In partnership with North Western Synod, the Faith in Action Team is hosting four 90-minute webinars throughout 2026 exploring what it means for the URC to be A Church with People at the Margins.

 Starting on 16 February, the series is designed to help congregations become places where people at the margins are loved, nurtured and empowered. Jesus consistently elevated people at the margins, not by doing to or doing for, but by being with.

 Rather than adding more projects to the busyness of church life, the A Church with People at the Margins” offers space to share what is already working in our churches, how to deepen impact through existing ministry, and where new opportunities for worship and discipleship might begin.

 Small or big, rural or urban, coastal or estate; busy, quiet, growing, surviving or flourishing - all congregations are invited to share in this common calling: to be welcoming, inclusive, outreaching, anti-poverty, and deeply rooted as community hubs where people can find belonging, support and hope. The webinars will take place from 7-8.30pm on the following dates:

Monday 16 February

Monday 11 May

Monday 10 August

Monday 16 November

 Each webinar will have a different focus, with a guest speaker offering insight from their own experience of marginality. You are welcome to come to one or all of the sessions – we’ll share more on the content of each forum soon.