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The Revd Clare Downing and Mr Peter Pay, General Assembly Moderators of the United Reformed Church, make the following statement after a new four-week lockdown began in England on 5 November.
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself.” (Luke 10:27)
The Revd Lindsey Sanderson, United Reformed Church National Synod of Scotland representative to the Scottish Church Leaders’ Forum, has joined a number of Scottish church leaders in writing to all Scottish MPs and Peers to express concerns about the Internal Market Bill.
At present, the UK is part of the European single market, with jointly agreed regulations and standards across the continent.
The United Reformed Church (URC) has coordinated a series of special events and created resources to help mark Inter Faith Week, taking place from 8-15 November.
On 9 November, an online celebration will take place to review a pilot event which took place in October where conversations between mosques and churches were held.
In October 2020, the United Reformed Church (URC) launched its five-year safeguarding strategic plan.
The plan requires all parts of the URC – it’s people, councils, committees and groups – to work together on six key objectives to ensure the Church provides a sustained community of care where everyone, particularly the most vulnerable, can find a place of love, pastoral care and support.
