A feast at the festival

26/05/2017 | Reform

What does the United Reformed Church have in store for this year’s Greenbelt arts festival, after last year’s success? And what does Greenbelt have in store for us?

The United Reformed Church is packing its tent, its folding chair and … Read More

Pat Finlow: Party time

26/05/2017 | Reform

As this short election season comes to a climax on 8 June, Pat Finlow of Christians in Politics has one more slogan for Christians to hear

Elections tend to attract slogans of one kind or another: pithy sayings that capture … Read More

If pulpits could talk

26/05/2017 | Reform

From modern Communion tables to ancient pews, Stephen Tomkins hears the stories told by church furniture

For my art O level, one of the subjects for paintings was simply ‘A church’. I lovingly reproduced my own church in oils. ‘Err, yeah,’ … Read More

God created humanism

02/05/2017 | Reform

Christians have a message for the secular values of our world, says Theo Hobson, and it starts with ‘yes’

Who are we? I think that a major muddle surrounds the question of Christian identity. It prevents us from giving a … Read More

Out with the organ, in with the coffee machine

02/05/2017 | Reform

The story of a church finding a new way to serve its community – and the sacrifice it entailed

Southcote, a housing estate in Reading, Berkshire, used to have a cafe, a pub and a library, but the cafe and … Read More

Summer festivals

02/05/2017 | Reform

Decide which Christian festival is for you with the help of Reform’s 2017 round up

It must be summer – the days are getting longer, the ice cream vans are coming out of hibernation and Christians are getting wellied up … Read More