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
- FURY Assembly- event run annually up to and including 2011 in January for all young people in the URC, this was superseded by URC Youth Assembly in 2012.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
[3]
| 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
