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Churches are raising awareness of a new requirement that people show photo ID in order to vote in some elections. The local elections being held in England on 4 May will be the first where voters are required to show photo ID at the polling station. The rule will apply to all future UK parliamentary […]

Palm Sunday starts the most solemn week of the year for Christians.  We remember the crowds acclaim Jesus as King as he rode into Jerusalem; they lay palm branches and cloaks before him on the road. A few days later those same crowds bayed for his blood – a reminder to all who lead how […]

Following the UK Parliament’s Committee of Privileges’ investigation into statements made by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the House of Commons, after details of parties and other gatherings in Downing Street during lockdown emerged in the media, some United Reformed Church ministers shared their views. BBC News report “When I conducted socially distanced, numerically […]

On the 30th anniversary of the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence, the April edition of Reform asks what has changed in society and Church since then. There’s still a long way to go, all our contributors agree. “It’s not a sprint but a gruelling marathon”, says one. Also in Reform, out on 27 March, three […]

From delivering parcels to families affected by the lockdown in 2020, to a brightly coloured food stall distributing surplus supermarket food, Dursley Community Food Hub is reaching more people impacted by the cost-of-living crisis. The hub, which operates out of Dursley Tabernacle United Reformed Church in the West Midlands Synod, delivers up to 50 parcels […]

The transformation of Downing Place United Reformed Church (URC) in Cambridge, designed by Archangel Architects, has been shortlisted for a prestigious architecture award. The shortlisting recognises the significant achievement of the project reducing carbon by 80%. The AJ Retrofit Awards, promoted by The Architects’ Journal, recognises and celebrates the design expertise behind the vital renewal […]