas, Welcome Churches, the Salvation Army, […]
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