Celebrating 50 years of the URC

On Saturday 15 April, we celebrated 50 years of the United Reformed Church with a special Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration at Methodist Central Hall, London. Folk from across the URC gathered with ecumenical friends to rejoice in, and reflect on, our journey together and what it has taught us. A recording of the service, […]

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Reaching Net Zero by 2030

In July 2022, General Assembly adopted an updated Environmental Policy in response to the urgency of the climate emergency. The focus of the policy is on reducing carbon emissions across the whole of church life, with the aim of reaching net zero emissions of green house gases by 2030. This is an ambitious target, but […]

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New Banner at Uniting Church Sketty

Uniting Church Sketty (Methodist / URC) in Swansea recently added a beautiful new banner to its collection with a design that is suitable for use throughout the year. The banner was planned and created by Kath Davies and Lynne Want, with help from Liz Rosser, Carole Hawkins, Chris Leahy, Rosemary Blyth and Anne Vaughan. It […]

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Singing Festival at Libanus with Barham URC, Ebbw Vale

On Easter Monday, Libanus with Barham, Ebbw Vale, held their annual Singing Festival, which this year celebrated its 80th anniversary. The church, close to full, welcomed guests from around the heads of the valley, guided in fine voice by the Beaufort Male Voice Choir, the Festival Choir (which is based at Libanus), Showstoppers Musical Theatre […]

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Synod Sundays

We apologise that we have been unable to produce a Synod Sunday service this month. If you were planning to use the Synod Sunday service this week, we would suggest the following alternatives, depending on your setup. If you are set up to watch live broadcasts (i.e. you have a screen and speakers, plus a […]

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Bronze Eco Church Award for Cwmbran URC

Cwmbran URC began working on becoming an Eco Church back in 2019, but then along came the pandemic and it got pushed to the back of our minds. However, we picked it up again in the autumn of 2022 and are so pleased to have gained our Bronze Award. Working through the questions can be […]

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Celebrating Carmel and Caebach Chapels

Over fifty visitors were welcomed to the Metropole Hotel in Llandrindod Wells by Addoldai Cymru on Saturday 25 March to discover more about Caebach and Carmel Chapels, and learn how the Trust continues to care for these buildings and their history. A number of former chapel members came along and watched a film made by […]

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Love Your Burial Ground Week

Have your heard about Love Your Burial Ground Week? It’s a week-long celebration happening from June 3 to June 11. Organised by Caring for God’s Acre, it encourages everyone who helps maintain churchyards, chapel yards and cemeteries to celebrate these incredible places with others in any way they like. In the past, there have been […]

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