CL/URC

Fonds

United Reform Church Archive

1972-

This collection consists of the records of the national United Reformed Church from its foundation in 1972 (although it contains some records created prior to this date). Records of the URC’s regional administrative divisions e.g. synods and local churches including baptismal, confirmation and marriage records are found elsewhere (see ‘related materials).

All records over 15 years old shall be transferred to the Congregational Library at five year intervals unless they continue to be required for operational purposes by the URC. Where records continue to be held for work purposes by the URC researchers may notice gaps in the content of the archive. Please contact the URC’s records manager (contact details can be found on the URC website) about the possibility of accessing these records.

This collection has been arranged in such a way so as to best reflect the activities of the URC. The papers are arranged by function rather than organisational structure as function is the more stable of the two. The collection has thus been divided into six sections as follows: A. Governance B. Ministers and Ministry C. Activities D. Union E. Facilitative functions and resources F. Publications

Copies of records may be supplied to researchers without further reference to the URC for use in private study, subject to current copyright legislation and provided that the copying process will not damage the document.

Copyright of most of the material in this collection is held by the United Reformed Church. The Library will, if appropriate, give consent on behalf of the URC for the publication of the whole or part of any copyright work among the records that is in the copyright of the URC. The Library will advise users that they may, to the extent permitted by copyright law, use or quote from any work among the records that is in copyright which is the property of a third party.

English. Includes a some text in French, German and Spanish.

Word list presented to Congregational Library forms the basis of this catalgoue. Some minor adaptation of content required to conform list to ISAD G structure and Congregational Library system requirements for presentation online.

Abbreviations The following is a list of abbreviations used in the catalogue and in the documents themselves. However, where possible the full term is used in the catalogue with the exception of the ‘United Reformed Church’ (‘URC’), ‘Fellowship of United Reformed Youth’ (‘FURY’) and ‘General Assembly of the URC’ (‘GA’ or ‘Assembly’). ACC - Asian Christian Church ACTS - Action of Churches Together in Scotland AGOGAL - Advisory Group on Grants and Loans BCC - British Council of Churches c.year - Within 5 years either side of this year CCBI - Council of Churches for Britain and Ireland CCOM - Churches' Commission on Mission CCOS - Churches Commission on Overseas Students CEC - Conference of European Churches CETYCW - Council for Education and Training in Youth and Community Work CIM - Churches Information for Mission CMC - Churches Main Committee CMC (CRCW) - Central Management Committee (CRCW) CME - Continuing Ministerial Education Subcommittee CRCW - Church Related Community Worker/ Work CRE - Commission for Racial Equality CTE - Churches Together in England CWM - Council for World Mission CWMC - Community of Women and Men in the Church DES - Department of Education and Science DfEE - Department For Education and Employment DfES - Department for Education and Skills DSW - Discipleship, Stewardship and Witness DYS - District Youth Secretary/ Secretaries EECCS - European Ecumenical Commission for Church and Society EECOD - European Ecumenical Organisation for Development EKP - Evangelical Kirche der Pfalz EPURC - Employment practise in the URC FoF - Friends of FURY FURY - Fellowship of United Reformed Youth GA/ Assembly - General Assembly of the URC GEAR - Group for Evangelism and Renewal IDWAL - Inter-diocesan West African Links IESC - International Exchange subcommittee GEAR - Group for Evangelism and Renewal JPIC - Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation LEAD - Love Equality And Dignity LEP - Local Ecumenical Partnership LMS - London Missionary Society MES - Ministry in Ecumenical Situations MEW - Mission and Ecumenical Work at Home MOM - Maintenance of the Ministry NCVYS - National Council for Voluntary Youth Services n.d. - No date given NFP - New FURY Project NSBP - Not strangers but Pilgrims NYCTO - National Youth and Children’s Training Officer OESC - Overseas Exchange subcommittee PCK - The Presbyterian Church of Korea POM - Patterns of Ministry PROK - The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea PYS - Provincial Youth Secretary/ Secretaries RPAG - Resource Planning Advisory Group SCC - Scottish Congregational Church SCIFU - Scottish Church Initiative for Union SCWE - Scottish Churches World Exchange SDRG - Sexuality Debate Response Group SOAS - School of African and Oriental Studies SPIN - Sharing People in Network TLS - Training for Learning and Serving URC - United Reformed Church UWI - Union of Welsh Independents URC - United Reformed Church URCGSF - URC Guides and Scouts Fellowship WARC - World Alliance of Reformed Churches WCC - World Council of Churches WCM - World Church & Mission WDYT - What Do You Think WISCC - Whitefield International Student Chaplaincy Centre Y&CW - Youth and Children’s Work YLTO - Youth Leadership Training Officers