Redhill URC

There’s a hymn Christians sing, about what the church is: it is where God is praised, where we are wanted and loved, where we try to live and to share out God’s good news. In all its four verses it never talks about the church as a building. And yet for a great number of people, it is just that: a building. Or if its not just a build […]

The traditional view of Jesus has him carrying out his ministry surrounded by twelve male disciples. Less emphasis is put on the fact women also followed Jesus. As a man, it makes me uncomfortable to read that when Jesus was in danger, the men around him fled and denied they had anything to do with him. And yet, on the other hand, it was […]

Selecting hymns for Zoom worship is a challenge. Short of me doing solos, something I am sure, no one would appreciate, I have resorted to selecting hymns from CDs, old recordings of BBC programmes and the use of Spotify, an on-line resource. Sadly, for me, there are only about twenty hymns selected and repeated on many such discs. To tr […]

At the heart of Christianity is the figure of a Jew named Jesus. Over the centuries, he has become the focus of art and architecture, contemplation, debate, social concern, liberation, healing and martyrdom. Followers have given up their lives for him; some have gone to war over him. Some have related well to people of other fa […]

Just as shops, pubs and hairdressers are opening up, there are calls for the church to open its doors too. In fact, the government has already given permission for some to allow private prayer and others to carefully make church buildings available once again. It’s not an easy task; many members of congregations are vulnerable and the […]