Norwich Area United Reformed Church Mission Partnership (NAURCMP)
The Norwich Area United Reformed Church Mission Partnership (NAURCMP) is a group of 4 URC churches in the Norwich area. They have worked together since 2008, but in July 2024, voted to become the first Mission Partnership in the Easter Synod
As NAURC representatives from all of the churches met together as the Joint Ministry Group to regularly to share news and plan joint activities and occasional joint services . Another group of representatives met to plan the preaching rota for all of the churches for the coming months.
As a Mission Partnership, a new similar structure will be established and we shall be able to call a minister. We hope that a full pastorate profile will be available shortly. Click here for a copy of the document upon which members of all the 4 churches agreed.
The service on 21st July 2024, where we affirmed our wish to become a mission partnership, includes the story of our path to this point and can be found on You Tube here or an audio version below
Churches within the Norwich Area URC Mission Partnership
Ipswich Road URC was an offshoot from Princes Street in 1952.
St. Peter’s Jessopp Road Church (URC/ Methodist)
This church is a joint URC/Methodist church, served by both the URC and the Methodist church
You can find out more about St Peter’s from their website here
Wroxham and Hoveton URC (known as the Hub) was an offshoot from Trinity URC in 1970
You can find out more about this church on their website here
Fairland URC in Wymondham is the oldest church in the group, as it was established in 1652.
Click here to find out out more about this church, its worship and other activities
The two city centre churches
Princes Street URC in Norwich closed in Autumn 2020. As their daughter church, their history is to be found on this site here.
Trinity URC Norwich
Situated at the city end of Unthank Road, Norwich, the present building which is Grade 2 listed, dates from 1956. Trinity have sadly voted to close and their final service is on Sunday 22nd September at 2.30pm