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| United Reformed Church | |
|---|---|
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Reformed |
| Polity | Presbyterian Congregationalist |
| Moderator | (2023–2024) The Revd Dr. Tessa Henry-Robinson[1] |
| Associations | World Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches, Council for World Mission, Conference of European Churches, Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, Churches Together in England, Action of Churches Together in Scotland, Cytûn, Christian Aid, World Development Movement |
| Region | Great Britain |
| Origin | 1972 |
| Merger of | Presbyterian Church of England, Congregational Church in England and Wales, Re-formed Association of Churches of Christ, Congregational Union of Scotland |
| Congregations | 1,284 |
| Members | 36,986[2] |
| Official website | https://urc.org.uk/ |
The United Reformed Church (URC) is a Protestant Christian church in the United Kingdom. As of 2024 it had approximately 44,000 members in around 1,250 congregations with 334 stipendiary ministers.[2]
The URC is a trinitarian church whose theological roots are distinctly Reformed and whose historical and organisational roots are in the Presbyterian (Calvinism) and Congregational traditions. Its Basis of Union contains a statement concerning the nature, faith and order of the United Reformed Church which sets out its beliefs in a condensed form.[3]
- ^ "Assembly Officers". URC.
- ^ a b "Summary of Statistics". The United Reformed Church. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "The Manual". United Reformed Church. Retrieved 2023-05-20.