Power of Prayer — Prayer Writing Competition Excited and inspired by the power of prayer? Are you a budding prayer writer? Commitment for Life is looking for prayers for our Prayer Partners 2016. The prayers can be based on one of our partner countries/regions (Bangladesh, Central America, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory or Zimbabwe), the issues they face or about campaigning for […]
‘Reform’ for Students
Half-price Reform for students eform magazine has just slashed the price of its digital edition for students. The digital edition, available on tablets, smartphones and computers, usually costs £18 a year, but a 12-month subscription is now available to students for just £9. At 10 issues a year, that works out at just 90 pence […]
Purley Youth Project – news
Purley Youth Project Purley Youth Project Juniors are part of Waitrose Coulsdon Community Matters for the month of July, so we need as many people to go in and buy something in Waitrose  or just ask for the green tokens and put them in our box. We are also applying to sponsor a student doing […]
International Partnership Youth Trip to Speyer
This summer a group of five  young people and four adults are travelling to our partnership church in Speyer, Germany, for a youth get-together. Also taking part will be people from two of our other partnership churches, Dessau and Ostrava. The group going from Purley leave for Speyer on 1st August and return home on 9th August. […]
Sunday Club on Holiday
Sunday Club There will be no Sunday Club during August so the team can have a well-earned rest. There will be toys, books and colouring available in the side aisle of the church during the service and some supervision. Many thanks to all the team who make the Sunday Club such an enjoyable activity for […]
An invitation to dance – a poem by June Plaice
Invited to Dance I can’t remember exactly when I accepted – Accepted His invitation to go dancing, that is – But I’m so glad that I did… Don’t think I’ve ever had such fun! He showed me a really good time, And I enjoyed every minute.: Chatting and laughing with friends… Networking,I suppose they call […]
Purley Festival – Open Air Church Service
Open Air Church Service Join our Christian neighbours in a lively church service organised by Purley and Kenley  Churches Together. Time: 10 am to 12.30 pm Venue: The Rotary Field, Brighton Road, Purley, Surrey
Communications from Dessau
The following was sent from our Partnership church in Dessau, Germany to the other churches in our international Partnership. It was read out during the Sunday morning service at PURC on 10 May 2015. ear sisters and brothers in the partnership congregations; it is now 70 years since the end of the Second World War. This war brought […]
Russell’s June 2015 Newsletter
Dear Friends, This month the nation commemorates the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. Effectively the first written constitution in European history, the Magna Carta is widely acknowledged as the foundation of British law, and is credited with influencing legal systems and frameworks across the globe: from the US Declaration of Independence to the Universal […]
Russell’s May Newsletter
Dear Friends, For the majority of my lifetime the Church in the Western World has been going through an identity crisis. Participation in ‘organised religion’ has been on the decline and ‘church’ has been seen to be more and more irrelevant to the lives of individuals. Of course there are notable exceptions, but for denominations […]