On the pilgrim way: ‘I seemed to be the keeper of the family memory’

06/09/2024 | Reform

This summer I have been on rather a special journey down memory lane – all the more special because it was shared. I visited my 89-year-old cousin in Germany. He remembered our first ‘adult’ meeting – I was 17 and … Read More

Here and now: Charlotte Samson

06/09/2024 | Reform

‘The best part about the URC is that it is made up of great people who make you feel welcome and accepted’

I moved to England from South Africa in 2022 at the age of 14. Moving is very hard, … Read More

Songs of faith: Stephen Best

06/09/2024 | Reform

Hymn writer Stephen Best talks to Ana Gobledale

Maybe, as he says, it’s a Welsh thing or maybe it’s his poetic gift, but ready-to-sing hymns are arising from the pen of the Revd Stephen Best, part of our United Reformed … Read More

Chapter & Verse: Genesis 12:1-9

06/09/2024 | Reform

Meg Warner on a journey with Abram

Many of us know this passage pretty well. The LORD calls Abram to embark on an extraordinary journey – away from his homeland and everything he knows – and to travel to a … Read More

Reviews September 2024

06/09/2024 | Reform

FirebrandDirected by Karim AinouzCertificate 15121 minutesReleased 6 September

History. The Tudors. King Henry VIII wanted a male heir to the throne. His first wife failed to deliver, so he divorced her. When the Pope excommunicated him, Henry set up the … Read More

A good question: What is your prayer for the future of the Church?

06/09/2024 | Reform

One question, four answers

Clare Davison‘I pray we will be churches who invite others to join us’

I think about this question, as a local church minister who has had two of my four churches close within a year. I … Read More