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A group of churches and mosques have announced a new phase of dialogue aimed at encouraging Christians and Muslims to meet and share conversations in their local settings. The scheme brings together a church, from a variety of denominations, and a mosque in a shared neighbourhood and offers them guidance about how they might go […]

The December/January edition of Reform is a 48-page bumper issue. It’s full to bursting – reports from COP26, childhood Christmas reminiscing, Assembly Executive, Philip Yancey’s extraordinary memoir, Sanctuary Cafe, Christmas giving guide, therapy in Palestine, slavery in your local church community, and fond memories of Reform‘s 1980s editor, Norman Hart. And, of course, more. Reform […]

The autumn meeting of the United Reformed Church (URC) Assembly Executive opened on 22 November at at High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddesdon, with a welcome by the Revd Clare Downing, Moderator of the URC General Assembly.  Opening worship was led by the Revd Helen Everard, Moderator’s Chaplain. She introduced a hymn by Graham Adams, ‘We come […]

In response to the deaths of 27 people who died while attempting to cross the English Channel last week, Roo Stewart, United Reformed Programme (URC) Support Officer for Church and Society, offers ‘27’ a reflective poem and suggestions for action. 27 27 people – and more – have lost their lives in search of a […]

Worship was led on the final morning of Assembly Executive by the Revd Helen Everard, Chaplain to the Moderators of United Reformed Church General Assembly. The Revd Andrew Mudharara read from Genesis from the story of Hagar and Sarah. Session seven The Revd Dr Jill Thornton, a hospice chaplain, had recorded a video reflecting theologically […]

Day two of Assembly Executive opened with worship led by the Revd Helen Everard, Chaplain to the Moderators of United Reformed Church General Assembly, who introduced the hymn ‘Christ Be Our Light’ by Bernadette Farrell. Tim Crossley, Yorkshire Synod Clerk, read a Bible reading from Genesis 42 1-8, where Jacob sends his sons to Egypt […]