Rev. Dr Susan Durber elected as future moderator of United Reformed Church General Assembly

Rev. Dr Susan Durber elected as future moderator of United Reformed Church General Assembly

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Mon, 07/13/2026 - 17:47

Rev. Dr Susan Durber, World Council of Churches president from Europe, has been elected moderator of United Reformed Church General Assembly from July 2027 to July 2028.

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“ This is a great honour and a wonderful opportunity to serve the church that has nurtured me, welcomed, and affirmed me, and which I am proud to serve,” she said.

She accepted the role after the election held at the 2026 meeting of the United Reformed Church General Assembly “with gratitude, and in all humility.”

Durber thanked the South Western Synod for its nomination and the General Assembly for issuing “ this call to serve our church and to continue ministry in this way.

“ In our family when anyone goes to take an exam or do something daunting we say ‘ JDYBL ’ – ‘ Just do your best love. ’ I shall get a wristband made. … I do not underestimate either the size of the task or your generosity in calling me to it. Thank you.”

Durber recalled that it was Maundy Thursday when she received a…