Christ Church Haydock URC stepped up to set up a donation point for those affected by flooding in the area this month. Neil Fairhurst, secretary at Christ Church Haydock URC, told the St Helen’s Star, “We got the call from St Helens Council on New Year's Day to see if we could open the church as a hub and of course we said yes. The Christian faith is about being there for our community and we are happy to be doing just that…“It’s awful that people are going through this but the kindness from others offering help has been good to see.”

St Andrew's URC Meols has made use of the Synod Mission Fund to host successful events bringing more people into the church.

Revd Geoff Felton, Moderator, The United Reformed Church, Mersey Synod leads us in a prayer for the Epiphany 2025.

This is our weekly roundup of Advent stories from across the Mersey Synod. Here we can see God’s love for us displayed in many different ways through the work of our churches in their communities this Christmas.

Learn more about this resource for churches to help you review, reform and reinvigorate your church life.

At Mersey URC, we are fortunate to be involved with the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC).