{"id":1934,"date":"2025-06-30T11:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/?p=59463"},"modified":"2025-06-30T11:08:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T11:08:00","slug":"urc-general-assembly-2025-to-take-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standrewsurcrustington.org.uk\/?p=1934","title":{"rendered":"URC General Assembly 2025 to take place"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/standrewsurcrustington.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/urc-general-assembly-2025-to-take-place.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>The 2025 meeting of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly is taking place from 4-7 July at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick.<\/p>\n<p>General Assembly meets annually to celebrate, discuss, worship and make decisions about the life and work of the URC.&nbsp;It is the URC\u2019s central decision-making body.<\/p>\n<p>Items on the agenda include an update on the Church Life Review, a review of the URC retirement policy for ministers and Church Related Community Workers, the criteria for 13 new Pioneering posts, a review of its Resource Centres for Learning, the Place for Hope mediation team launch, and the 2025 Community Project Awards.<\/p>\n<p>A round-up of all the business discussed and decisions made will be available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/our-news-stories\/latest-news\/\"><strong>news pages of the URC\u2019s website<\/strong><\/a> and Issue 5 of&nbsp;<em>Reform <\/em>magazine. 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