Making a difference Have you ever pondered the sort of difference buying from Traidcraft made to the people who grow for a process and made the products which we were able to buy from Traidcraft until now? Some church members might remember that, on my return from a Traidcraft “Meet the People tour” I was […]
We hear with sadness of the decision to close Traidcraft after attempts to recover from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and pre-Christmas strikes could not save the business. The Church at Carrs Lane has for many years had an excellent working relationship with Traidcraft, sharing information and educating people about fair trade. The Church […]
The East Midlands Synod of the United Reformed Church is seeking to appoint a Mission Development Officer (Ref MDO) Closing date for applications: 28th February 2023 Interviews to be held: 23rd March 2023 This is a full-time post for 37.5 hours/week (including evening and weekends) on a permanent contract. Salary: £40,000 per annum for a […]
URC:Spirituality are pleased to be publicising its upcoming online week of events: “Praying With Those Who Wait”. This week of free sessions will look at the, perhaps, more unheard areas of Christ’s Advent. This will take place in 3 sessions each day, from Tuesday 22nd-Saturday 26th November 2022. Each session is independent so feel free […]
The Church at Carrs Lane welcomed Rev Sue Shortman to the ministerial team at her first service, led jointly with the other ministers, on Sunday 4 September 2022. Sue is a Methodist minister in the Birmingham Methodist Circuit. She worked in city churches in London before she moved to Birmingham, where she previously had pastoral […]
The URC’s 50th anniversary celebrations take place in London on 1 October and we are hoping that people will be excited by the opportunity to take part on this historic day. The role of steward at the Worship Service will involve arriving at the venue on the day in time for a briefing and run through from […]
The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest call for action on climate change and nature, showing decision-makers that people from all walks of life are stepping up to take action – and that we need them to step up too. Last year over 5000 events took place, with more than 200,000 people showing […]
The launch STREET BANQUET (The popular name of the Street Ecclesial Community) Come and have a burger with us to celebrate the development of a Church on the Margins project in Birmingham city centre Sunday, 11th September 2022 (4pm – 6pm) The Church at Carrs Lane B4 7SX RSVP: neil@streetbanquet.org.uk
As you may be aware Traidcraft’s Great Taste Award Winning Tea is packaged locally at Ringtons, a family run business for over a century. The tea bags contain a very small amount of plastic to seal them. Ringtons were not content with this and, since August 2019, they have been testing a new environmentally conscious […]
A Business Digest has been created of the General Assembly that took place from 8-11 July 2022 at The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick. The digest available here, as both word and PDF: https://urc.org.uk/general-assembly-assembly-executive-assembly-committees/general-assembly/general-assembly-papers/ The Record of Assembly will be going on the website shortly for further information.