[raw] [tab_1] Purley United Reformed Church is a member of a unique five-way international partnership of churches. The other member congregations are: Petrusgemeinde Dessau, Germany Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren, Ostrava, Czech Republic Gedächtniskirchengemeinde, Speyer, Germany We also maintain an informal link with: Woodvale Presbyterian Church, Belfast, Northern […]
Declaration of an International Church Partnership – 2016
[slider id=”declaration-of-an-international-church-partnership-2016″] Declaration of an International Church Partnership between Petrusgemeinde, Dessau (Evangelische Landeskirche Anhalts) Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford, Connecticut (United Church of Christ) Českobratrská církev evangelická, Ostrava Purley United Reformed Church Gedächtniskirchengemeinde, Speyer (Evangelische Kirche der Pfalz) “May they all be one…” – John 17 v.21 The Story of our Partnership Our Partnership has its […]
Partnership Peace Prayer
Partnership Peace Prayer – September 2016 The following prayer was used in the services in all the Partnership churches on our Partnership Sunday, Sunday 4th September 2016. It was written this year by the Revd. Kari Nicewander, the minister at Immanuel Congregational Church, in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. ‘God of vibrant purple sunsets, sparkling […]
Partnership Peace Prayer 2015
International Partnership Peace Prayer 2015 Used in the Partnership churches on Partnership Sunday, 6th September 2015. This common prayer for peace recalls the outbreak of the Second World War 0n 1 September 1939 and unites us with our partner congregations in Hartford, Purley, Ostrava and Dessau. (1) ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ says Jesus Christ. Gracious […]
Participating Churches
Our International Church Partnership Our International Church Partnership is a group of local churches of the reformed tradition who are linked through bonds of faith and friendship. Currently five churches are involved; Czech Republic – Českobratrské církve evangelické, Ostrava – (Church of the Czech Brethren) Germany – Petruskirche, Dessau (Evangelische Landeskirche Anhalts) Germany – Gedächtniskirche, […]
Our Partnership – ‘What is it?’
What is the Partnership? Since the mid-1960s, the Partnership has had a special significance in Purley URC, because it provides opportunities for members and friends of the congregation to learn at first-hand about the lives of fellow-Christians in other countries and to understand more about the challenges that they face in their local situations – […]
Maintaining our Partnership links
How is the Partnership maintained? The format was developed at quite an early stage and has remained fairly constant for about 20 years. Every year, two Sundays are set aside in the calendars of all the congregations to mark the Partnership in a special way during our regular services, with each congregation taking it in […]