PCI General Assembly

About the Assembly

Meet the Moderator

Assembly Agenda

Assembly Reports

Talk: Education

Assembly News

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Daily Minutes
Draft copies of the Daily Minutes in Word format are available in the Download section

Assembly News
For news on the debates of the day visit the News section on the

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

Addresses
The addresses given at this year's Assembly will be available from the Download section

The General Assembly

Belfast, 4th - 7th June, 2007

The Presbyterian Church in Ireland is governed by an Annual General Assembly. Every minister is a member and every congregation is represented by a ruling elder. In addition there are representatives from women's and youth organisations, deaconesses and delegates from sister churches.

The Assembly membership is around 1,200 who are eligible to attend the annual meeting held for a week at the beginning of June. At this meeting it makes rules and decides Church policy as well as supervising the work of nearly 90 Commissions, Boards and Committees which meet more regularly and take charge of the ongoing work of the Church's missions, agencies and interests.

Presbyterians do not have any 'bishops' but annually appoint a Moderator or chairman who presides over the General Assembly. For the following year the Moderator becomes the Church's chief public representative.

The Moderator does not decide policy or direct the Church. This is in the hands of the various Committees and Boards and ultimately the General Assembly itself.

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Presbyterians Talk Download a copy of the leaflet

Assembly Business Download a copy of the poster

Assembly Worship Download a copy of the poster