It was wonderful to have so many of us together from across our churches at the Mersey Synod Meeting. The theme of this Synod meeting continued Living Faith, which is the Synod theme for the next two years. Mersey Synod Moderator, Revd Geoff Felton, said: “A big thank you to everyone who has made this Synod happen, to our hosts at Wilmslow and to all those who have turned up and been a part of the meeting. I pray we may fix our eyes on Christ and live our faith beyond the walls of our churches.”

Revd Geoff Felton, Moderator of the URC Mersey Synod, is planning a 39 mile prayer walk visiting 20 churches across the region during Holy Week this year (13-19th April 2025). The more detailed route and program are listed below and anyone from the Synod or community are welcome to join in for all or part of the days walking.

Representatives from different Christian denominations (above) recently came to the St Margaret Clitherow Centre for a networking event on Hearing the voices of Young People.

Steven Mitchell, URC Mersey Synod Children and Youth Development Officer, said: “It was a great event to bring youth workers and church leaders from Merseyside together, filled with great conversations. Hopefully it won't be the last and more ecumenical work can grow out of it."

The Mersey Synod of the United Reformed Church (URC) which is a charitable organisation, wishes to recruit a Property Officer, who will work alongside the 72 United Reformed Churches in the Merseyside Region, and have oversight of the properties owned by the Mersey Synod Trust. These are currently served by 16 Ministers; 16 Manses are occupied, and four Manses are let (plus two vacant). 

As we move our focus from Talking Faith to Living Faith, it’s a good idea for us to consider the direction of travel that we take. As we journey through Living Faith, this should not stop our desire to talk faith, as part of Living Faith is finding ways to ‘invite’ others to the life we have discovered.

Revd Geoff Felton, Moderator of Mersey Synod, leads us in a prayer for the 2025 Epiphany.

This is our weekly roundup of Advent stories from across the Mersey Synod.

This is our weekly roundup of Advent stories from across the Mersey Synod.

Mersey Synod regularly supports ecumenical activities through donations. Here are our 2024 funding highlights.

This is our weekly roundup of Advent stories from across the Mersey Synod with a special Christmas message from our Moderator, Revd Geoff Felton.

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.

My role is to support churches to find grant funding opportunities for projects and help navigate through the submission processes, eligibility, terms and conditions, offering advice and best practice on writing and content…

Synod Clerk, Rita Griffiths, answers all your grants and funding questions.

It was wonderful to have so many of us together from across our churches at the Mersey Synod Meeting. The theme of this Synod meeting was Living Faith, which is the start of the new Synod theme for the next two years. 

Peasley Cross URC recently celebrated 50 years of its building on the current site. The service was attended by the Lord Mayor of St Helens, Jeanette Banks, the Synod Moderator, Revd Geoff Felton, representatives of local churches and friends. They were welcomed by Helen Greener, the Church Secretary, and prayers were said by Margaret Worrall, to express joy and thanks to God.

Revd Geoff Felton, Moderator of Mersey Synod, has recently taken up the role of President of the Liverpool and District Free Church Federal Council.

Why do bad things happen to good people? Doesn’t religion just cause wars? How can we as Christians respond to these challenges the world is facing today? This event with Charlie Styles, CEO and Speaker, and Clare Williams, Associate Speaker, at the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA), helped churches across the Synod to engage with the big questions of our life and faith.

Civic and faith leaders recently gathered at Liverpool Parish Church, along with the NHS and members of police, fire and ambulance services.

The Season of Creation runs 1st September to 4th October every year. It is adopted ecumenically and internationally as a time to draw attention to the environment, and creation. Worship and prayer resources can be found here