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Ninety-seven young people and ecumenical guests gathered at Whitemoor Lakes in Staffordshire for Youth Assembly 2023, held  from 27-29 January. The meeting kicked off Children’s and Youth Work’s year of ‘Love Is…’ and featured a lively weekend of worship, discussion, fellowship, music, exploring how we love God, our neighbour and ourselves in ways that make […]

The Ask Centre in Rhyl welcomed a special guest last week, Rebecca Evans, Finance Minister for the Welsh Government. On the visit, Rebecca spent time with the Revd Paul Robinson, Minister of The United Church Rhyl, and Eunice Parry, Ask Centre Manager, to learn about the support and community work offered. The finance minister also […]

Faith leaders, including the Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly, have criticised the proposed Public Order Bill. If passed, the Bill, being debated in Parliament on 30 January, will criminalise ordinary citizens who engage in peaceful protest. The leaders argue that it has no place in modern British society. In […]

People are being encouraged to safely place lit candles in their windows for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2023, taking place on 27 January and themed ‘Ordinary People‘. Along the theme, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust says: “The horrors of genocide is facilitated by ordinary people. Ordinary people turn a blind eye, believe propaganda, join murderous […]

Church House was host to Churches Together England’s National Ecumenical Officers’ (NEO) Gathering on 23 January. Ecumenical representatives from the Church of England, Roman Catholic Church, Methodist Church, Baptist Union, Salvation Army, Lutheran Church and the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch attended the event in-person and were joined online from the Society of Friends (Quakers), […]

A round-up of news from the around the United Reformed Church and beyond from the past seven days. Reform Editor marks 100th edition Congratulations to Stephen Tomkins, Editor of Reform, on reaching his 100th issue on 18 January – which coincidently arrived on press day! Church House colleagues helped Steve celebrate with a cuppa and […]