Check out the Southern Synod Retreats Fellowship pages for details of their 2017 programme, including the Annual Residential Retreat 4-6 April at The Emmaus Centre, West Wickham and Quiet Days at Bexley URC on 8th June and at Hassocks URC on 7th October. The Fellowship is is open to ALL who want to deepen their […]
The Moderator the Revd Nicola Furley-Smith lead the reflection at the yearly gathering of South London’s senior church leaders to mark the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity on Thursday 19th January. The gathering was organised by Churches Together in South London and hosted by CTSL’s Chair: Rev Michaela Youngson at Westminster Methodist Central Hall. Other […]
Church Leaders in Kent met for a 24 hour retreat to look at mission and ministry in an ecumenical contact (21st to 22nd December 2016). Those attending included (from top left clockwise) The Rr Rev Trevor Wilmott (CofE Bishop of Dover), Rev Paul Kerley (Baptist Regional Minister), Stuart Davison (Baptist Team Leader), Rev John Hellyer (Methodist Chair, SE District), The […]
May we take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy and Christmas and New Year! Painting by Mary Foulger The Office will be closing from noon tomorrow Friday 23 December and will reopen again on Tuesday 3 January, so that we can enjoy this festive time with our families and friends 🙂
Please see the attached letter about the Church House move:-
London church leaders have launched a social media campaign#LondonUnited in response to the refugee crisis. Nicola Furley-Smith, Moderator of URC Southern Synod, was among those signing the following statement: St Nicholas Day Statement – 6 December 2016 #LondonUnited This morning, we as London Church Leaders met to share our grave concerns about the growing […]
The Moderator, the Revd Nicola Furley-Smith recently wrote to Ministers and Churches about the United Reformed Church’s Past Case Review “Ministers and church secretaries have received a pack of information about the Past Case Review: in response to a number of questions and concerns here is some additional information. Why a past case review? A […]
The URC’s Joint Public Issues Team have asked us to share their Campaign Video for Christmas. If *only* there was a seasonally appropriate story about a family seeking refuge #averybritishnativity. Mary and Joseph have just arrived in the UK and are looking for somewhere safe to stay – what sort of welcome will they receive? […]
Christmas 2016 Dear Friends, Last Christmas I was given a Fitbit in the vain hope that I might walk more. Walking is not only good for your health I was told but it has a biblical imperative! The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light, so says the prophet Isaiah. The truth […]
