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Eric Liddell Olympic gold centenary celebrated at St Gilesā Cathedral
24 Jun 2024
The life of Eric Liddell, the runner nicknamed āThe Flying Scotsmanā and immortalised in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, was celebrated during a service at St Gilesā Cathedral in Edinburgh on Saturday 22 June. The service was part of āThe Eric Liddell 100ā commemorations to mark the 100th anniversary of Liddell winning gold in […]
Nationally acclaimed musicians to hold concert at local 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ×
24 Jun 2024
Amersham Free Church, a United Reformed Church in Buckinghamshire, is hosting a trumpet and drum concert to raise money for international development agency Christian Aid. Featuring two nationally acclaimed musicians, the concert takes place on Sunday, 30 June at 3pm. The Revd Ian Green, Minister of Amersham Free Church, explained: āWeāre very pleased to be […]
Around the 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ× in seven days: 19-25 June 2024
18 Jun 2024
A round up of news from around the United Reformed Church over the past seven days, 19-25 June. East Midlands Synod A big round of applause to St Andrew’s 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ× in Peterborough which, in May, dedicated its monthly ābring and shareā lunches to raise money for Christian Aid. A whopping Ā£884 was raised further supplemented […]
Groby Elder becomes Newbigin Pioneering Hubās first Assembly Accredited Lay Pioneer
17 Jun 2024
Wendy Hall, an Elder of Groby United Reformed Church in Leicestershire, is set to become the Newbigin Pionneering Hubās first 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ× Assembly Accredited Lay Pioneer. In this reflection, Wendy shares her story about how she went from the margins of church to being at its centre: āI feel as if I have always sat on […]
Transform lives for good by making lunch
17 Jun 2024
Everything at Transforming Lives for Good (TGL) begins with the local church. When TLG first began in 1999, it worked with one church responding to the needs of struggling children in their local community ā now it equips more than 200 churches of all shapes and sizes across the UK. TLG equips churches, like Bere […]
“I was the right person to deliver the 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ×’s slavery apology to Jamaicans”
12 Jun 2024
In a letter published by The Guardian on 12 June, the Revd Dr Tessa Henry-Robinson, Moderator of the 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ× General Assembly, responds to a suggestion that it was absurd for her as a Black British woman to deliver the 91ŗ£½ĒĀŅĀ×ās apology to Black Jamaicans. Tessaās letter comes after Dr Robert Beckford, a theologian and broadcaster, […]
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