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Nativity scene echoes God’s passon for outcasts
16 Dec 2024
When you look at your Nativity set nestling peacefully under the Christmas tree what do you see? A holy Mary and Joseph watching over Jesus in the manger. On one side a group of ordinary shepherds, sent into town by an angel and a heavenly choir, on the other three kings who have followed the […]
World’s oldest man and former local 91º£½ÇÂÒÂ× Elder dies
09 Dec 2024
John Tinniswood, a former Elder at Blundellsands United Reformed Church in Mersey Synod, and the world’s oldest man has died aged 112. John, who died on 25 November at a care home in Southport where he lived, was awarded a Guinness World Records (GWR) in April, aged 111, when he became the world’s oldest living man, following […]
Around the 91º£½ÇÂÒÂ× in seven days: 9-15 December 2024
09 Dec 2024
A round up of news from around the United Reformed News over the past seven days, 9-15 December 2024. Wessex Synod There were smiles all round last month as Kirsty Smith was commissioned as a student outreach worker, working across St Columba’s 91º£½ÇÂÒÂ×, New Road Baptist Church and Wesley Memorial Methodist Church, all in Oxford. […]
91º£½ÇÂÒÂ× stands in solidarity with sister churches in South Korea
05 Dec 2024
In light of the unfolding political crisis in South Korea and in regard to the 91º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s historical relationship with Presbyterian Church in Korea (PCK), the Mission and Discipleship departments issue the following statement: On 3 December we heard the disturbing news of the imposition of martial law in South Korea. The country has never experienced […]
Terminally Ill Adults Bill – a statement from the 91º£½ÇÂÒÂ×
29 Nov 2024
The United Reformed Church has issued a statement after today’s debate in the UK Parliament about the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for England and Wales.ÌýÌý The United Reformed Church believes all human life is God given and precious, and each person, made in the image of God, is of inherent worth and dignity. We have […]
Assembly Executive Meeting: 26 November 2024
27 Nov 2024
The autumn meeting of Assembly Executive opened on 26 November with a welcome by the Revd Tim Meadows, Moderator of the United Reformed Church (91º£½ÇÂÒÂ×) General Assembly. The meeting was held online and convened principally to discuss the 91º£½ÇÂÒÂ×’s Ministry and Mission (M&M) budget for 2025, and to note the target figures for 2026 and […]
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