The Moderators of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly have welcomed the that the government has committed to implementing all the recommendations of the independent report into the Windrush scandal, which was published in March. This includes a review of ‘hostile environment’ immigration policies.
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Digital General Assembly taking place
The United Reformed Church (URC) is holding its General Assembly – the URC’s main decision-making body – today, from 10.30am to 12pm.
Choose one of the options below to watch the act of worship which starts at 10.30am, with music from 10.15am.
Good news around the URC
Although the Covid-19 lockdown stopped worship services from physically happening, the Church showed itself to be alive, well and strong. Here’s a selection of good news in and around the United Reformed Church (URC).
This summer in Reform magazine
How must Church change? The July/August edition of Reform addresses this head on, as well as calls for racial justice after the brutal murder of George Floyd.
Take part in digital discussions about Israel and Palestine
The United Reformed Church’s (URC) interfaith relations team has organised two General Assembly-linked webinars focusing on Israel and Occupied Palestine Territories.
At the first, to be held on 14 July from 7-8.15pm, a panel will share their experiences of an URC educational visit to the region in 2019 via Zoom.
Introduced by Derek Estill, former URC General Assembly 2018-20, and Katie Henderson, URC Youth Assembly Moderator 2019-20, the panel will be chaired by Clare Nutbrown-Hughes who represented the URC West Midlands Synod on the visit, and who is about to start training to become a URC Minister of Word and Sacrament.
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