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Labyrinth-walking and a famous tree stump were highlights of a fruitful residential meeting of the URC Youth Executive in January. URC Youth Executive gathered at Shepherds Dene retreat house in Northumbria for a weekend in January to finalise Youth Assembly 2026 preparations and enjoy some spiritual and physical rest and time together. URC Children’s, Youth […]

A selection of news and stories from churches and communities across the United Reformed Church. Southern Synod Pam Tolhurst, Church Leader at Gillingham URC, received the Volunteer Champion Award at the 2025 Langley Trust People Awards. Pam is volunteer Chaplain to two Langley Trust projects in the Medway Towns in Kent. The Trust is a […]

One thousand people from across the world gathered at Methodist Central Hall (MCH) in London on Saturday 17 January to mark the 80th anniversary of the first UN General Assembly. The first meeting was held in the same building on 10 January 1946, five months after the Second World War ended. URC guests joined with […]

This morning, the Revd Andy Braunston, Minister for Digital Worship. awoke, turned on the radio and heard an incredulous Amul Rajan reading a letter from Mr Trump to the Norwegian Prime Minister. “The American President has linked threats to seize Greenland to his failure to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize,” Andy said. “I’ve spent […]

Ethnic cleansing and human rights abuses against the people of Armenia has been ignored by the international community, say the authors of resources prepared for this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU). The week is traditionally observed 18 – 25 January. This year’s theme, “One Body, One Spirit”, is inspired by verses from […]

A United Reformed Church minister has been recognised in King Charles’ New Year Honours List 2026 for his charity work. The Revd David Ireland, who has served as a minister in the North East Manchester District and at Union Street URC in Oldham since 1995, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for services […]