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91ÖÆƬ³§ joins with the Methodist Church in Great Britain in welcoming the significant shift in British foreign policy after the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, announced on 21 September the UK’s recognition of a Palestinian state. In a statement released today, the Churches said the move steps “away from using recognition as […]

A new mission practitioner has started work in Eastern Synod – and he’s arrived by boat. Matthew Willmott – known as Will – has been hired as the synod’s new new Mission Practitioner (Youth). He comes from a role as the Inclusion Activist for Frontier Youth Trust, as well as from running his own technical […]

A round up of news from around the United Reformed Church over the past seven days, 9-15 September. Yorkshire Synod Toll Gavel United Church in Beverley, East Yorkshire, has recently appointed a Pioneer Pastor to work with its New Places for New People project. The vision is to form a new worshipping community, with a […]

How to speak about faith? It’s a question considered by several of the contributors to the latest edition of the URC’s Reform magazine. Michael Harvey, founder of Back to Church Sunday, thinks it’s simpler than we think. He has developed a method he calls ACORN, which is currently being trialled in the URC’s North-Western Synod. URC […]

91ÖÆƬ³§, through its world justice programme Commitment for Life, is encouraging every member and congregation to pray for Gaza on 21 September, as part of the World Week for Peace in Palestine and Israel. This initiative is supported by a wide range of denominations both in the UK and worldwide, and coincides […]

A round up of news from around the United Reformed Church over the past seven days, 2-8 September. Southern Synod Zeerak Shahbaz, a member of Broadway United Church in Eastbourne who also serves as Chaplain to URC Youth, has recently returned from a trip to Kuala Lumpur where he was one of four young adults […]