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Christmas 2022: so much more than tinsel and turkey

19 Dec 2022
In this year’s Christmas day reflection, the Revd Fiona Bennett, URC General Assembly Moderator, reads from Luke 2 (MSG), and contrasts TV advert depiction of the special day with reality and how it doesn’t always measure up to those expectations. Fiona shares with us how the true joy of Christmas runs much deeper than the […]

Church leaders slam Cumbria coal mine decision

14 Dec 2022
The Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly, has joined 450 other Christian leaders in challenging the government’s decision to approve a new, deep coal mine in West Cumbria. In an open letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Secretary of State for Levelling Up Michael Gove, the Church leaders and […]

New date announced for URC’s Jubilee service

13 Dec 2022
91Ƭ (URC) is delighted to announce a new date for its 50th Anniversary Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration. The service will now take place on Saturday 15 April 2023 at Methodist Central Hall Westminster, and the Open Church House event at 86 Tavistock Place, WC1H 9RT, will also take place on the […]

Desborough URC gains youth recognition

09 Dec 2022
A congregation which goes out of its way to ensure the voices of young people are heard has been recognised as a “Children and Youth Friendly Church”. Desborough United Reformed Church (URC), in the East Midlands Synod, began its participation with Children’s and Youth Work’s Children and Youth Friendly Scheme in February and completed the […]

Church leaders visit Parliament

05 Dec 2022
Representatives from the United Reformed Church (URC) were among church leaders who visited the UK Parliament on 1 November to explore the contribution of faith to politics. The event was organised by Baptists Together, the Methodist Church, Quakers in Britain, The Salvation Army and the URC, in conjunction with the cross-party group Christians in Parliament. […]

Assembly Executive day three round-up: 30 November 2022

30 Nov 2022
The Revd Lindsey Sanderson, Chaplain to the General Assembly Moderator, opened the final day of Assembly Executive’s autumn meeting with prayers. There followed an acknowledgement by the Revd Fiona Bennett, General Assembly Moderator, of how some members were hurt by the reflection in opening worship on day two of Assembly Executive, and how it made […]
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