At first, the news that churches would need to cancel services due to Covid-19 was met with dismay.

In March, the government had written to vulnerable people, including people aged over 70, pregnant women, and those with specific underlying health conditions advising that they should self-isolate for 12 weeks to protect themselves from the coronavirus pandemic.

At a time when people would most want to seek comfort from their church, friends and loved ones, they were being forced to isolate themselves from those support networks, albeit for their own good.

But United Reformed Churches (URC), like Christ Church in Petts Wood, in the URC’s Southern Synod, rose to the challenge to keep people connected.

The dedication and commitment of frontline NHS workers helping to battle Covid-19 and save lives across the UK has received much deserved recognition and praise.

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Many have spent long hours away from their loved-ones to look after the family members of others. In doing so, more than 100 have sadly lost their lives.

Katie Henderson, Immediate-past United Reformed Church (URC) Youth Assembly co-Moderator, is a much-valued nurse who gives an insight into what life is like on a hospital ward in this reflection.

Calling all photo enthusiasts! The United Reformed Church (URC) Communications Department is seeking photographs from URC members that represent the life of the denomination.

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Using the theme ‘24 hours in the life of the URC’ (before lockdown!), to cover any activity that shows what the URC does, the images will initially be as part of the General Assembly’s Book of Reports.