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United Reformed Church Youth

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URC Youth
ClassificationProtestant,
Reformed
OrientationCalvinist
PolityPresbyterian,
Congregationalist
RegionEngland, Scotland and Wales
Origin1974
Branched fromThe 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

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  • FURY Assembly- event run annually up to and including 2011 in January for all young people in the URC, this was superseded by URC Youth Assembly in 2012.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

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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

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  1. ^ "Home". Urcyouth.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  2. ^ "Welcome to the United Reformed Church website". Urc.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
  3. ^ "Past Moderators | URC Youth". Retrieved 2020-04-11.