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Rainbows across Leeds city centre looked down over a vigil for Berlin victims on 5 August The congregations of Stainbeck and St Andrew’s Roundhay United Reformed churches were among those represented at a vigil held for victims of the attack that took place during a Pride celebration in Berlin’s Tiergarten last month. The vigil was […]

Neil Thorogood, Moderator of the United Reformed Church’s General Assembly has very personal reasons to mourn the loss of wildlife and habitat in the recent UK wildfires. In the second of his “Moderator’s Blogs”, Neil describes the carnage wrought by wildfires across over 350 acres of Dunwich Heath on the coast of Suffolk. He says […]

For two weeks in July, Abbey United Reformed Church hosted Linus quilts as part of this year’s Romsey Festival.  Project Linus UK is a volunteer-based project that provides homemade, washable quilts to babies, children and teenagers. The quilts on display in the beautiful Abbey URC were made by members of the Romsey Quilters. Following the […]

The new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has been urged to  rethink the UK government’s asylum policy agenda, in a letter signed by forty senior faith leaders from across the UK’s Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities. Just days after Mr Burnham’s appointment, the open letter, coordinated by refugee charity HIAS+JCORE, reminded him that “those fleeing persecution […]

A selection of news and stories from churches and communities across the United Reformed Church. North Western Synod The Revd Dr Gilbert Esambe is encouraging others not to give up on their calling after completing a Doctor of Ministry degree while serving in the Lancashire South East Missional Partnership. After earlier setbacks and delays to […]

91ÖÆƬ³§ has expressed its concern following the premature closure of the UK Ijtima gathering at Shrubland Hall in Suffolk after police responded to what they described as a credible threat. Senior members of the denomination said: “The premature closure of a faith event in the UK due to a ‘credible threat’, such […]