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A second wave of Covid is having a devastating impact in India. Cases are rising at an alarming rate, with more than 350,000 new cases in just 24 hours, according to Reuters.

Please join the members and friends of Redhill United Reformed Church in praying for the situation in India. And if you can, donate to Christian Aid, a charity R […]

Each Easter there seem to be conversations which throw new lights on the Easter story. Children can be a rich source of questions.

My brother told me of a recent chat he had with his 9 year old grandson Charlie while walking round some gardens . He asked what happened at Easter. My brother explained how Jesus and his friends had a ver […]

The following are reflections on our first Service in church after 4 months being on Zoom or YouTube on Sunday mornings.

The joy of entering the building after so long and seeing happy faces again – even though we were all masked up.Martin’s warm welcome to us all and having a “full” church albeit there were only 30 or so of u […]

 On Sunday 18 April Reigate Park and Moat churches joined with us via Zoom and YouTube in a service that focussed on what is being done and what we can do to support the appeal. We had an insight into the work of the Leprosy Mission in Mozambique from Natalie Gibbs who was Reuben Watts predecessor as the URC Youth Moderator and now work […]

I’m sure many people saw the interview before the funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh when Huw Edwards spoke to John Sentamu, the former Archbishop of York. I was very impressed by what he said and thought it worth reporting:

‘Whatever we ae going through actually Prince Philip had this deep faith which allowed him to question an […]