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The United Reformed Church General Assembly Moderators, the Revd Clare Downing and Mr Peter Pay, joined 143 faith leaders across the world in calling for the production and distribution of enough Covid vaccines for the entire global population. In a statement made through Christian Aid on 27 April, global leaders were urged to reject greed […]

We are saddened by the news that this year’s Greenbelt Festival has been cancelled. You can read the latest update from Greenbelt on their website.  We continue to work hard behind the scenes, planning for next year’s festival. An update from the URC at Greenbelt team will be posted soon. If you need to contact […]

Andy Jackson, Head of Communications for the United Reformed Church, recently shared news about a phishing attempt from someone claiming to be John Bradbury, the General Secretary of the URC. These emails had been seen before at Church House but this attempt had been sent to others in the wider Church. Now that these emails […]

Retired United Reformed Church (URC) Minister the Revd Peter Beaman MBE has been awarded a Police and Crime Commissioner’s award for his service as a volunteer for Merseyside’s Independent Custody Visiting (ICV) scheme. The annual Merseyside Police ‘Community First Awards’ recognise police officers, staff, volunteers and community partners for their dedication, bravery and professionalism. Peter has […]

More than 270 people attended the United Reformed Church Buildings Forum’s first online conference on 19 April. Guest speakers included Andy Turner from the HeartEdge movement and the Revd Dr John Bradbury, General Secretary of the URC. In his address, John spoke about how it’s not the building that makes a Church, but its people: […]

The Revd Adrian Bulley, currently Synod Clerk for the United Reformed Church (URC) National Synod of Wales and Convenor of the URC Business Committee, has been appointed the new Deputy General Secretary (Discipleship). In January, Adrian had been seconded to the role of Assistant General Secretary, for a period of seven months, to assist the […]