Peer pressure

25/02/2022 | Reform

Caroline, Baroness Cox, was appointed to the House of Lords by Margaret Thatcher. She uses her position to be what she calls ‘a voice for the voiceless’, meeting and advocating for those in vulnerable parts of the world – as … Read More

We must stop meeting like this

25/02/2022 | Reform

John Bradbury, the General Secretary of the United Reformed Church, considers how the Church needs to change

The United Reformed Church, in 2021, began a Church life review, considering how the denomination needs to change in order to rise to … Read More

Facing our fears: Climate change and mental health

25/02/2022 | Reform

In the first of a series of articles looking at factors impacting on mental health, Laurence Wareing explores the scientific evidence for eco-anxiety, and how we might respond

Les and Christine Parker, environmental campaigners and guiding lights of Church by … Read More

The power of our story

25/02/2022 | Reform

Muna Levan-Harris reports on a conference looking at race and identity

On 6 November 2021, Westminster College held a forum called ‘Conversation and Theological Reflection for Minority Ethnic Women in the United Reformed Church’ – in the new state-of-the art … Read More

The churches that make us: Maesyronnen Chapel

25/02/2022 | Reform

Continuing a series covering the breadth of churches in the URC, Reform visits Maesyronnen

Maesyronnen Chapel has many distinctions. It is the oldest Nonconformist church in Wales still in use, and among the earliest Nonconformist churches to be built there. … Read More

Chapter & verse: Luke 4:1-13

25/02/2022 | Reform

George Mwaura gets to grips with temptation

During the season of Lent, churches often focus on three things: the temptation, how to resist, it and repentance. In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, the temptations come quickly after Jesus’ baptism … Read More