The Revd Dr Peter Stevenson, minister of Crossway URC, London, reflects on Saturday night’s terror attack in the capital, and offers a prayer for us all. Crossway URC is a mile from London Bridge and the Borough Market area where the most recent act of terror took place on Saturday night. The church was ready …
Thy Kingdom Come is a global prayer movement, which invites Christians around the world to pray between Ascension and Pentecost. What started out as an invitation from the Archbishops’ of Canterbury and York in 2016 to the Church of England has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer. We have decided to hold …
The United Reformed Church General Secretary, the Revd John Proctor, and the Moderators of General Assembly, the Revd Kevin Watson and Mr Alan Yates have contacted Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the UK, to send their sympathies and condolences on behalf of the URC to all those affected by the …
On Friday 3 March 2017 over 5,000 services will be held in the UK on the theme of justice. “Am I being unfair to you?” has been written by the Christian women of the Philippines and translated into 1,000 different languages and dialects to be used throughout the whole world, starting at sunrise over …
The Church of England has released a prayer for the EU referendum campaign The prayer is for use by churches and individuals ahead of the vote on June 23. God of truth, give us grace to debate the issues in this referendum with honesty and openness. Give generosity to those who seek to form opinion …
Heavenly Father, as we celebrate the ninetieth birthday of Her Majesty The Queen, receive our heartfelt thanks for all that you have given her in these ninety years and for all that she has given to her people. Continue, we pray, your loving purposes in her, and, as you gather us together in celebration, unite …
Old Grey Prayers, by Bernard Thorogood is a new collection of poetry, prayer and reflections on growing older available from the URC Shop now for just £4. Ripeness is all Giver of life, lover of life, you seek life in all its fullness for all of us; that the seeds may germinate; the buds may …
Women’s World Day of Prayer 2016 is on Friday 4 March This years’ Service has been prepared by the women of Cuba with the theme ‘Receive Children. Receive Me’. The Services in Wimbledon will take place at at Merton Park Baptist Church (Bushey Road) at 10.30am and Holy Trinity (Wimbledon Broadway) at 8.00pm. Catherine Linsley, Youth …
This year, the United Reformed Church prayer handbook – the denomination’s perennially popular collection of prayers and meditations, commissioned from prayer writers across the URC – is changing. The team responsible for producing the resource is keen to widen the prayer handbook’s authorship and will be including non-commissioned prayers for the first time. So, could …
Join us to pray for the families and communities affected by the conflict in Syria. Father of all mercies, we cry out to you for the people of Syria, who continue to suffer so much. Please pour out your love and compassion on all who are hungry, hurting and without hope. Thank you that you …