Colleagues gathered for heartfelt speeches, cake and amusing poems at the United Reformed Church’s (URC) London office on 7 November to bid a fond farewell to the Revd Craig Bowman, outgoing Secretary for Ministries.

After 11 years in the role, Craig is moving on to take pastoral charge at St Andrew’s Cheam and Wallington URCs.

The United Reformed Church (URC) Mission Council is meeting at The Hayes Conference Centre, in Swanwick, Derbyshire from 15-17 November.

Mission Council is the executive body of the General Assembly and meets twice a year to reflect on and make decisions about the day-to-day life of the Church. 

The Revd Jacky Embrey, Moderator of the United Reformed Church Mersey Synod, will help lead Liverpool’s tributes to the country’s war heroes on Remembrance Sunday.

Jacky will be leading the “thought for the day” at the Liverpool Remembrance Parade at the Cenotaph outside St. George’s Hall on Sunday (10 November).