A Statement Regarding St Andrews URC
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October Together In Prayer Reflection Jo Harris – Finance Administrator As September rolls around I find my reflecting on the Summer that I have just had. For me this summer has been filled with memories and laughter and a whole lot of pink! Usually at the end of August you will usually find me volunteering […]
News from Castle Street URC, Abergavenny
Creation-time Creativity: Bug Hotels Food Fest 2025 Creation-time Creativity: Bug Hotels What a great day we had in Bwlch Village Hall making 5 star bug hotels. Steve and Ivan from Llangynidr had prepared the outer frame for us and helped us to create the inner divisions. Those of us not so smart at DIY were […]
Pembrokeshire Show 2025: All one in God’s love
The Pembrokeshire show, held every August, is an annual celebration of the life of our county – bringing together farming communities, local people and visitors. The ‘Churches Together’ tent has become a regular part of the Show. This year, on August 20th and 21st, we flew a new flag outside the tent, to help people […]
The Ordination of Revd Clare Nutbrown-Hughes
On a day filled with joy and thanksgiving, we celebrated the ordination of Revd Clare Nutbrown-Hughes as a Minister of Word and Sacraments, and her induction to the Valleys Pastorate. This pastorate brings together four churches: Hope & Market Square in Merthyr Tydfil, Van Road in Caerphilly, St David’s Uniting in Treforest, and Bethany […]
Tenby’s Lego Exhibition
Holding an exhibition in August is becoming a tradition at St Johns, the Methodist and United Reformed Church just outside the historic town walls of the beautiful seaside town of Tenby, Pembrokeshire. It held its summer fayre in August this year and alongside the usually cake stalls, tombola and silly games, they also opened a […]
Reflections on Greenbelt: September’s Together in Prayer
Megan Price, Synod Clerk I have just returned from my fifth Greenbelt festival, my fourth volunteering for the URC-run café which this year shared a venue called Table with the Trussell Trust. Throughout the weekend folk from across the URC and beyond come together to serve 1800 slices of cake (yes, really!) and wonderful hot […]
Rev Dr John Morgans honoured by the National Eisteddfod of Wales
Members of Maesyronnen Chapel URC and Llanfair Uniting Church, Penrhys, were privileged to witness the former moderator of the URC Wales Synod Rev’d Dr John Morgans be admitted to the Gorsedd in a ceremony at the National Eisteddfod in Wrexham on Friday 8th August. John was welcomed by the current archdruid of the National Eisteddfod […]
Community as Superpower – Celebrating Refugee Week at St David’s Uniting Church, Treforest.
During refugee week this year St David’s Uniting Church in Treforest hosted a ‘Bring & Share’ lunch in collaboration with Rhondda-Cynon-Taff council, Migrant Help, Valleys Ethnic Minority Support and DPIA (Displaced People in Action). It was wonderful to see so many faces, new and known, from all over the world coming together over a shared […]
East Wales News – August 2025
Rev’d Branwen Rees, East Wales Regional Minister It’s been a busy couple of months around East Wales… In July, Bailey Street Uniting Church, Brynmawr, held an afternoon tea and raised £450. Together with a donation from a memorial service held at the church they were able to send £600 to the charity, Embrace the Middle […]