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

Reviews March 2022

25/02/2022 | Reform 1

Romantic self-doubt

CyranoDirected by Joe WrightCertificate 12a, 124 minutesReleased 25 February

Edmond Rostand’s 1897 romantic play Cyrano de Bergerac concerns a man who, because of his long nose, considers himself too ugly to tell the girl of his dreams and … Read More

Art in Focus – March 2022

25/02/2022 | Reform

Black SquareKazimir MalevichOil on linen, 1915Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

A painting that is simply a black square. Really? This work by Kazimir Malevich caused an uproar when it was first shown in 1915. The plain black canvas (albeit now with a … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘I immersed myself in Marconi, Melba and microphones’

25/02/2022 | Reform

As a writer and comedian, sometimes I get to pen columns like this one (thank you, Reform, for giving a stand-up a home, especially when all the gigs went quiet – I’m sure that for a few months in 2020, … 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

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