A day to dance

03/10/2022 | Reform

Stephen Tomkins revisits the day the URC was born

The sun shone on London for 5 October 1972. Three thousand people, Congregationalists and Presbyterians, gathered to become the United Reformed Church, celebrating the fruition of nine years’ work and full … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘Lists are how I get things done. Write it down, strike it off’

03/10/2022 | Reform

Paul Kerensa loves a list

I’ve noticed I’m relying a little more on writing things down. Lists are how I get things done. Write it down, strike it off. Of course, there’s that age-old tip: Start every to-do list with … Read More

News Comment: Queen Elizabeth II

03/10/2022 | Reform

Stephen Tomkins reflects on the end of the Elizabethen era

Queen Elizabeth II lived to celebrate the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne – and for the country to celebrate it, which it certainly did.

Nicholas Witchell, the … Read More

The cost of giving

03/10/2022 | Reform

Patrick Watt, Chief Executive of Christian Aid since May, talks to Stephen Tomkins

We’re in what we’re calling a cost of living crisis. Do you think it’s fair that, if people are finding times hard in the UK, we worry … Read More

A good question: What is the United Reformed Church for?

03/10/2022 | Reform

One question, four answers

David Cornick‘A community of tenth lepers’

Luke tells us that one day when Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he passed through the borderlands of Samaria and Galilee. Ten lepers, keeping a safe Covid distance, … Read More

Proclaim Jubilee!

03/10/2022 | Reform

Meg Warner investigates the Bible’s idea of the 50th year

Happy Birthday United Reformed Church! Fifty years is a grand age, and Jubilee is a superb model to have chosen for the celebrations. I’ve been fortunate enough to have been … Read More