Views of the Holy Land

27/01/2023 | Reform

In November, an ecumenical interfaith group visited Israel/Palestine to learn about the struggles and hopes of its people, led by the Council for Christians and Jews. The group included members from the United Reformed Church, the Church of England, Baptists, … Read More

How a church can reach further

27/01/2023 | Reform

A small church is having a big impact through community partnerships, finds Stephen Tomkins

Ten years ago, Roker United Reformed Church, Sunderland, had a Church-Related Community Worker, Helen Stephenson. She saw that the congregation was already engaged with the community … Read More

Tending the vineyard

27/01/2023 | Reform

Three ‘Jubilee questions’ posed by the URC’s Church Life Review Group received a wide range of responses, says Lindsey Sanderson

The Church Life Review Group was set up by the URC’s Mission Council in March 2021, following discussion about the … Read More

Partners in Mission

27/01/2023 | Reform

In a new series, Ana Gobledale meets the URC’s partners in international mission. First, So-Young Jung from South Korea

When I became a ‘missionary’ in 1983, I refused to use the word because all I could picture was a stern … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘I travel my pilgrim way now as a widow’

27/01/2023 | Reform

Sheila Maxey now travels on as a widow

A new section of my pilgrim way has begun in which I travel as a widow. So many have trod this way before me, but each of us has to find our … Read More

Here & now: Philippa Osei

27/01/2023 | Reform

Philippa Osei finds inspiration in Korea

As Moderator-Elect of the United Reformed Church Youth Assembly, I was recently invited by the Council for World Mission and the World Council of Reformed Churches to South Korea for the Women in Leadership … Read More