A day to dance

03/10/2022 | Reform

Stephen Tomkins revisits the day the URC was born

The sun shone on London for 5 October 1972. Three thousand people, Congregationalists and Presbyterians, gathered to become the United Reformed Church, celebrating the fruition of nine years’ work and full … Read More

Reviews October 2022

03/10/2022 | Reform

Testing conventions

Doctor Who Am IDirected by Matthew Jacobs & Vanessa YuilleCertificate 12a, 80 minutesReleased in cinemas 27 October andDVD & Digital 28 November

What is a church, and why do people attend it? This is a documentary about Doctor … Read More

The view from Wales

03/10/2022 | Reform

Leaving the URC to join a Wales-wide body remains a possibility, says Robert Pope

It is sometimes claimed that the United Reformed Church, having 13 synods, has at least 13 ways of doing things. That said, there appears on the … Read More

Chapter & verse: Ephesians 3:20

03/10/2022 | Reform

Susan Durber considers maturity in Christ

I often find myself thinking something like: ‘When I grow up I want to be her…’. Regular readers of Reform will understand when I say I want to be Sheila Maxey – so full … Read More

The view from Scotland

03/10/2022 | Reform

Differences in the Scottish context were built into union proposals, says Lindsey Sanderson

The United Reformed Church has been present in Scotland for the last 41 years through its union with the Churches of Christ in 1981; however, it was … Read More

Here & now Victoria Turner

03/10/2022 | Reform

Victoria Turner calls on the URC to make a noise

I decided to scare our Reform editors and write this ‘Here & now’ the day after attending my first Greenbelt Festival – which was also the final content deadline day! … Read More