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The URC has joined 265 ecumenical partners, charities, and civil society bodies in urging the House of Lords to block the Rwanda Bill. In a joint civil society statement, published ahead of  a second reading on 29 January, the organisations call the bill a “constitutionally extraordinary and deeply harmful piece of legislation” that undermines the […]

An enthusiastic and dedicated fundraiser, aged 12, has won December’s Lundie Memorial Award. Evie Lawrenson who attends Elswick URC in North Western Synod was nominated by Heather Twig, the church’s leader. Describing Evie as “enthusiastic”, Heather said: “It has been a joy for church members to see her faith grow and deepen over time.” Evie […]

More than 150 people gathered online for the first of the URC’s Church Life Review (CLR) webinars held on 24 January. With excitement building about new emerging communities of mission and discipleship, the General Secretariat explained the current stage of the CLR and the aim of focusing on how those new communities can be commissioned […]

A round-up of news from around the United Reformed Church over the past seven days: 22-29 January 2024. People of every faith walked side-by-side from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square and back again in silence over the weekend in solidarity with people affected by the conflict in Israel and Palestine, Europe and elsewhere. Lindsey Brown, […]

A Woking church has achieved its dream of powering their entire building using electricity generated by the sun following the installation of 134 solar roof panels and eight large storage batteries. The cutting-edge technology will allow Woking United Reformed Church in Wessex Synod to produce and store five months’ worth of its annual electricity needs, […]

Two brothers from the United Reformed Church Southern Synod have gained November’s Lundie Memorial Award. Tawonga, 20, Malumbo, 16, who attend Gillingham URC, were nominated by Pam Tolhurst, a local leader at the church, who said she and the church were “very proud” of them. “They are fantastic contributors to the life of the church […]