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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 […]

A group of people, mostly older adults, are gathered outside between two church buildings. They are sitting at tables with cups of tea and coffee under large umbrellas, enjoying conversation together.

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 […]

Vacancy: Synod Safeguarding Officer

Synod Safeguarding Officer Salary: £28,652 per annum(full-time equivalent: £47,754) This 21-hour per week position is for someone excited by the prospect of building upon the current strategy and strategic oversight of all safeguarding matters as well as being an advocate for safeguarding across the Synod structure and in its seventy-five churches. The successful applicant will […]

North Wales Prayer Walk

Kathryn Price On a beautiful early summer evening, a group of folk from the churches in the North Wales region went on a prayer walk around Basingwerk Abbey. The abbey is at the bottom of the Greenfield Valley running down to the Dee from Holywell and building began in the 12th century. It was, of […]

Together in Prayer – July 2025

Maggie Kirkbride – Administration Officer, United Reformed Church National Synod of Wales This month I have been so lucky to have travelled to the West and North of Wales, and to the East and South of England. I have, of course, been struck by the beauty of the landscapes – so different but yet […]

Beulah URC Gold Award

Beulah URC is delighted to have been awarded A Rocha’s Eco Church Gold Award, and we are pleased to be playing our part in growing Eco Church across the URC National Synod of Wales. Beulah’s Eco Church journey began many years ago and we are grateful for the leadership of all the ministers who have […]

Caerphilly Flower Festival – June 2025

The folk at Van Rd joined again with a number of Churches in Caerphilly to support the Caerphilly Flower Festival, an annual event organised by Caerphilly Town Council. It was an opportunity to meet visitors from near and far. We had visitors from Abergavenny and Aberaeron, with the furthest coming from the town of Saint-Philbert-de-Grande-Lieu […]