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Congratulations to the 11th Northampton Boys’ Brigade, based at Duston United Reformed Church, which has recently celebrated its centenary. Founded on the 8 February 1923, the 11th Northampton Boys’ Brigade has been providing boys and young men with opportunities to learn, grow, and discover ever since. The group, which works with five to 18-year-olds, also […]

A round-up of news from around the United Reformed Church over the past seven days, 27 February-3 March 2023.  Minister’s letter delights Northampton football club  Northampton Town Football Club, its players and supporters have been thanked in a letter for the support given during a Christmas appeal.  In December, the Cobblers had helped Castle Hill […]

The March issue of Reform magazine is out now! Inside this month’s edition: Reform enters the season of Lent by asking whether we’ve given up giving up? Also, the team interviews the “faithfully restless” Paul Northup, Creative Director of Greenbelt festival, which, like the United Reformed Church, marked its 50th birthday recently. Biblical women feature […]

A report on church closures has found that the United Reformed Church (URC) has bucked the trend of closing buildings in poorer areas. Church Action on Poverty launched its Church On The Margins work in 2020, and has spent three years studying closures across Greater Manchester over the past decade, and talking in depth with […]

The invasion of Ukraine, one year on: a time for prayer and reflection Churches are being invited to pray, reflect and respond around the anniversary of Russia’s military assault on Ukraine on 24 February. The Revd Fiona Bennett, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church, has issued the following statement and […]

Ash Wednesday, on 22 February, is the start of Lent – a period of six weeks of preparation for Easter.  During Lent many Christians fast or abstain from certain foodstuffs – a tradition most seen now in Orthodox Christianity. The 16th century Reformers didn’t object to fasting but didn’t think it should be imposed on […]