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Re-Unite! – Southern Synod Youth Event – 8th Oct
Job opportunity North Western Synod – Learning & Development Officer
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 […]
Alert but not alarmed – advice to Churches following Normandy incident
Please see the following advice from the Metropolitan Police (circulated by London Churches Social Action) that is relevant to all churches in the UK. Dear London church leaders, Boroughs Deans and other church social action contacts, Following the murder of Fr Jacques Hamel in Normandy yesterday, Archdeacon Luke Miller has circulated a message from the Metropolitan Police […]
Church leaders deeply saddened by brutal murder
From URC Website 28.7.16 Church leaders in Britain have expressed their deep sadness at the ‘brutal murder’ of a French priest, Fr Jacques Hamel, in his church near Rouen. The joint presidents of Churches Together in England say in a statement: ‘That a man of peace who had dedicated his life to serving people, could […]
General Assembly 2016 Round Up
From the URC Press Office Please find below the links to the electronic version of GA round up and a selection of GA images Round up: http://www.urc.org.uk/images/General-Assemblies/Assembly2016/General_Assembly_2016_News_round-up.pdf Image gallery: https://flic.kr/s/aHskDdNCZM These are free to use and disseminate across your networks and websites. If you do download and use the photos please add the following credit: […]
Assembly decides against changing URC budget arrangements
From URC News 11th July 2016 Resolution 38, that the proposed budget of the United Reformed Church for the following year should be brought to General Assembly to be debated, was presented by the Revd Dr Alan Spence and the Revd Nicola Furley-Smith on behalf of Southern Synod.It was brought with a […]
The United Reformed Church inducts its two new moderators
From the URC News Release 9 July 2016 ©URC 2016. Used with permission. On the afternoon of Friday 8 July, on the opening day of its General Assembly, the United Reformed Church inducted its two new moderators – the Revd Kevin Watson and Mr Alan Yates. Both men will serve as moderators for two years, […]
The United Reformed Church votes to allow the marriage of same-sex couples in its churches
From the URC News Release 9 July 2016 ©URC 2016. Used with permission. This afternoon, Saturday 9 July 2016, the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church (URC) voted in favour of allowing its local churches to conduct and register marriages for same-sex couples. This means that the URC is now the largest UK […]
Music Celebration Day 2016 – Saturday 29th October
Details of the URC Music Celebration Day 2016. The programme is not yet finalised but it is hoped to explore some of the more recent hymns of Alan Gaunt. Full details will be published in an edition of Joyful Notes and will also be available on the website http://www.urcmusic.org.uk
Connect with Assembly 2016!
From the URC News Release 7 July 2016 The General Assembly of the United Reformed Church, the denomination’s executive body, meets from 8 to 11 July at Southport Convention Centre to consider and decide on a range of issues including the marriage of same-sex couples. The URC’s General Assembly meets every two years to […]