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Around the URC in seven days: Christmas round-up
18 Dec 2023
A round-up of Christmas news featuring local congregations from around the United Reformed Church (URC) across Advent: Thanks to church members, volunteers and stall holders, Foleshill Road URC’s Christmas fayre in Coventry raised a staggering £3,437. Members also gathered for the church’s annual “wrap & pack” night where 20 hampers were filled with Christmas goodies […]
General Assembly Moderator’s Christmas message
18 Dec 2023
A Christmas message from the Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson, United Reformed Church General Assembly Moderator 2023-2024: Dear Friends, As we prepare for Christmas and end of year celebrations, I take this opportunity to wish you and your families a blessed Christmas and a joyous New Year. As the year draws to a close, I take […]
Four New Christmas Songs for Testing Times
08 Dec 2023
This week, hymnwriter and URC Minister the Revd John Campbell has written three new songs in an attempt to straddle the gap between the Holy Land of Christmas and the current conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories. Also included is a song he wrote for last Christmas. [...]
Church leaders call for an end to fighting in Gaza
05 Dec 2023
91Ƭ, Christian Aid, other humanitarian agencies and global church leaders have urged the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak MP to call for an end to fighting in Gaza. In a joint statement, the 69 international Christian church leaders and aid agencies said “enough is enough” as Palestinian families in Gaza are “wiped out.” […]
Reform team launches new URC podcast
04 Dec 2023
The all-new United Reformed Church podcast from the Reform magazine team is now available! Presented by Stephen Tomkins, Editor of Reform magazine, and Ann-Marie Nye, URC Communications Officer and Digest Editor, the podcast is available on Spotify and all major podcast streaming platforms. In the first episode of the new series, we explore “Will the […]
Assembly Executive Meeting: 28 November 2023
01 Dec 2023
The autumn meeting of Assembly Executive opened on 28 November with a welcome by the Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson, Moderator of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly. The meeting was held online and convened principly to discuss the URC’s budget for 2024, and beginning a search for strategy over longer term funding through the […]
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