United Reformed Church

Logo of the United Reformed Church

Classification

Protestant,

Reformed

Orientation

Calvinist

Polity

Presbyterian,

Congregationalist

Associations

World Council of Churches,

World Alliance of Reformed Churches,

Council for World Mission,

Conference of European Churches,

Community of Protestant Churches in Europe,

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland,

Churches Together in England,

Action of Churches Together in Scotland,

Cytûn,

Christian Aid,

World Development Movement

Geographical area

Great Britain

Origin

1972

Merge of

The URC is the result of a union between the Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Wales in 1972 and subsequent unions with the Re-formed Association of Churches of Christ in 1981 and the Congregational Union of Scotland in 2000.

Congregations

1600

Members

75,000