About Us
What We Are
Groby URC is a Bible based church. We are committed to worshipping God and sharing the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
We seek to achieve these aims through prayer, teaching, fellowship and witness.
Child-Friendly Church
We are a child friendly church and have been awarded The Child Friendly 
Award, a national scheme that recognises how well a church welcomes and integrates children and their families into the worshipping life of their church.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding people is a core part of the URC’s mission. We safeguard the integrity of creation, and we all walk the way together to ensure there is a sustained community of care where everyone – particularly the most vulnerable – find a place of love, pastoral care and support. Our safeguarding officers are Rachel Parker and Helen and Ricardo Fracchia, contact details can be found on the notice board in the church hall.
We recognise that people face physical and mental health issues from time to time, and we endeavour to be supportive.
What We Do
With a range of theological traditions we strive to be lively and welcoming. The congregation is drawn from many denominations. We are seen as the ‘Free Church’ in Groby. We have an active worship group and aim for an all-age inclusive ministry, with spiritual and numerical growth through engagement in outreach, evangelism and mission.
Sunday morning services start off with us all worshipping together before our young people go into the hall to enjoy teaching aimed at their own age groups in ‘Y.Church’.
We work as Churches together in Groby (CTG) with St Philip & St James Anglican parish church. The Extend Governing Group, is the part of CTG dedicated to youth and children’s work.
Where We Are
Groby United Reformed Church, Chapel Hill, Groby, Leicester LE6 0FE.
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Directions:
The church is situated at the top of Chapel Hill, which is off Ratby Road, in the centre of the village. Turn into Chapel Hill then take the first right past the “Chapel View” housing development (both of these junctions have signposts for “United Reformed Church”). At the end of the cul-de-sac is the church car park. However, it’s best to walk if possible as the car park is quite small and Chapel Hill is a narrow residential road with a sharp, blind bend near the top.
Alternative approaches for pedestrians are from Glebe Road/Mallard Avenue (via footpath), Ferrers Rise (via an alleyway), or Ratby Road near Martinshaw Lane (via footpath across allotments).
Who We Are
MINISTER AND ELDERS
The minister and serving elders oversee the running of all aspects of our church. More major decisions are taken by members at a church meeting.
Numbers of Elders vary year on year, as they are elected by the church membership annually and serve for a period of three years, after which they can be re-elected for a further three years.
Membership
We encourage regular attendees to become members of our church once they have undertaken a short course to discover more about us and given prayerful thought to whether this is part of God’s plan for them. They are also offered the opportunity to share experiences of their faith with us.
If you are thinking about becoming a member, please talk to an Elder or download our Membership Booklet.
Giving
Giving is part of our worship and a response to our many blessings. If you would like to give financially to Groby URC, please use the following details for bank transfer:
Account name: Groby United Reformed Church
Sort code: 20-49-11
Account number: 80434604
If you pay tax, please consider completing the Gift Aid declaration form to enable the church to recover the tax from your donations.
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