Easter Greetings from Ostrava Easter Greetings from Speyer Easter Greetings from Dessau translation of above – : ‘If we live in the light – just as he is in the light – then we have fellowship with one another.’ (1 John, 1, v 7) translation of above – ): ‘Dear friends in Purley. The Lord […]
Russell’s Newsletter – April 2021
Dear Friends, A new day is dawning – thank God – even though this is the second Easter in a row we are having to celebrate in ‘lockdown’, unable to sing our Easter ‘Alleluias’ in church together. However, as we reflected last year, a lockdown Easter gives us an opportunity to identify a little more […]
Russell’s Newsletter – March 2021
Dear Friends, A week is “a long time in politics”. If that is true, how long is a “year living with a pandemic? 12 months ago, Nicola and I had just returned from a wonderful week in Spain. We were a bit surprised there was no one at Gatwick checking our temperature as we passed […]
Russell’s Newsletter – February 2021
Dear Friends, You will all be familiar with the popular quiz question designed to catch you out: How many months have 28 days? The answer, of course, is all of them. February is unique in that it is the only month to have only 28 days (unless it is a leap year, when it has […]
Commitment for Life – Moving Stories from Central America – March / April 2021 newsletter
There are stories of hope across the World – Purley United Reformed Church in partnership with the United Reform Church focus on Central America – here is the latest newsletter for March / April 2021 For more information about Commitment for Life and the work that is being done across the World to give communities […]
PURC – Calendar for Church Members and Friends
This Calendar is for the use of Members and Friends of Purley United Reformed Church and will show details of Church Meetings, Elders and All Elders Meetings, Committee Meetings and other events that are for ‘internal’ viewing and review. Some information will appear on both the Main Church Calendar and this Calendar. You can view […]
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Russell’s New Year’s (2021) Newsletter
Dear Friends, Never, in my lifetime, have people longed for one year to end and a new one to begin. 2020 has been a year to forget, but a year we will never forget. So now our hopes are pinned on 2021. However, a new year merely marks an arbitrary way of measuring time that, […]
Russell’s Newsletter – February 2021
Dear Friends, You will all be familiar with the popular quiz question designed to catch you out: How many months have 28 days? The answer, of course, is all of them. February is unique in that it is the only month to have only 28 days (unless it is a leap year, when it has […]
Our Location and Address
Purley United Reformed Church is in the heart of Purley, situated between Purley Memorial Hospital and The Pear Tree Public House, on the Brighton Road. There are good transport links and Purley Train Station is a 10 minutes walk away and bus services close by. Parking on Church premises is limited and you will need […]