PCI General Assembly

Assembly Reports
For some of the Reports debated at this years Assembly go to the Reports section

The General Assembly

Belfast, 28th - 31st May, 2012

The 2012 General Assembly will meet in Assembly Buildings, Fisherwick Place, Belfast on the evening of Monday, 28th May with the installation of the Moderator, and continues through three further days to an expected conclusion on Thursday afternoon.

At 7.00pm on Monday, 28th May, the Assembly will convene with members joined by invited guests and members of the public to install their Moderator who will chair the week's proceedings and represent the Church throughout the forthcoming year.

In an atmosphere of praise and celebration outgoing Moderator, Dr. Ivan Patterson, will lead the Assembly in worship and briefly report on his year of office before asking members to proceed to the election of his successor.

After formal proposing and seconding, the Moderator Designate, Rev. Roy Patton, will be officially appointed to the chair. His first duty will be to thank Dr. Patterson for carrying out the role of Moderator before addressing the Assembly and setting out his plans for the year ahead.

The business sessions of the Assembly begin on Tuesday morning and for the next three days the 1,200 delegates, representative of every Presbyterian congregation in Ireland will hear reports and debate resolutions presented to it by the Boards and Committees of the Church.

These will include financial and administrative reports as well as reports from the church wide ministries directed by Assembly which include Mission in Ireland, Mission Overseas, Social Witness, Christian Training and Youth and Children's Ministry.

With the exception of a brief private session the Assembly is open to everyone though only delegates can take part in debates or vote.