United Reformed Church

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Christian denomination Protestant denomination Reformed church

The United Reformed Church is a Protestant Christian denomination in the United Kingdom formed by the union of several Reformed and Congregational traditions.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
United Reformed Church canonical	15
United Reformed Church in the United Kingdom	6
United Reformed church	2
Idle United Reformed Church	1
Reformed Church of England	1
United Reformed Church (United Kingdom)	1
United Reformed Church East Midlands Synod	1
United Reformed Church North Western Synod	1
United Reformed Church denomination network	1
United Reformed Church in England	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4350605 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United Reformed Church
Context triple: [Luddenden Foot United Reformed Church, denomination, United Reformed Church]

A. United Reformed Churches in North America
The United Reformed Churches in North America is a conservative Reformed Christian denomination in the United States and Canada that emphasizes historic Calvinist doctrine, confessional standards, and Presbyterian-style church governance.
B. United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States known for its congregational polity, progressive theology, and strong emphasis on social justice and inclusivity.
C. Churches Uniting in Christ
Churches Uniting in Christ is an ecumenical organization in the United States that brings together several Protestant denominations to foster Christian unity, shared mission, and mutual recognition of ministry.
D. Evangelical and Reformed Church
The Evangelical and Reformed Church was a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States that combined German Reformed and Evangelical traditions and later became a key predecessor of the United Church of Christ.
E. Albion United Reformed Church
Albion United Reformed Church is a historic Christian place of worship serving the community of Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, England.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United Reformed Church
Target entity description: The United Reformed Church is a Protestant Christian denomination in the United Kingdom formed by the union of several Reformed and Congregational traditions.

A. United Reformed Churches in North America
The United Reformed Churches in North America is a conservative Reformed Christian denomination in the United States and Canada that emphasizes historic Calvinist doctrine, confessional standards, and Presbyterian-style church governance.
B. United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States known for its congregational polity, progressive theology, and strong emphasis on social justice and inclusivity.
C. Churches Uniting in Christ
Churches Uniting in Christ is an ecumenical organization in the United States that brings together several Protestant denominations to foster Christian unity, shared mission, and mutual recognition of ministry.
D. Evangelical and Reformed Church
The Evangelical and Reformed Church was a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States that combined German Reformed and Evangelical traditions and later became a key predecessor of the United Church of Christ.
E. Albion United Reformed Church
Albion United Reformed Church is a historic Christian place of worship serving the community of Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester, England.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination ⓘ Protestant denomination ⓘ Reformed church ⓘ
acceptsConfession	Apostles’ Creed ⓘ Athanasius Creed ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ Savoy Declaration (heritage) ⓘ Westminster Confession of Faith (adapted) ⓘ linked to: Westminster Confession of Faith
allowsOrdinationOf	Women as elders ⓘ Women as ministers ⓘ
allowsSameSexMarriage	true ⓘ
churchPolity	Congregationalism ⓘ Presbyterianism ⓘ
clergyTitle	Minister of Word and Sacraments ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateFounded	1972-10-05 ⓘ
doctrine	Creedal ⓘ Trinitarian ⓘ
foundedBy	Congregational Church in England and Wales ⓘ linked to: Congregational churches in the United Kingdom Presbyterian Church of England ⓘ linked to: English Presbyterian Church
governingBody	General Assembly of the United Reformed Church ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	URC ⓘ
hasBishop	false ⓘ
hasOffice	Church House, London ⓘ linked to: Church House, Westminster
hasSynodStructure	true ⓘ
headquartersLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
languageUsed	English ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	Reformed ⓘ
mainClassification	Protestantism ⓘ
memberOf	Action of Churches Together in Scotland ⓘ linked to: Churches Together in Britain and Ireland Churches Together in Britain and Ireland ⓘ Churches Together in England ⓘ Council for World Mission ⓘ World Communion of Reformed Churches ⓘ World Council of Churches ⓘ
membershipType	Open to both paedobaptist and believer’s baptism traditions ⓘ
mergedWith	Congregational Union of Scotland ⓘ Re-formed Association of the Churches of Christ ⓘ
mergerYear	1972 ⓘ 1981 ⓘ 2000 ⓘ 2004 ⓘ
orientation	Mainline Protestant ⓘ
practicesSacrament	Baptism ⓘ Holy Communion ⓘ
regionServed	Channel Islands ⓘ linked to: Channel Islands (crown dependencies) England ⓘ Isle of Man ⓘ linked to: Isle of Man (crown dependency) Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
theology	Reformed theology ⓘ
website	https://urc.org.uk ⓘ

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