We pass on the message from Revd Andrew Sellwood It is with regret I have to inform you of the death of the Reverend William Connelly at 11:30 am. on Monday 10th October. After a long illness he is now at peace with his Lord. His wife Mary was at his side during the […]
Further to Gill Nichol’s message below from September, Gill inform us more bags have been found! Hello everyone, The great Church House clearout continues – and during the latest visit to the basement more URC carrier bags have been discovered! We have five boxes of URC carrier bags (each box containing 600) up for grabs […]
For all of you Called to the next Synod Together Meeting on 8th October at Christ Church URC, Petts Wood, papers are now available for download on the website in the Documents Library under “Synod Together. Papers were also e-mailed and sent in the post to those of you without e-mail. For details about the meeting […]
The URC General Secretary – The Revd John Proctor has brought our attention to the Friends of Dr Williams’s Library event on 25 October 2016. The Library is a major resource for church history in the Nonconformist tradition. Here are details of how to book from Alan Argent. The lecture will be preceded by the Friends’ AGM […]
From the Revd Dr Michael Jagessar, Global & Intercultural Ministries (Mission) | The United Reformed Church, 86 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9RT Dear Friends , Our sisters and brothers from the Presbyterian Church of Korea send us greetings and they are kindly requesting the following: “This year August 15th marks the 71st anniversary of Liberation of […]
Please note that the electronic version of the Record of the July meeting of General Assembly is available on the URC website: http://www.urc.org.uk/images/General-Assemblies/Assembly2016/RECORD-2016w.pdf You will find on page three a list of matters of particular concern to Synods and Local churches, which might be of particular interest to those organising “feedback” meetings.
Andy Twilley, our new Training and Development Officer (TDO) started yesterday. We all wish him a very warm welcome to Southern Synod! Andy has written the following for our website:- “Ever since a teenager, when God called me to full time ministry, I have had a passion for local Church, and a desire to see […]
A message from the General Secretary Dear Friends, Many people in our Church have appreciated the work done by Lawrence Moore as the Windermere Centre’s Director for the last fourteen years, and have wondered what arrangements are being made to thank him when he steps down from this role in a couple of months. […]
Church House have been in touch to say extensive guidance on how to register your building for Same Sex Marriage can be found on the URC Website under Resource Library / M / Marriage of same-sex couples:- http://www.urc.org.uk/marriage-of-same-sex-couples.html The top 3 documents give Guidance and ask people to write to the General Secretariat at Church […]
North Western URC Synod are seeking to make an appointment jointly with Northern College for a Learning and Development Officer/Support and Development Tutor. Application from URC ministers of Word and Sacraments or CRCW, and from ministers of Word and Sacrament within CTBI and/or WCRC, will be welcomed. The closing date for applications (which should […]