We are pleased to announce we now have a new Synod Property Officer. Colin McCracken, who has been our Property Administrator since September, is now in post as the Property Officer. Many of you will already know Colin as he has been very active out and about in the Synod. We are now advertising for […]

ADVERTISEMENT Southern Synod of the United Reformed Church seeks to appoint a Property Administrator. Based in Croydon working across South London, Surrey, Kent and Sussex. Salary: £25,000 -£30,000 depending on experience and qualifications. Full-time post of 37.5 hours per week.   We are looking for: An individual with a passion for helping churches fulfil their […]

My wife, Marion and I are planning to lead a party to see the famous Passion Play in Oberammergau in the summer of 2020. This is organised through McCabe’s Pilgrimages with whom we have travelled many times in the past. The dates of our visit are 31st July -7th August 2020. The play has been […]

  Led by Dr. Gwen Rose, Author of ‘Health Promotion-Spiritual Healing’ and Rev Dr. Peter Stevenson, Author of ‘Healing Beyond the miracle’   Date: 18th May 2018 9-30-4:00pm Crossway Christian Centre, 18 Hampton Street, London SE1 6SN   ‘The Spirit of the LORD is upon me because He has anointed me to preach the Gospel to the poor, […]

From Andy Braunston, Coordinator, Daily Devotions from the URC Project Today is Shrove Tuesday and tomorrow, Ash Wednesday, marks the start of Lent. The way we mark Lent has changed since the Reformation – our Orthodox sisters and brothers still mark Lent by a vegan diet as a way of preparing for the celebrations of Easter […]

Further to the message below, Jane Baird has sent the following update:- I am pleased to let you know that the GDPR guidance for churches is now on the URC website https://urc.org.uk/GDPR.html.  There is a button on the front page to take you straight to the resources. From Jane Baird, Deputy General Secretary (Administration & […]

Revd John Proctor, General Secretary of the URC has brought to our attention the following Conference for people involved in giving (or teaching) professional pastoral supervision. Full details including the Programme can be viewed in this Conference brochure. The Association for Pastoral Supervision and Education APSE 9th Annual Conference September 4th-5th, 2018 Vanbrugh College, University of […]

from Revd Dr Ana Gobledale, who serves on the Joint Liturgical Group on behalf of the URC A conference hosted by the Joint Liturgical Group of Great Britain Download JLG March 2018 – Shaping Our worship POSTER All welcome! Date: Wednesday 7 March 2018 Doors open: 10.30am for 10.45am, close 4.00pm Venue: St Aloysius Parish […]

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Four sessions led by Revd Andy Twilley How can you be a better group leader Using the bible creatively Refreshing prayer and worship in your group Your group can grow, looking at being intentional regarding growth Tunbridge Wells URC 9th January 2018, 19th April 2018 To book a place contact Helen Warmington revhelenurc@aol.co.uk Download poster: […]

Led by Dr. Gwen Rose, Author of ‘Health Promotion-Spiritual Healing’ and Rev Dr. Peter Stevenson, Author of ‘Healing Beyond the miracle’   Date: 18th May 2018 9-30-4:00pm Crossway Christian Centre, 18 Hampton Street, London SE1 6SN   To book a place, please contact: florencegrose@gmail.com or visit:www.spiritualityandhealing.org Telephone: 0208 314 1891 and Mobile: 07539 298 791

Synod Office has inherited a variety of small church furnishings, mainly from churches that have closed.  These range from chalices to lecterns, and are freely available to any church that can make good use of them.  They can be collected from Synod Office, and perhaps this Saturday is a good opportunity with Synod Together at […]

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 […]

To add a bit of variety to the website we will be featuring Christian art from around Southern Synod to go into a photo gallery.  You are invited to send in a photo of a Christian-themed art work that inspires you, either located in Southern Synod or produced by someone connected to the Area.  A […]