The Group for Evangelism and Renewal (GEAR) within the URC is hosting another short series of live online prayer meetings in the run up to Assembly Executive (the new name for Mission Council) which is taking place at High Leigh Conference Centre, Hoddesdon, from 22-24 November.

Pray4URC will run on Thursday evenings at 8.15pm for four weeks, starting on 28 October.

Please mark these dates in your dairy and tune in here to listen in and to pray along with the team.

Guests:

28 Oct     Revd Dr John Bradbury, General Secretary

4 Nov      Simon Peters, Walking the Way Project Manager

11 Nov    Andy Jackson, Head of Communications

18 Nov   Revd Clare Downing and Peter Pay, Moderators of General Assembly

You don't have to be a Facebook user to access the page - but if you do you can interact by posting messages and prayers as the meeting progresses. The meetings are recorded and stay on the page if you can't join in live.

Short encouraging prayer videos continue to be posted by GEAR each Thursday at 8.15pm to help maintain some consistent united prayer for our church.

Also this month, the Revd Matt Stone takes up the role of Chair of GEAR as the Revd Brian Harley is standing down after 20 years leading the network.

Brian said: "With all the changes that have happened over the last eighteen months and the new season of opportunity that is emerging, it feels like the right time for someone fresh to pick up and develop this important work. I am absolutely delighted that Matt has agreed to take up the challenge and to lead the committee into the coming years."

Matt is based in Rotherham in the Yorkshire Synod.

_{Published: 26 October 2021}