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91ÖÆƬ³§ (URC) General Assembly passed an emergency resolution at its 2025 meeting in response to the Israeli government’s profoundly distressing military actions in Gaza. The move follows the lead of the World Council of Churches (WCC), whose Central Committee issued a carefully considered statement during its meeting held in Johannesburg from 18-24 […]

Day two of the 2025 meeting of the United Reformed Church General Assembly at the Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick opened with worship led by the Revd Andrew Mann-Ray and Andrea Heron, the chaplains to the General Assembly Moderator, the Revd Tim Meadows. The reading was from Romans 4, about Abraham’s hopeful faith in God’s […]

The 2025 meeting of the United Reformed Church General Assembly, opened at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick on 4 July.  The meeting began with Communion led by the Revd Tim Meadows General Moderator 2025-2025, and with worship led by the Revd Andrew Mann-Ray and Andrea Heron, his chaplains.   As Andrew is a lover of […]

International development agency Christian Aid is inviting people to join a mass lobby calling on MPs to take stronger action on the climate crisis. Thousands of people are due to gather on Wednesday, July 9, at Westminster, to meet with more than 300 MPs for the Act Now Change Forever mass lobby, organised by The […]

On 20 June, MPs narrowly approved the landmark Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill by 314 votes to 291. If passed into law, the Bill could bring major social change by giving terminally ill adults in England and Wales the legal right to end their own lives. The URC offers these prayers to help […]

The 2025 meeting of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly is taking place from 4-7 July at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick. General Assembly meets annually to celebrate, discuss, worship and make decisions about the life and work of the URC. It is the URC’s central decision-making body. Items on the agenda include an […]