The Thames North Synod is a family of United Reformed Churches serving diverse communities across Greater London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, and Essex.
Wherever you are on your journey, we are here for you.
We are a community that shares God’s love and joy in the hope of making the world a better place.
Support for your church
The Thames North Synod is a family of 104 United Reformed Churches serving diverse communities across Greater London, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and Essex. Through regular meetings, dedicated committees and a professional staff team, we pool our resources and expertise to strengthen every church in our family.
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Safeguarding
How we protect and support children, young people, and vulnerable adults across our churches.
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Property
Guidance and procedures for the care, maintenance, and development of church property.
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Health & Safety
Health & Safety Policy and resources for the United Reformed Church Thames North Synod.
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Children & Families
Supporting and celebrating children, young people, and families in the life of our churches.
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Environment
How we are supporting our churches in their green discipleship and commitment to the environment.
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Mission & Discipleship
Supporting and resourcing the mission and discipleship of our local churches.
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Church Administration
A central library of administrative, governance, and financial resources for local URC churches.
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Our Team
Meet the dedicated Synod officers and staff who support the mission and ministry of our local churches.
Latest news
From across the Synod and the wider URC.
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Leading your Church into Growth Conference — 23–25 November 2026
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Three days for church teams to reflect, pray and plan for growth, at Highgate House, Northampton
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Creative Week — 26–30 October 2026
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Five days of drama, music, creative writing, movement and dance, and stage craft for young people aged 11–17, from Thames North and Southern Synods
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Building Bridges Across Generations: Workshop Series
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A free three-part Zoom training series from the URC Children and Youth Team and Safeguarding, helping churches grow intergenerational communities.
Coming up
Training, meetings and gatherings from across the Synod.
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Synod Safeguarding: Combined
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Training opportunities to help you and your church create a safer environment.
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UK-wide Safeguarding Training: DDC Verifier Training
Thursday 8 October 2026
A 7pm Zoom session for church safeguarding coordinators, secretaries and DBS verifiers on DBS document verification and safer recruitment.
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Developing Spaces for Under 5s
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Practical ideas for creating safe, spiritual and missional spaces for our youngest church family members and their carers.
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Meeting of Synod
Saturday 17 October 2026
Ministers and church representatives meet for worship and to set the direction of our shared work. Venue to be confirmed.
Synod Newsletters
Safeguarding Newsletters
Vacancies
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Children, Young People and Families Outreach Worker
Palmers Green United Reformed Church, London N13
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