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We asked Ukrainian young people who are refugees in the UK what we should pray for on the second anniversary of the war in Ukraine. Here is their response: God who hears, For two years we have prayed, mourned and lamented. Two years of war in Ukraine. Two years of invasion, of violence, of death. […]

Inspirational stories thread their way through the March edition of Reform. The team meets playwright and performer Jo Clifford, who speaks about her journey towards healing and the need for empathy in theatres and churches alike. And Colin Thompson tells the story of his Jewish mother, saved from Nazi persecution by the Kindertransport in 1939. Then […]

Open To All is a touring exhibition by United Reformed Church minister the Revd Elizabeth Gray-King in partnership with the Open Table Network, which continues to be shown in cathedrals and town centre churches in 2024. Having already visited Newcastle, Sunderland Minster, Sacred Trinity in Salford and Liverpool Parish Church, the exhibition will mark LGBTQ+ […]

The 2024 meeting of the United Reformed Church (URC) Assembly Executive took place at from 9-11 February at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick, and was opened by the Revd Dr Tessa Henry Robinson, Moderator of the URC General Assembly 2023-2024. The Moderator also welcomed members into new roles and new members of Assembly Executive […]

“Story, Story, Story” was the theme of United Reformed Church Youth Assembly 2024, held at Whitemore Lakes in Staffordshire between 26-28 January. Throughout the weekend, Youth Assembly explored the theme through personal storytelling and engaged in a range of workshops from drama, short-form video, and Bible study. Two keynotes were delivered by the Revd Rosalind […]

A Wilsden church which experienced financial issues after Barclays closed its bank account has won its challenge and had it reopened.   In November last year, Wilsden Trinity Church, a Local Ecumenical Partnership (LEP) between the United Reformed (URC) and Methodist Churches in Bradford, wrote an open letter challenging the bank after its account of around […]