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Faith leaders, including the Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly, have criticised the proposed Public Order Bill. If passed, the Bill, being debated in Parliament on 30 January, will criminalise ordinary citizens who engage in peaceful protest. The leaders argue that it has no place in modern British society. In […]

People are being encouraged to safely place lit candles in their windows for Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2023, taking place on 27 January and themed ‘Ordinary People‘. Along the theme, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust says: “The horrors of genocide is facilitated by ordinary people. Ordinary people turn a blind eye, believe propaganda, join murderous […]

Church House was host to Churches Together England’s National Ecumenical Officers’ (NEO) Gathering on 23 January. Ecumenical representatives from the Church of England, Roman Catholic Church, Methodist Church, Baptist Union, Salvation Army, Lutheran Church and the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch attended the event in-person and were joined online from the Society of Friends (Quakers), […]

A round-up of news from the around the United Reformed Church and beyond from the past seven days. Reform Editor marks 100th edition Congratulations to Stephen Tomkins, Editor of Reform, on reaching his 100th issue on 18 January – which coincidently arrived on press day! Church House colleagues helped Steve celebrate with a cuppa and […]

The first edition of Reform magazine for 2023 will be out on 29 January.  In this month’s issue: What do we learn from Jesus’ life and teaching about. . . all sorts of things? A new Reform series begins by focusing on Jesus and the Spirit. The February issue also launches a new series featuring […]

The Revd Fiona Bennett, United Reformed Church General Assembly Moderator, Safe Passage and more than 100 Afghan activists and organisations have written to the Prime Minister asking the government to help Afghans evacuated to the UK bring family to join them in safety. The letter, published in full on 18 January, reads: Nearly 18 months […]