I wish I’d been there

25/04/2025 | Reform

The Council of Nicaea is 1,700 years old in May. Susan Durber looks back on the most momentous Church Meeting of all

I’m confident that many readers of Reform have been to church meetings of all sorts; a few Elders … Read More

Travel in Hope

25/04/2025 | Reform

In February, representatives of different Churches and nations visited the Holy Land, responding to a call for solidarity. Here, some of those who took part report and reflect

Kevin SnymanURC Programme Officer for Global Justice and Partnerships

At the end … Read More

Give my Spirit Voice

25/04/2025 | Reform

As the URC celebrates 35 years of Rejoice and Sing, Stephen Tomkins hears from David Thompson the story of creating the hymnbook at the heart of the Church

The idea of producing a hymnbook for the United Reformed Church was … Read More

The Art of Welcome

25/04/2025 | Reform

If a welcome was what you were looking for, it was easy to find at the 2025 URC Youth Assembly

‘All are welcome’ was the theme for the 2025 URC Youth Assembly – held this year in a new venue, … Read More

Songs of Faith: Stephen Newell & Naomi Sharp

25/04/2025 | Reform

Stephen Newell and Naomi Sharp on hymn writing as a team

Good things are coming out of north east Bristol! Stephen Newell, URC minister and guitarist, and Naomi Sharp, Methodist lay worker and musician, are collaborating on ‘New Praise Hymns’. … Read More

Soul Stories: Jim Gascoigne

25/04/2025 | Reform

Jim Gasgoine remembers a pioneer calling

Perhaps the journey began before I was born. ‘In the womb you knew me,’ wrote the psalmist.

Perhaps it was in the family. My great grandfather, the Revd JG Gascoigne was a Congregational minister. … Read More