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Is God calling you to lead worship more widely than just in your local context? This was the question that seven people answered before applying to the United Reformed Church (URC’s) Assembly Accredited Lay Preachers course which is currently being offered through Northern College. The two-year part-time course covers personal development, crafting worship, the Bible in […]

The Revd Clare Downing, Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly, has issued a statement regarding recent developments around immigration policy, saying “to fail to speak out would be a denial of our gospel calling”. On 14 April, the government announced a plan to send some asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda, […]

Fran Kissack is a hospital chaplain in Yorkshire and a PhD student. She is also a minister of the United Reformed Church. At the Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT’s) conference, ‘From the Ground Up: Unearthing hope and seeking justice’ taking place on 11 June from 10am-4pm, Fran will be leading a workshop on ‘Unearthing hope […]

The United Reformed Church (URC) is celebrating a significant milestone! All 11 Synods in England and the National Synod of Wales have now signed up to become an ‘Eco Synod’.  This is part of the wider commitment made by the Church in 2019 to act urgently to reduce carbon emissions across the whole of church […]

A wonderful celebration of the United Reformed Church’s 50th anniversary has been held at Barrow URC School in Clitheroe. On 1 April, families, friends and members of the community were invited to help schoolchildren plant 50 trees, each marking 50 years of the denomination. The tree planting was followed by fun tea party, and a […]

Four churches within the United Reformed Church (URC) Pastorate in Warrington are joining forces to hold a “Big Green Fair” . The event, to be held at St John’s URC, Wilderspool Causeway, on 23 April forms part of the four churches’ progress on the ‘lifestyle’ aspect of A Rocha UK’s Eco Church programme. During a […]