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Reform Magazine: April edition

18 Mar 2024
The April edition of Reform asks what we can learn from the Church in Africa, and wonders why African Christians ‘seem much more ready to give the reason for the hope they have than Western Christians’. In the month that we mark Easter, Trevor Jamison overcomes a Jesus allergy, and Rosalind Selby asks whether Jesus […]

Around the URC in seven days: 18-24 March 2024

18 Mar 2024
A round up of news from around the United Reformed Church over the past seven days: 18-24 March 2024. East Midlands Congratulations to Dave Dennis who has become the fourth, new Assembly Accredited Lay Preacher to be commissioned in the East Midlands Synod this academic year. At a recent service at Bulwell United Reformed Church, […]

Engineer who answered call to ministry retires

11 Mar 2024
A minister who spent 30 years working in civil and structural engineering before answering the call is retiring after 13 years of service. The Revd John Lee, Minister of Thatcham URC, a father of two and grandfather of four, explains his ministerial journey and shares what some friends and colleagues said when he told them […]

Poverty is ignored in the latest budget

08 Mar 2024
Church leaders and workers have responded to the Chancellor’s announcements made in the Budget on 6 March. They have highlighted the lack of acknowledgement of people struggling against poverty in our communities, and the lack of difference announcements will make to the communities they live and work alongside. Paul Morrison, Policy Advisor for the Joint […]

Greenbelt Festival: volunteer with the URC

04 Mar 2024
Volunteer with The URC at Greenbelt team at this year’s Greenbelt Festival taking place 22-25 August at Boughton House near Ketttering. Applications are now being accepted from people who would like to volunteer at yoURCafe, the URC’s café venue, and with the youth engagement team. Greenbelt is an arts, faith and justice festival with a long and rich […]
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