Mininisters in our rural churches are now linked together through a rural network. Serviced by our rural officers Janet Flawn and David Herbert, the Network provides ministers with mutual support and opportunities to share experiences.
In addition to work within the Synod, Dave is a member of the Churches’ Rural Group based at the Arthur Rank Centre at Stoneleigh near Warwick, and is also involved with the Scottish Churches’ Rural Group based at Dunblane. His present ministry in North Northumberland involves a research project exploring the place of outdoor spirituality and pilgrimage in secular society.
Members of our Rural Network meet together on an occasional basis, and are also keptArt informed through an email network that draws heavily on material sent from the Arthur Rank Centre through our National Rural Officer (shared between the URC and Methodists), Graham Jones.
Current items of interest
Rural Ministry Course, 3 -5 November 2009
for further information, click here
for a brochure, click here
for a booking form, click hereArthur Rank Centre launches "Rural Life and Faith"
a £180,000 training project to strengthen churches
in the countryside. Click here to download a press release.Computers for Rural People. The Arthur Rank Centre, in conjunction with
the charity Oasis, has relaunched a scheme to provide affordable refurbished
computers for people in rural areas for as little as £99.
Details can be downloaded here.The Spring Newsletter of URC Mission Team interviews Graham Jones,
National Rural Officer. Download a copy here.The Commission for Rural Communities has published the fourth in its series of briefings on recession impacts on the rural economy. Find it at: http://www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/files/recessionreport4-2.pdf
Link here to The Arthur Rank Centre website