• External Webinar took place on 24th March 2010

• Internal Webinar took place on 27th March 2010

• A marathon of 5 webinars took place in 1 day for the URC

• Purpose of the webinar was to assist further exploration

of the identity of the United Reformed Church and how

this connects to the external context of the URC’s campaign.

103 URC members contributed

across all 5 webinar sessions – not bad for the 1st time!

Top 3 Synods to represent: Northern, North Western and Thames North

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Northern – 17%

North Western – 15%

Mersey – 6%

Yorkshire – 4%

East Midlands – 6%

West Midlands – 6%

Eastern – 9%

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South Western – 9%

Wessex - 8%

Thames North - 12%

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Southern - 8%

Wales - 1%

Scotland - 4%

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Via Church Secretary – 1%

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Mission Council Meeting – 1%

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Circulated Synod Email – 17%

Direct invitation/ contact with/ from Lawrence Moore – 2%

Direct invitation/ contact with/from Denese Chikwendu – 33%

Church Meeting – 1%

From URC Minister – 3%

Committee Meeting – 9%

Synod Meeting – 6%

Mini Flyer/ Leaflet – 7%

REFORM Magazine – 6%

URC Website – 8%

A colleague – 5%

Top 3 methods that led to actual participation

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“Called to be God’s people, transformed by the Gospel, making a

difference in today’s world.” Does this reflect/ express who the URC is?

SOURCE: URC website

79.5% answered –YES

answered –YES by

agreeing with this

mission or

corporate

statement

20.5% answered -

NO

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30% - Collaborative

21% - Culturally Diverse

18% - Forward Thinking

20% - Welcoming

11% - Relevant

Five answer options that

members could select:

“From the list below which top 3 words do you think

best describes the United Reformed Church?”

16% - “As the church which reflects a meaningful tradition.”

22% - “As the church which meets communities needs via partnerships.”

26% - “As the church which offers an inclusive welcome to all.”

24% - “As the church that offers people love, fellowship, support.”

12% - Other

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members could select:

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“How would you like the United Reformed Church to be known as

to people who do not have a religious faith? Select top 3 answers:

25% - God’s Love and inclusive Welcome

20% - Community Services

24% - Spiritual Guidance

22% - Friendship, Fellowship and Support

10% - Education and Training

Five answer options that

members could select:

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“What do you think the United Reformed Church has to offer?

Please select your top 3 answers.”

9% - Answered YES

Two answer options that

members could select:

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91% - Answered NO

“As the United Reformed Church, do you think we present a clear

image of who we are so others can identify us?”

21% - Vibrancy and Life

22% - Personal support in times of personal difficulty

14% - A warm and sincere welcome

14% - Other

Five answer options that

members could select:

29% - Involvement in social responsibility 1

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“What do you think the United Reformed Church can offer to

engage people in their local communities?”

31% - Members of your local community – e.g. Neighbours

9% - Colleagues from Work

18% - Schools who are local to the area

18% - Other

Five answer options that

members could select:

24% - Members of your family 1

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“If your church is hosting an event or offers a service, who do you

share this with? Choose your top 3 answers.”

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6% - By a branded email/ e-magazine

3% - Online via a webinar or social networking site e.g. Facebook

23% - In a one to one conversation/ face to face meeting

33% - Other

Five answer options that members could select:

35% - Professionally printed materials, e.g. posters, invitations

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How do you share this information?

A written summary and full Post-webinar Analysis and

Report is available at:

www.urc.org.uk/id

This report has been sent to:

URC members who attended a webinar session

on 27th March 2010.

Each Synod Offices for further dissemination.