From URC Website – Latest News The moderators of General Assembly, Alan Yates and Kevin Watson, offer a prayer for us all, in the aftermath of yesterday’s attack on Westminster. Dear Lord, Our hearts go out to all those directly or indirectly affected by the atrocities in London yesterday. We pray especially for those killed […]
Many members of URC churches in Southern Synod will have come from a diverse range of other Christian traditions and so potentially won’t know very much about the history or ethos of the URC. A course exploring this is taking place on the evenings of May 17 and 24 at East Croydon URC, led […]
For many churches, it is true to say that the topic of the Social Media is one which either confuses or scares them. All too often in the press we read horror stories of inappropriate ways it is being used, or for others, a sense of bewilderment as to how it could possibly be an […]
Please note that the Minutes of the Synod Together Meeting that took place on Saturday 11th March at East Croydon URC are now available in the Documents Library under ‘Synod Together’. You will also find there the ‘Walking the Way’ powerpoint that was shown at Synod Together. The Revd George Watt, Surrey & Sussex Synod Area […]
Conference on Healing Broken Lives. 19th May 2017 – Dr Gwen Rose and Rev Dr Peter Stevenson, Crossway Christian Centre Please advertise in your churches! You can download the flyer here.
Synod Together is tomorrow Saturday at East Croydon URC ! See here for details You should all have received calling letters and papers via e-mail or by post. (Papers are also available to download here on the website in the Documents Library.
Safeguarding Officer Full-time salary: £28,850 to £33,500 The South-East District of the Methodist Church has over 10,000 members in over 200 churches that are grouped together in 19 circuits. We are a group of Christian disciples within the Methodist tradition who live in the counties of Kent, East and West Sussex, parts of Surrey, Berkshire […]
The Moderator – Revd Nicola Furley-Smith took the Sunday service at Telscombe Cliffs Community Church last Sunday (5.03.17). The Church Secretary Neil Watts wrote to say how everyone had enjoyed Nicola’s visit finding the service uplifting and special, and sent the following photograph. It shows the Elders together with Nicola, the Mayor of Telscombe and […]
Revd Dr Philip Luscombe – minister at Ashford United Church has drawn our attention to the newspaper article linked below, about a Syrian refugee family living near the Church, who have received ‘amazing support’. It mentions Stewart and Gwen French who are members there. Philip writes “This project has provided a good example of the […]
Synod Together is this Saturday at East Croydon URC – see here for details. However, please remember that if you cannot come please tell Lauren Kane by tomorrow Wednesday 8 March 2017! Apologies given on Friday or Saturday morning serve no purpose and do not help with the planning! Also please remember if you represent […]