An investigation into the phenomena and practices of spiritual ...

ealized that the Presbyterian and the Congregational had much in common in terms ofgovernment and true worship of God. There were discussions between the churches andapplication to parliament for them to join forces and to function as one organization.This did not take place until 1972 when parliament agreed that the rules could be changed.Both Churches amalgamated as the United Reform Church (URC)The documented sources such as Cormick (1998) correlate with some of the narrative ofthis respondent.The racial composition of the URC congregation studied is about half white and half Black(African and Caribbean origin); there are three young people under the age of 30 yrs (12-20yrs) who attend regularly with their parents. The active membership is about 30 betweenthe ages of 12-100+. There is an inactive membership where the children that have beenbaptized as babies but have not been confirmed and brought into membership.The church is situated in an urban district in London neighbouring that where COGIC issituated. The building church seats about a hundred people and there is also a church hallwhere also non-URC activities take place. The number of people attending church serviceson Sundays changes every week, and the number attending the weekly Tuesday meetingsranges from 6-8 weekly. The majority who attend the regular Tuesday meetings are elderlywomen. The music consists of a CD player that plays hymns throughout the session.During the discussion the music is turned down very low or turned off completely. Thebuilding is not in the traditional form of a church building. The main church has two roomsat the back of the pulpit to the left and the right. The room to the left is the vestry and theroom to the right is the kitchen. In the church, there is a large table (the communion table)to the right of the pulpit/rostrum and the baptismal bowl is between the pulpit and the131