Here's a round-up of news from around the United Reformed Church from the past seven days: 9-16 August 2022.
Students breathe new life into church gardens
Eight students from five different countries have renovated three outdoor spaces at Rugby United Reformed Church.
The Revd John Donald Waller, 1937-2022
The United Reformed Church is sad to announce the death of the Revd John D Waller, General Assembly Moderator 2002-2003.
URC 50: Share your views to help “tend vineyard”
As the United Reformed Church celebrates its 50th Jubilee, the Church Life Review Group would like to hear your views.
Wylde Green church celebrates Commonwealth Games with postbox toppers
A team of knitters and crocheters from Wylde Green United Reformed Church, in Sutton Coldfield, are celebrating the Commonwealth Games with creative post box toppers.
Hosting a Ukrainian family
What is it like hosting a family from Ukraine? The Revd Nadene Snyman, who with husband Kevin, URC Programme Officer, opened their home to a Ukrainian family, explains
Dursley food stall proves a community hit
As the cost-of-living increases, a Dursley Tabernacle, a United Reformed Church, has brought together people from across the community and beyond to offer surplus supermarket food for free.
New law includes religious settings in ‘positions of trust’
The government is extending the law that prevents adults from engaging in sexual relationships with 16 or 17-year-olds, to include adults who work in religious settings.
Help reflect URC’s diversity through photos
The United Reformed Church (URC) is proud to be a diverse denomination that rejoices in all ethnicities and cultures, challenges all forms of marginalisation and promotes God’s justice for all.
All 13 Synods now divested from fossil fuels
The United Reformed Church is proud to reveal that all its 13 Synods have divested from fossil fuels.