PCI Resources

 

 

Taking Care:
For resources dealing with Child Protection.

PCIYouth.org:
For information on Youth and Children's work.

Social Witness:
For information relating to social issues eg Disability; Homosexuality; Self Harm; Suicide; Euthanasia etc.

Mission Overseas:
For information relating to overseas mission.

Mission in Ireland:
For information relating to the missionfield in Ireland.

Training:
Resources for leaders in congregations.

Peacemaking:
For resources relating to the Peacemaking Programme.

 

General Publications

Some of the reports, guidelines and leaflets published by the various Boards and Committees of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

 

Excel icon Annual Statistical Return Form (December 2011 v1.1) Excel format (xls): Board of Finance and Personnel - December 2011

PDF icon Annual Statistical Return Form (December 2011) PDF format (PDF): Board of Finance and Personnel - December 2011

DOC icon Guidance Notes to Annual Statistical Return Form (December 2011) (doc): Board of Finance and Personnel - December 2011

 

Reports and Guidelines

The Code of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland

Click on the image to download a copy of the Code as a PDF icon PDF document. Last updated August 2011

 

Ministers Newsletter

Click on the image to download a copy of the Newsletter as a PDF icon PDF document. October 2011

 

PDF icon Review of Temporary Recruitment Provisions Consultation (PDF): Church and Society Committee - January 2011

DOC icon Consultation on Proposals of the Tyrone Memorial Review Panel. (.doc): Board of Finance and Personnel - 2010

PDF icon Coming Together - for a change: Moderator, Norman Hamilton, launches personal contribution to debate on Cohesion, Sharing and Integration. (PDF): November 2010

PDF icon Response of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland to the CSI Consultation. (PDF): October 2010

PDF icon PCI Newsletter (PDF): March 2010

PDF icon Changes to Presbyteries 2009: Listing the changes in Presbyteries as a result of the change in Presbytery Bounds taking effect from 4 March 2009. (PDF)

DOC icon Lifestyle: A Report of the Global Concerns Committee to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, 2008 (.doc): June 2008

PDF icon Guidelines on Manses (PDF): Union Commission/ Architecture Committee - Updated 2007

PDF icon PCI Guidelines for Internet Usage (PDF): Communications Admin Committee - 2006

PDF icon Policy on Asylum Seekers and Refugees (PDF): Race Relations Committee - 2003

DOC icon Response to the Review of Post Primary Education (Burns Report) (.doc): Transferor Representatives' Council - May 2002

PDF icon Engaging with the Community (PDF): Board of Social Witness - January 2001

PDF icon Reconnecting with a Missing Generation (PDF): North Belfast Presbytery - November 2000

PDF icon Patten Report: Dilemas and Decisions - A Presbyterian Response (PDF): September 1999

DOC icon The Ordination Of Women: A Report of the Committee on Doctrine to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, 1973 (.doc): June 1973

 

Leaflets

The following free resources produced by the Board of Christian Training are available as professionally printed leaflets at Church House. The downloadable versions available here are for preview. Permission is freely granted to use the text in congregational publications or websites.

PDF icon Baptism of Children in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PDF): Board of Christian Training - June 2008

PDF icon Choosing a New Congregational Committee (PDF): Board of Christian Training - June 2008

PDF icon Choosing New Elders (PDF): Board of Christian Training - June 2008

PDF icon Giving (PDF): Board of Christian Training - June 2010

 

Booklets

About Being a Presbyterian...
Price 50p +p&p
Available through the Communications office

This popular handbook is for use by Sunday Schools, Bible Classes, Youth Fellowships, Youth Organisations, PWAs, the wider membership of our Church and beyond and will hopefully continue to meet the needs of those who are looking for a brief summary of the history and beliefs of Presbyterians.

 

There are many books also published by the Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland on the history of the Presbyterian Church and biographys of many of the remarkable figures in the Church's history.