Discussion on Ben Whitney's 'On Not Being a Christian'

Tuesday 11 April 2023

Location:

Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ

Speaker:

Discussion on chapter 'Walking Without God' led by Rob

Reflections on life and work in modern India: Billionaires and Beggars

Tuesday 4 April 2023

Bob Harvey has just returned from a visit to India and will be reflecting on his experience over many years of the contrasting lifestyles in India

Location:

This will be a Zoom Meeting, please contact the convenor by email if you wish to come

Speaker:

Bob Harvey

Eyewitness

Tuesday 4 April 2023

Eyewitness

Tuesday 4 April 2023

The Rev Rowena Francis (a URC minister) will present a talk on her recent visit to Palestine where she worked as an Ecumenical Accompanier. She will present stories from Israel and the West Bank and address issues such as life under occupation, actions by the Israeli peace movement and what can be done to promote a just peace.

Location:

Tavistock United Reformed Church

Speaker:

Rev Rowena Francis

PCN Britain's 2023 Annual General Meeting

Saturday 1 April 2023

PCN Britain's AGM will be held on 1st April, our speaker will be Dr Joe Forde, Chair of Sheffield's Church Action on Poverty.

Please note that this is now an online only meeting, our intention was to meet in person but due to the recently announced strike action the decision has been taken to hold the AGM on Zoom.

Location:

Zoom

Speaker:

Dr Joe Forde

Host:

PCN Britain

‘Our Image of God Must Go’ 60 years since John Robinson's Honest to God

Saturday 18 March 2023

The conference will explore the continuing place and significance of Bishop John Robinson’s famous text Honest to God, published in March 1963.

Location:

Eliot Lecture Theatre 2, University of Kent

Host:

The Centre for Anglican History and Theology

Finding out about Northern Lights Metropolitan Community Church

Tuesday 14 March 2023

Location:

Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ

Speaker:

Guests from NLMCC

How to change the world

Tuesday 7 March 2023

In 1971 a small group of activists set sail from Vancouver in an old fishing boat. Their mission was to stop Nixon's atomic bomb tests in Amchitka, a tiny island off the west coast of Alaska. It was from these humble but brave beginnings that Greenpeace was born. Chronicling the untold story behind the modern environmental movement and with access to dramatic footage that has not been seen for over 40 years, the film tells the gripping story of eco-hero Robert Hunter and his part in the creation of what we now know as the global organisation that is Greenpeace. Alongside a group of like-minded and idealistic young friends in the 70s, Hunter would be instrumental in altering the way we now look at the world and our place within it. These campaigning pioneers captured their daring and sometimes jaw-dropping actions on a range of film cameras and Greenpeace granted acclaimed director Jerry Rothwell access to this vivid archive to make his thrilling, sometimes terrifying film.

Location:

Tavistock United Reformed Church

Speaker:

Film

Thinking about being progressive with Dave Tomlinson

Tuesday 7 March 2023

We shall be discussing what being a progressive Christian means with Dave Tomlinson

Location:

This will be a Zoom Meeting, please contact the convenor by email if you wish to come

The F-Word Exhibition

Saturday 25 February 2023 — Sunday 5 March 2023

An inspiring 12-panel exhibition at Reading Minster by The Forgiveness Project

Location:

Reading Minster

Speaker:

Albie Sachs

Host:

Reading Minster/The Forgiveness Project

Etty Hillesum: a Holocaust testimony of love and hope in a suffering world for our own times

Friday 24 February 2023

Tickets are now available for an evening talk by Rowan Williams and Klaas Smelik exploring the importance of Etty Hillesum, the Dutch-Jewish writer murdered in the Holocaust in 1943.

Location:

Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, Clagett Auditorium, The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2EH

Speaker:

Rowan Williams, Klaas Smelik

Host:

The Poetry Practice Ltd

‘Thoughts on the Five Commandments of Jesus’

Thursday 23 February 2023

Papers in preparation for the meeting are available from jchurcher@ntlworld.com

Location:

Zoom

Speaker:

Gerald Drewett

Lenten reflections

Thursday 23 February 2023

Members will share what Lent means to them with accompanying film clips to provoke discussion.

Location:

49 Milton Crescent Tavistock

Speaker:

the members

group meeting

Wednesday 22 February 2023

Progressive hymns? We will explore some hymns and songs to see whether they are helpful

Location:

Heaton Moor united church

Faith and Frontiers - Christian Responses to the Migration Crisis

Saturday 18 February 2023

This conference has been rescheduled and was originally to be held in September 2022

This conference will explore the challenges to policy and practice that arise when people cross borders to seek sanctuary. Specifically, it addresses the question of what the Christian response to those who seek care and shelter in our country should be, and asks what insights can be derived from the life and work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Location:

Online

Speaker:

Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Ulrich Schmiedel, Keith Clements

Host:

Project Bonhoeffer

"The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic"

Thursday 16 February 2023

Location:

Trinity URC, St Albans

Speaker:

Discussing aspects of Jack Spong's book on John's Gospel

What is it like to be a refugee?

Tuesday 14 February 2023

Location:

Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ

Speaker:

Guest speaker Md Mominul Hamid

Human Rights for an Occupied People

Sunday 12 February 2023

Rev. Fadi Diab, the rector of St Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Ramallah, reflects on his first-hand experiences following the killing of Shireen Abu Aqla and the raid on his church by the Israeli military.

Fr. Diab is also Chief Justice, Episcopal Ecclesiastical Court, Jerusalem, and Diocesan Secretary, Episcopal Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East.

Location:

Online

Speaker:

Rev. Dr. Fadi Diab, Rector of St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Ramallah, Palestine

TAA Feb 2023 - Assisted Dying

Sunday 12 February 2023

Hello Thinkers! It's second Sunday (12 Feb) and so time for Thinking Aloud Allowed again. This month we welcome the Rev Kathleen Richardson to lead our thinking and her topic is Assisted Dying.

Location:

Online Zoom

Speaker:

The Rev Kathleen Richardson

Is Britain Still a Christian Country? (and why few people like the answer)

Thursday 9 February 2023

Join renowned speaker, author and academic Professor Linda Woodhead MBE (“one of the world’s leading experts on religion”) to explore whether Britain is still a Christian country.

Location:

Zoom

Speaker:

Linda Woodhead

Host:

PCN Britain