St John’s College Chapel Choir concert

We warmly welcomed back to Waddington Street, for the first time since Lockdown,  St John’s College Chapel Choir, who gave us a splendid concert focusing on works by Vaughan Williams and Parry. The choice of Vaughan Williams was specially appropriate as 1872 is both the 150th anniversary of his birth, and the 150th anniversary of […]

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Our Church at 150

Together members and friends celebrated harvest thanksgiving, 50 years of the United Reformed Church, and 150 years of our church’s life at Waddington Street in a joyful service led by our minister, the Revd Marcus Hargis. Through prayer and reflection we remembered the faithful witness of church members no longer with us, and commended one […]

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Tree Planting in Flass Vale

The sun shone on Flass Vale, just a few hundred yards from Waddington Street, as members and friends of our church gathered for the first of our Anniversary Weekend activities. Our Synod Moderator, the Revd David Herbert, wielded his spade to plant the third of the rowan trees that are our contribution to the late […]

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Talking Climate Justice Tour

Our Talking Climate Justice Tour  will be held at Waddington Street URC at 2.30 pm on Saturday 29th October There are many aspects to the environmental crises and there are many things, big and small, that can be done by us as individuals as well as by schools, universities, charities, councils, governments, business and industry. […]

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Church Anniversary Weekend

Friday 14th – Sunday 16th October The synod moderator, the Revd Dave Herbert, will dedicate three trees in Flass Vale Local Nature Reserve, as part of her late Majesty The Queen’s Green Canopy Platinum Jubilee Campaign.  Church members and friends are invited to attend,  meeting outside the church on Friday 14th October at 11.00 am. The Three Rowan […]

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Visit of General Assembly Moderator

Waddington Street members were delighted to welcome the Revd Fiona Bennett to Durham over the weekend June 17-19, as part of our church’s 150th anniversary celebrations. From July Fiona, who is minister of Augustine United Church in Edinburgh, will serve for one year as Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church. Her […]

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Moderator’s Visit

We look forward to the visit of the Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly, over the weekend of June 17-19. On the Friday the Moderator will be visiting the Waddington Street Centre, our next-door neighbours. On Saturday 18th members and friends of our church will meet the Moderator over afternoon […]

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Creative Activities with Josephine Butler College

A programme of creative and story telling activities to celebrate our church community is being planned for this summer. Get the dates in your diary now! – more details to follow. June 7 Intergenerational Night Takeover June 23 Sketchbook Drawing Night July 21 Writing Poetry Night August 18 Memorial Art Making August 20 150 Years […]

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