URC Church Update
URC Church Update enables you to make changes to the information we hold on your church and information we hold about people in key roles in your church at any time of the year. It also allows you to complete the Annual Church Returns and Safeguarding Returns process at the beginning of each year.
Using URC Church Update
Once logged in you will be able to view the church information we currently hold and make any necessary amendments throughout the year.
Download a 2025 Guide to URC Church Update (PDF | 810kb)
2025 Annual Church Returns
The Annual Church Return process will be online until 28 February 2025. If after this date you have not completed your Annual Church Return, please download the form below and post it to your Synod office.
- URC Blank Annual Church Return Form 2025 (PDF | 389kb)
- Guide to URC Church Update (PDF | 810kb)
- Visit the URC Church Update website
Annual Safeguarding Returns for the accounting period 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024
The Annual Safeguarding Return process will be online until 28 February 2025. If after this date you have not completed your Annual Safeguarding Return, please download the form below and post it to your Synod office.
- URC Blank Annual Safeguarding Return Form 2024 for Churches in England (PDF | 377kb)
- URC Blank Annual Safeguarding Return Form 2024 for Churches in Wales (PDF | 380kb)
- URC Blank Annual Safeguarding Return Form 2024 for Churches in Scotland (PDF | 373kb)
- Guide to URC Safeguarding Returns (PDF | 604kb)
- Visit the URC Safeguarding Returns website
Need help?
Should you experience any problems that cannot be rectified by referring to the Guide to URC Church Update or Guide to Guide to URC Safeguarding Returns OR if you have mislaid your church login details, please contact your synod using the following links.
Assistance with login details, Church Update and Annual Church Returns
| Synod | Contact | Contact details |
|---|---|---|
| Northern Synod | Wendy Watson | wendy.watson@urc-northernsynod.org |
| North Western Synod | Kerry Later | office@nwsynod.org.uk |
| Mersey Synod | Pat Cansfield | synodadmin@urcmerseysynod.org.uk |
| Yorkshire Synod | Anne Ward | office@urcyorkshire.org.uk |
| East Midlands Synod | Chris Willis | admin@urc5.org.uk |
| West Midlands Synod | Lindsay Peniston | moderatorspa@urcwestmidlands.org.uk |
| Eastern Synod | Marion Gentry | admin@urceastern.org.uk |
| South Western Synod | Dinah Firmin | secretary@urcsouthwest.org.uk |
| Wessex Synod | Deborah Walker | office@urcwessex.org.uk |
| Thames North Synod | Colleen Fraser | modpa@urcthamesnorth.org.uk |
| Southern Synod | Lauren King | modpa@urcsouthern.org.uk |
| National Synod of Wales | Maggie Kirkbride | maggie.kirkbride.urcwales@urc.org.uk |
| National Synod of Scotland | Gemma Walker | pa@urcscotland.org.uk or tel: 0141 248 5382 |
Assistance with Annual Safeguarding Returns:
For help with Annual Safeguarding Returns, please contact your synod safeguarding contact
Guidance and forms
- 2025 Guide to URC Church Update (PDF | 810kb)
- Guide to URC Safeguarding Returns (PDF | 604kb)
- URC Blank Annual Church Return Form 2025 (PDF | 389kb)
- URC Blank Annual Safeguarding Return Form 2024 for Churches in England (PDF | 377kb)
- URC Blank Annual Safeguarding Return Form 2024 for Churches in Wales (PDF | 380kb)
- URC Blank Annual Safeguarding Return Form 2024 for Churches in Scotland (PDF | 373kb)