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The February newsletter of Joint Public Issues Team JPIT February Newsletter

General Assemblies 2025

The United Reformed Church gathers as General Assembly twice in 2025. 4 – 7 July 2025, The Hayes, Swanwick Extraordinary GA Meeting 14-16 November 2025, Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes As part of this Eastern Synod attends through a group of representatives who express...

Synod Treasurer

Over the last few months all of our attempts to recruit a Synod Treasurer have been unsuccessful. In the circulated job description (please see below) is outlined the ideal but we are now at the stage of spelling out what the minimum requirements are to make an...

Celebrations at The Hive

Celebrations at The Hive

Sunday 9th February 2024 was a morning of joyous celebration at worship for The Hive, Basildon. As they celebrated with Linda Flack in her Confirmation and welcomed her as a new church member and gave thanks with Yvonne Oliphant for her loyal and devoted service as...

Volunteering with the URC team at Greenbelt Festival 2025

Volunteering with the URC team at Greenbelt Festival 2025

The online application form to volunteer with the URC team at Greenbelt festival 2025 is now available to complete by visiting the URC Greenbelt webpage here: https://urc.org.uk/greenbelt/volunteer-registration The closing date for volunteer applications is 24 April...

Lent Lecture

This year's Annual Lent Lecture at Billericay Methodist Church, Western Road is entitled: 'The Bible and People of Other Faiths: A Personal and Theological Journey' and will be given by Dr Elizabeth Harris, honorary Senior Research Fellow within the Edward Cadbury...