Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘I made an accidental prophecy’

03/11/2020 | Reform

Paul Kerensa makes an accidental prophecy

When the nights draw in, my diary normally gets busy. Colder months need a bit of cheer, so my comedian colleagues and I would brighten dark days via light entertainment. Oh and a raffle. … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Aching in body, I was renewed in spirit’

03/11/2020 | Reform

Sheila Maxey watches clouds gather

In last month’s column, I said that ‘provisional’ seems to be the word these days. Now, it looks like we have to expect six months more of this provisionality and uncertainty.

When friends ask me … Read More

A different kind of minister

23/10/2020 | Reform

For more than 30 years, the United Reformed Church has been training and deploying a different kind of minister, not quite like anything in other churches: Church-Related Community Workers. As Reform begins a series talking to them about their work, … Read More

Community stories: Marie Trubic

23/10/2020 | Reform

In the first of a series hearing from Church-Related Community Workers, Marie Trubic tells the story of a community hall in Glasgow

The local MSP came to see our community hall at Priesthill United Reformed Church, Glasgow, and asked me: … Read More

Craft for the holidays

23/10/2020 | Reform

Abi Nicol reports on a pop-up creative cafe project

This summer, six churches worked together to put on pop-up creative cafes to support their communities in Dursley and Cam, Gloucestershire, during the long summer holiday after months in lockdown. Tabernacle … Read More

Time to grow

23/10/2020 | Reform

Stephen Tomkins explores an awardwinning community gardening project

Liz Styan had long had hopes for two plots of waste ground neighbouring her church, Zion United Reformed Church in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, especially as the church had qualified as an Eco … Read More