inspiration in your inbox Wednesday, 8 July 2026 Vocations 9 St John 4: 39 – 42 Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman’s [of Samaria] testimony, ‘He told me everything I have ever done.’ So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he […]
URC Daily Devotion Tuesday 7th July 2026
Jonah 1: 1-17 The word of the Lord came to Jonah, son of Amittai: ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah ran away from the Lord and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound […]
URC Daily Devotion Monday 6th July 2026
Jeremiah 29: 11-14 For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope. Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will hear you. When you search for me, you will find […]
Sunday Service 5 July 2026
worship to comfort & inspire, excite & energise Order of Service Below you will find the Order of Service, prayers, hymns and sermon for today’s service. You can either simply read this or you can to listen to the service and sing along with the hymns. This will open up a new screen, at the bottom of […]
URC Daily Devotion 4 July 2026
1 Samuel 4: 2-10 At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room; the lamp of God had not yet gone out, and Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was. Then the LORD […]
Please keep General Assembly in your prayers
General Assembly Dear Friends, General Assembly meets from this afternoon until late morning on Monday. Representatives from all over the URC, joined by friends from partner churches from home and abroad, meet to worship, pray, listen, discern and discuss a range of issues. You can see the reports and resolutions to be discussed in the […]
URC Daily Devotion 2 July 2026
Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills — from where will my help come?My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber.He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is […]
URC Daily Devotion 29 June 2026
Reading St Matthew 10:26-31 “So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. Do not fear those who kill […]
Sunday Service 28 June 2026
Welcome and Introduction Welcome shining stars and silvery moon. Welcome, blue skies and cloudy days. Welcome tall trees and tiny bulbs. Welcome people young and old. Welcome learned and wise. Welcome curious and learning. Welcome: God calls us to come. Welcome to this service of worship, I am Nicky Gilbert, I am a non-stipendiary area minister in the Wessex synod. I am […]
URC Daily Devotion Sunday 28 June 2026
Psalm 131 O Lord, my heart is not proudnor haughty my eyes.I have not gone after things too greatnor marvels beyond me. Truly I have set my soulin silence and peace.A weaned child on its mother’s breast,even so is my soul. O Israel, hope in the Lordboth now and forever. Reflection I’ve often found myself […]