Reflection on the Death of the Queen

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW A message from the Revd Dr John Bradbury, URC General Secretary following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth.   “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II lived the most remarkable life of dedicated Christian service.“As a devout Anglican and Presbyterian, her faith […]

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Weekly Update #122 – 11 September

St Columba’s United Reformed Church 30 Northumberland Square | North Shields | NE30 1PW Weekly Update #122 11th September 2022 From Andrew                                              New Term September feels like a new start, as everything gets going again […]

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Sermon: What Should I do with my Returned Slave?

A sermon preached by the Reverend Trevor Jamison for Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, September 4th 2022 Philemon In 2020, slavery made it back into the headlines when the statue of Edward Colston, a merchant who had made a lot of money from the slave trade, was pulled down and dumped in the harbour in […]

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Sermon: Why Come to Church?

A sermon preached by the Revd Dr Trevor Jamison at Saint Columba’s United Reformed Church, September 4th 2022 2 Corinthians 5:19; Matthew 7:21-29 Why bother coming to church? What’s it for? What’s it about? If, you had asked what church was about when I was a child and teenager, growing up in Belfast in the […]

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