Same-Sex Marriage Ten years on

02/09/2026 | Reform

Reformed looks back with John Bradbury, URC General Secretary

It is ten years since the United Reformed Church, at the 2016 General Assembly, became the first mainstream Christian denomination in the UK to allow churches to offer same-sex marriages. The … Read More

Help is here!

12/08/2026 | Reform

Introducing the new Shared Resources Hub

Life could be getting easier for churches: the first of the Church Life Fund’s shared services, the URC’s Shared Resources Hub and Helpdesk launched on 30 June. The Hub is an easily accessible website … Read More

Forget-me-not café

29/04/2026 | Reform

Visitors feel the love at an award-winning dementia café in Leeds

At Andrew’s United Reformed Church in Roundhay, Leeds, has long had a community café, the Clocktower Café, a place for people to meet once a week. It is popular … Read More

Welcome Archbishop

27/04/2026 | Reform

John Ellis attends the Installation of Sarah Mullally

I do not normally spend my Wednesday afternoons with the heir to the throne, the Prime Minister, a Lord Mayor, an Orthodox Archbishop, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, … Read More

A million acts of hope

27/04/2026 | Reform

In May, faith groups, community groups and charities will come together in A Million Acts of Hope. Andy Jackson and Roo Stewart explain why.

In a world marked by conflict and uncertainty, it is easy to underestimate the power of … Read More

New Free Villages

27/04/2026 | Reform

The URC and Jamaican Churches are working together on a transformative project

There is exciting potential before us to provide life-changing opportunities for Jamaican citizens whose prospects continue to be limited by the unjust impacts of the legacies of transatlantic … Read More