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Shrove Tuesday: pancakes and prayers

12 Feb 2021
Andy Jackson, Head of Communications for the United Reformed Church (URC), shares some memories from past pancake days along with recipes from around the world (for those who want to try something other than lemon and sugar!) and a prayer for Shrove Tuesday.    Shrove Tuesday (16 February), the day before the start of Lent, is […]

‘Taste and see’ Stepwise through webinar series

09 Feb 2021
Find out more about Stepwise, what it is, who it’s for, and how it can help you develop your discipleship and faith journey through a series of five webinars. Each webinar will focus on one of the five Stepwise streams, beginning with Faith-filled Life, the starting point for the other streams. You can pick the […]

‘Without Love’ a poem by Karen Campbell

08 Feb 2021
‘Without Love’ is a poem by Karen Campbell, United Reformed Church Secretary for Global and Intercultural Ministries, for Racial Justice Sunday which this year falls on Valentine’s Day, 14 February. To mark the day, Global and Intercultural Ministries has collated a number of resources to help people reflect on ‘What kind of love?’ – its theme […]

Increased grants available for URC Church building projects

05 Feb 2021
The Congregational and General Trust has increased the level of support it makes available to United Reformed churches for building projects. Churches can now apply for 25% of costs up to a limit of £25,000 on building projects providing church improvements and extensions, including repairs. Projects including manses, organs, bells, or graveyards are not eligible. […]

Racial Justice Sunday 2021: What kind of Love?

03 Feb 2021
This year, Racial Justice Sunday coincides with Valentine’s Day, 14 February. Members of the United Reformed Church (URC’s) Global and Intercultural Ministries (GIM) team find themselves considering the theme ‘What kind of love…?’  Karen Campbell, URC Secretary for GIM, explains: On Valentine’s Day, many of us make a special fuss of someone special. Physically or metaphorically, […]

Contributions sought for joint jubilee book

01 Feb 2021
Formed almost 50 years ago in 1972, the United Reformed Church (URC) and Congregational Federation (CF) are seeking contributions for a book aimed at celebrating their jubilees. Positive reflections or stories of encouragement from then or now and with an eye to the future have been requested by the planning, made up of CF and […]
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