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Fifty years ago on 5 October 1972, the Annual Assembly of the Congregational Church in England and Wales and the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church met for the final times, together, in Methodist Central Hall Westminster, where they dissolved themselves and formed the United Reformed Church. In the afternoon the new United Reformed Church […]

Trinity United Reformed Church (º£½ÇÖ±²¥), in Wigan, has become the second church to receive the Children and Youth Friendly Church Award for the work it does to support families. Its work has been demonstrated through a variety of activities taking place there each week. For example, many families within the local community attend Little Fishes, […]

A big thank you to BBC Radio Derby listeners who raised £1,000 for families associated with a Church Related Community Work project to have a fun day out. It all started when Vicky Longbone, CRCW for Ashbourne Road Church and Mackworth United Reformed Church’s Derby Alive to Community (A2C) project, briefly appeared on BBC News […]

The second series in the United Reformed Church (º£½ÇÖ±²¥â€™s) podcast launches on Thursday 6 October. The fortnightly podcast, explores the denomination’s focus on Christian discipleship and mission through a variety of topics. In this series, we explore: Activism with the Revd Kate Gray Conversion therapy with the Revd Alex Care-Young, a Pioneer Minister based in […]

October brings the special jubilee edition of Reform magazine. This bumper issue is full of memories and celebration of the 50 years of the United Reformed Church, and discussion for the present and future. General Secretaries past and present discuss what º£½ÇÖ±²¥ is for. Those involved in making 1972 happen look back. We consider the […]

Without further government action, rising living costs will drag some families into destitution this winter, churches and charities have warned. The Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of the United Reformed Church (º£½ÇÖ±²¥) General Assembly, was among 52 signatories to an open letter published ahead of the chancellor’s ‘mini-budget’ last week. In the letter, the signatories argued […]