This week, representatives of the United Reformed Church, together with other Christian Churches and charities, delivered a strong message on poverty to prime minister David Cameron. This coincides with the launch of Church Action on Poverty’s three year campaign entitled Close the Gap, which challenges Church and political leaders to give, act and pray to […]
Bee Celebrates with Fleet Pilots
This week our Pilots group had a party to help Captain Bee Griffiths celebrate her 70th birthday.
Reform Magazine Announces URC News Digest
REFORM magazine is marking the New Year with the launch of ‘Digest’ – four dedicated pages of news from the United Reformed Church. The Digest will be a self-contained newsletter-style section within the magazine, concentrating exclusively on denominational and local church stories. REFORM editor Kay Parris said: “The Digest will give us the opportunity to […]
Star In the East
Magi in their mystery, Studying the skies, First received the message That a king should rise. Many duties claimed them, Cares of peace and war; Far and faint the promise Offered by a star. Yet the wise men followed, Taking various ways, Trusting in the portent Many nights and days. So the star led onward […]
New General Secretary for CWM
Rev Dr Collin Cowan has taken up his new role as General Secretary of Council for World Mission. Previously General Secretary of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, Dr Cowan is sure about the values and direction that will shape his leadership: “I have a passion for justice,” he says. “All […]
Ice and Fire – Winter 2009
Ice and Fire – Winter 2009 The week before Christmas it came – the year’s first snow And a biting chill which ruled the day and the night. Surely the sun was banished and stripped of power In the annual fight which is waged between fire and ice. Yet the sun broke through when at […]
Hallelujah!
On 13 November 2010, these unsuspecting shoppers got a big surprise while enjoying their lunch…
Catching the Light
Sheila Durbin, one of our Church members and a regular contributor to this website, has just had her first book of poetry published. The volume is entitled ‘Catching the Light’, and Sheila says that her chief sources of inspiration are the natural world and her Christian faith. “Recently, one of my main themes has been […]
Pilots Enjoy Fleet Christmas Festivities
The photos show Fleet URC Pilots enjoying themselves at the Fleet Christmas Festivities last Wednesday. They contributed stars and angels to the LivingStones Christian Bookshop Nativity window:
The Challenge of Evangelism
Evangelism is the theme for the third and final year of the Vision4Life programme, and our Bible Study on 18 November introduced us to the topic. Many people find this a particularly challenging aspect of their Christian life. Our Minister, Stephen Thornton, led the evening, and started by asking “What do we mean by Evangelism?” […]