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Church leaders visit Parliament
05 Dec 2022
Representatives from the United Reformed Church (º£½ÇÖ±²¥) were among church leaders who visited the UK Parliament on 1 November to explore the contribution of faith to politics. The event was organised by Baptists Together, the Methodist Church, Quakers in Britain, The Salvation Army and the º£½ÇÖ±²¥, in conjunction with the cross-party group Christians in Parliament. […]
Assembly Executive day three round-up: 30 November 2022
30 Nov 2022
The Revd Lindsey Sanderson, Chaplain to the General Assembly Moderator, opened the final day of Assembly Executive’s autumn meeting with prayers. There followed an acknowledgement by the Revd Fiona Bennett, General Assembly Moderator, of how some members were hurt by the reflection in opening worship on day two of Assembly Executive, and how it made […]
Assembly Executive day two round-up: 29 November 2022
29 Nov 2022
Day two of the United Reformed Church Assembly Executive opened with Advent worship led by the Revd Lindsey Sanderson, Chaplain to the General Assembly Moderator. The Revd Maxwell Reay, Minister with the Metropolitan Community Church and chaplain focusing on queer and mental health needs, offered a pre-recorded personal reflection on Jubilee for the LGBTQI+ community. […]
Assembly Executive day one round-up: 28 November 2022
28 Nov 2022
The autumn meeting of the United Reformed Church (º£½ÇÖ±²¥) Assembly Executive opened on 28 November at High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddesdon, with a welcome by the Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of the º£½ÇÖ±²¥ General Assembly. Session one Lindsey Sanderson, Chaplain to the General Assembly Moderator, led worship with a reading by Luke 21: 25-26. Lindsey spoke […]
º£½ÇÖ±²¥ becomes official partner of Warm Spaces
24 Nov 2022
The United Reformed Church (º£½ÇÖ±²¥) has become an official partner of the national Warm Welcome scheme. The mission of the scheme is to support community organisations, churches, libraries, businesses and other faith groups to open their doors and provide a warm welcome for those struggling to heat their homes this winter. Lindsey Brown, Mission Support […]
Church leaders lament lack of urgency at COP27
21 Nov 2022
Church leaders from the United Reformed Church, Baptist Union of Great Britain, and the Methodist Church in Great Britain have joined together to provide the following statement on the conclusion of the COP27 Climate Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, held from 6-20 November: While we are extremely conscious of the cost-of-living crisis and the economic […]
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