The United Reformed Church

Ainsdale Village Church Community Garden Ainsdale Village Church Community Garden A piece of land at the front of the church which has been transformed into a garden for the use of the local community. Story Ainsdale United Reformed Church is a church in the centre of the village which forms part of the Southport conurbation. It had a piece of unde...

http://www.slideshare.net/wol1959/dursley-tabernacle-the-parsonage-project-youth-centre The Parsonage Project A Youth Centre at Dursley Tabernacle URC The story The Church’s decision to prioritise youth and community work by appointing a paid Youth Worker led to the establishing of a Family Café in the Church Sanctuary and grew into a ...

The story of St Arbucks St Arbucks Seeks to enhance the community, support local and global business and be the best coffee and cake shop you've tried today! Trinity United Church sold its building, worshiped in a new community hall and bought a corner shop in the centre of the village with the vision of opening a coffee shop that functions as a &l...

Criss-Cross Youth Group, Rutherglen Criss-Cross Youth Group Open and welcoming. Story In 2011 Rutherglen URC launched Criss-Cross Youth Group. The initial intention was to provide the seven young people who attended church on a Sunday morning with an additional opportunity to meet together. It was envisaged that it would be a weekly evening meeting...

Free Lunches For All Free Lunches for All Hospitality and Welcome for a cross-section of the community in a small market town. Story Havant URC have been offering “Free Lunches for All” every Saturday morning between 11am and 2pm every Saturday . Starting with 5 people, three years ago, we now serve up to 90 meals each week. The Church ...

Reaching Men of All Ages Reaching Men of All Ages . Enabling men to be faithful followers of Christ in the 21st century at Plume Avenue Church, Colchester. Story: Statistics in the uk show the number of men in the church is on the decline. Together with research that shows suicide as the biggest killer of men under the age of 30 Plume Avenue Church...

Cafe Alive at Grange URC from TheWindermereCentre Café Alive Ecumenical Community Café in Church sanctuary. Story. Being in an ideal situation, close to primary school, Pre-School, doctors surgery and secondary school and having a very good working relationship with the other 2 churches on our estate, we decided to open an ecumenical ...

Our Tribe (Augustine United Church) Our Tribe The LGBTQI Welcoming and Affirming Ministry at Augustine United Church Story Augustine United Church merged with the Metropolitan Community Church Edinburgh in 2010 and as part of that Our Tribe was set up. Our Tribe seeks to live out God’s unconditional love for all through our values of inclusio...

Crossway: the Church in Regeneration The Church in Regeneration: Mission below the tipping point Story This is the story of an urban church in the middle of regeneration and redevelopment, seeking to be involved in mission but with a small membership and worshipping community. Crossway is having to relocate after the local council issued a compulso...

Felton URC Afternoon Tea (Free) Coffee, cake, company and chat Story The idea for the afternoon tea came from a radio programme that one of our elders was listening to. Her immediate reaction was that it was something we could do as a Church and she also felt that the impact of isolation and loneliness wa...

Funeral Teas at Fraserburgh URC Funeral Teas The provision of light refreshments for a family following a funeral Story About 8-10 years ago a group of volunteers within the church began to offer funeral teas for a family following a funeral. Today, the refreshments consist of sandwiches, current loaf, a sausage roll and a choice of tea or coffee. ...

The Knitted Bible Project The Knitted Bible project a fun exhibition of stories from the Bible for all ages Story Since 2013 St Andrew's URC in Balham, SW London, have been putting on an exhibition of Bible stories using knitted figures of about the size of an average nativity scene. The exhibition lasts for a week, when around 1,000 children from ...

Pop-up Church in the Market Square The Free Church, St Ives Notes: PRACTICAL Where did the idea come from? How did it start? The idea of having a Christian presence in our market square on market day arose after the Anglican Bishop came to St Ives and went around talking to people in the market square. There were so many people who wanted to chat t...

Tots and Carers (St Ives Free Church) Tots & Carers’ Group and Café Worship The Free Church, St Ives Story The Free Church, St Ives set up a Tots and Carers’ Group in order to link more with younger families in our town who do not normally attend church. The Tots and Carers’ group meets weekly on Wednesday mornings 10 a...

Look After Yourself (Broadway URC) from TheWindermereCentre Look After Yourself: Gentle Exercise to feel better and enjoy life more Story Broadway United Reformed Church in Worcestershire engaged more with its local rural community by creating gentle exercise sessions. Notes PRACTICAL Where did the idea come from? How did it start? Our Outreach Dev...

Everyday Church: transforming the ordinary (Stainbeck) EVERYDAY CHURCH: transforming the ordinary Opening up the church as a safe place in the community where needs can be met and where God’s love in Jesus can be found. The Story: Stainbeck United Reformed Church, Leeds was built in 1931 and is set in the middle of estates which are diverse b...