We lift our prayers for St John’s United Church of Zambia in Mtendere, our partner and link church. Three Salisbury churches share in this prayer circle: Salisbury Methodist, Bemerton Methodist and Salisbury United Reformed Church. For more information about our global partnership link click here. Current prayer requests On-going prayer points for the Girls and […]
Read MoreOur Mission to Alabare – an update
Dear Friends Alabaré continues to grow and expand its services. In 2021 we established three new homes, with each of these properties providing something different to our regular homeless service. Stanley Road and Clevedon Road in Weston super Mare cater for those at different stages in their recovery from drug and alcohol substance misuse. Hope […]
Read MoreURC resolutions on Palestine-Israel
The United Reformed Church (URC) Assembly affirmed the URC’s commitment to morally responsible investment policies with regards to Israel and Palestine, stating: “After years of research, discernment, prayer, visits, and collaboration with national and international partners, the United Reformed Church has also given its public commitment on investment policies which screen out international companies that […]
Read MoreTraidCraft – Order today!
Contact Anne Eve to place your Traidcraft order today! Click here to have a browse through the Autumn/Winter catalogue from Traidcraft – Please order through our church so we receive a percentage (10% on food items and 20% on all other items). Contact Anne and let her know the items you wish to order. She’ll […]
Read MoreMeg Abel & Peter Pay make a difference! — breaking news for URC!
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE URC… URC vaccine appeal tops more than £31,000 (May 2022) and the amount continues to rise! Generous donors have helped the United Reformed Church (URC) raise more than £30,000 for Christian Aid. Make a donation now — Donation page link The initiative started in 2021 when Salisbury URC member Meg Abel, […]
Read MoreGlobal Vaccine Donations through Commitment for Life
Thankful for your Covid-19 vaccination? Why not give out of your gratitude to help someone else? Commitment for Life and Christian Aid have created a brilliant donation page to make it easy for you to make a difference for good in someone else’s life. Or you can always send a cheque to our Church Treasurer […]
Read MoreEcumenical Prayer Cycle – weekly world prayers
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Read MoreGlobal Care Prayer Calendar
Andover URC, through Global Care, has sponsored Agape, a young girl in Uganda, for several years. We are invited to pray for the work and mission of Global Care using the Prayer Calendar below on this page. Global Care… Fighting child poverty for 37 years through Child Sponsorship, special projects and caring for children at […]
Read MoreStay Alert for Justice
COVID-19 has brought huge changes to all our lives, but inequalities mean that some people have been hit even harder than others. The world on the other side of the lockdown will be different. If we stay alert to justice we can make the right choices about how to move on. People from across the […]
Read MoreWalking the tightrope, URC video
The short film, Walking the tightrope (running time 30.33 minutes), explores important issues for Christians engaging with the Holy Land. A few years ago, the URC undertook a joint project with FODIP (The Forum for the Discussion of Israel and Palestine) to produce a film, preparing anyone considering a pilgrimage to the region. The film […]
Read MoreCouncil for World Mission – news of our world
Prayer concerns from the Council for World Mission (CWM) CWM highlights the Corvid 19 epidemic that affects all its member churches. Often this is against a background of inequality, lack of health care, social deprivation and overwhelming loss. Please hold our partner churches and agencies in prayer. There is particular concern about: the measles epidemic […]
Read MoreAct Now for Climate Justice!
The URC’s very own Diana Paulding is part of Christian Aid’s Prophetic Activist Scheme. These young Christians are working for climate justice. The activists launched the Stop Fuelling the Fire Campaign, which is petitioning the UK government to end using UK Export Finance to fund fossil fuel projects overseas. Diana feels strongly about this issue, […]
Read MoreFairtrade Church
Thanks to Anne’s hard work and commitment to justice, Salisbury URC’s status as a Fairtrade Church has been renewed for another year! Fairtrade News Angharad Hopkinson, Campaigns and Policy Officer at the Fairtrade Foundation, writes: Thank you very much for recommitting Salisbury United Reformed Church as a Fairtrade Place of Worship. Fairtrade is growing with […]
Read MoreURC & Waldensian Fellowship links
Revd Colin and Anne Marsh have shared with us about their extensive involvement in the URC-Waldensian Global Link. Read on to learn more about the Waldensian Church in Italy and the URC Fellowship that connects us. If you are considering future travel to Italy, this link may prove extremely beneficial. The Waldensian Church – 1175 […]
Read MoreStaying informed about Palestine
The URC Justice Ministries invite us as individuals and a congregation, to stay informed of the current situation in the Palestinian Occupied Territories and Israel. Rev Dr Munther Isaac, a Lutheran minister in Bethlehem and author of “The Arab Church”, speaking at a recent zoom-workshop of the realities of life as a Palestinian Christian today, […]
Read MoreFrom Balfour to Banksy – a video worth watching
This film presents history and current information on the situation in Israel and the Occupied Territories of Palestine, one of our partners through Commitment for Life. Watch film here. This film, Balfour to Banksy, is recommended by Sarum Concern for Israel/Palestine ‘100 years ago Britain’s Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour set in motion the vision of […]
Read MoreDonating to Christian Aid
Please support the global work of Christian Aid using one of the following methods. justgiving from https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/salisburyca BACS direct from your bank to Churches Together in Salisbury Christian Aid — Sort code 54-41-19 Account no 68577613 By Text to CAIDSALISBURY to 70085 to donate £5.00. Texts cost £5 PLUS one standard rate message and you […]
Read MoreSalisbury Foodbank
A very big thank you from the team to everyone for your prayers, and for continuing to donate to Salisbury Foodbank during these challenging times. We are seeing a lot of demand, so do please continue donating via our collection points in Tesco & Waitrose, if you are able to, and shopping there already. Please […]
Read MoreWhat is Christianity? – a new website
New Website from the Christian Enquiry Agency The CEA, acting as part of Churches Together in England, has developed a new website for those trying to find out more about the Christian faith. Whilst personal conversations are often the most effective way of sharing faith, this website is a useful resource for those who start […]
Read MoreZambia Link News
We are linked with St John’s, Mtendere, United Church of Zambia (UCZ), a congregation in Lusaka. Click here for prayer requests from St John’s. Our relationship focuses on: PEOPLE: meeting, visiting, texting, e-mailing and/or writing to each other PRAYER: praying for each other, exchanging prayer calendar and prayer requests PERCEPTIONS: seeking to learn about, experience […]
Read MoreChristian Aid Partnership
As part of our mission and outreach programme, we support Christian Aid which has been standing with the poorest of our neighbours for over 70 years. Christian Aid provides a practical way for us to provide humanitarian aid in response to both natural and political crisis situations. Christian Aid work works with ‘people of all faiths […]
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