{"id":734,"date":"2021-04-23T12:21:09","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T12:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/latest-news\/3797-urc-appoints-new-deputy-general-secretary-of-discipleship.html"},"modified":"2021-04-23T12:21:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T12:21:09","slug":"urc-appoints-new-deputy-general-secretary-of-discipleship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/standrewsurcrustington.org.uk\/?p=734","title":{"rendered":"URC appoints new Deputy General Secretary of Discipleship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urc.org.uk\/images\/News\/News_images\/Adrian-web.jpg\" alt=\"Adrian web\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" style=\"float: right\" \/>The Revd Adrian Bulley, currently Synod Clerk for the United Reformed Church (URC) National Synod of Wales and Convenor of the URC Business Committee, has been appointed the new Deputy General Secretary (Discipleship).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In January, Adrian had been seconded to the role of Assistant General Secretary, for a period of seven months, to assist the Revd Dr John Bradbury, URC General Secretary, who had been covering the deputy role following the retirement of the Revd Richard Church in July 2020.<\/p>\n<p>As interim Assistant General Secretary, Adrian had concentrated on safeguarding as well as other areas of the department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"feed-readmore\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/latest-news\/3797-urc-appoints-new-deputy-general-secretary-of-discipleship.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Revd Adrian Bulley, currently Synod Clerk for the United Reformed Church (URC) National Synod of Wales and Convenor of the URC Business Committee, has been appointed the new Deputy General Secretary (Discipleship). 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