United Reformed Church Youth
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| URC Youth | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant, Reformed |
| Orientation | Calvinist |
| Polity | Presbyterian, Congregationalist |
| Region | England, Scotland and Wales |
| Origin | 1974 |
| Branched from | The United Reformed Church |
The United Reformed Church Youth[1] is the umbrella organisation for young people aged 11–25 within the United Reformed Church.[2]
Formed in 1974 as FURY. It was led by an advisory board elected at the annual FURY Assembly. Between 2013 and 2016 FURY underwent a restructuring becoming the United Reformed Church Youth.
Events
[edit]- FURY Assembly- event run annually up to and including 2011 in January for all young people in the URC, this was superseded by URC Youth Assembly in 2012.
Youth Assembly Moderators
[edit]| Year | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | David Peel | The position was referred to as chairman from this point onwards |
| 1974-75 | Mark Williams | |
| 1975-76 | Phil Baker | |
| 1976-77 | Brian Acty | |
| 1977-78 | Susan Flatman (née Stevenson) | |
| 1978-79 | Chris Brann | |
| 1979-80 | Alison Mills (née Pagan) | |
| 1980-81 | Stephen Brown | |
| 1981-82 | Jon Taylor | |
| 1982-83 | John Hardaker | |
| 1983-84 | Viv Barthram (née Ross) | |
| 1984-85 | Graham Sweeney | |
| 1985-86 | Craig Bowman | |
| 1986-87 | Howard Taylor | |
| 1987-88 | Heather Black (née Ross) | |
| 1988-89 | Jonathon Slow | |
| 1989-90 | Fran Kissack | |
| 1990-91 | Alan Hughes | |
| 1991-92 | David Leon | |
| 1992-93 | Pamela Leon (née Harvey) | The position was referred to as chair from this point onwards |
| 1993-94 | Paul Ashworth | |
| 1994-95 | Andy Jackson | |
| 1995-96 | John Dryburgh | |
| 1996-97 | James Horton | |
| 1997-98 | Jenny Downing (née Hale) | |
| 1998-99 | Georgette Frankline (née Margrett) | |
| 1999-00 | Neil Platt | |
| 2000-01 | Huw Morrison | |
| 2001-02 | Lucy Gough (née Hartwell) | |
| 2002-03 | Emma Pugh | |
| 2003-04 | Rosemary Simmons and Gareth Marshall-Jones | |
| 2004-05 | Amanda Hobbs (née Wade) | |
| 2005-06 | Gareth Jones | |
| 2006-07 | Isobel Simmons | |
| 2007-08 | Andy Littlejohns | The position was referred to as Moderator from this point onwards |
| 2008-09 | James Wickens | |
| 2009-10 | Josh Thomas | |
| 2010-11 | David Harvey | |
| 2011-12 | Victoria Paulding | |
| 2012-13 | Jane and Gary Leighton | |
| 2013-14 | Rebecca Whiffen | |
| 2014-15 | Matthew Barkley | |
| 2015-16 | Andrew Weston | |
| 2016-17 | Sandy Nunn | |
| 2017-18 | Dan Morrell | |
| 2018-19 | Hannah Jones | |
| 2019-20 | Natalie Gibbs and Katie Henderson | |
| 2020-22 | Reuben Watt | Served 1 extra year as Moderator due to Covid-19 |
| 2022-23 | Jo Harris | Served 1 extra year as Moderator-Elect due to Covid-19 |
| 2023-24 | Philippa Osei | |
| 2024-25 | Heather Moore | Current Youth Assembly Moderator |
| 2025-26 | Maya Withall | Current Youth Assembly Moderator-Elect |
References
[edit]- ^ "Home". Urcyouth.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "Welcome to the United Reformed Church website". Urc.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "Past Moderators | URC Youth". Retrieved 2020-04-11.