The 2019 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland took place in Assembly Buildings, Belfast from Monday evening, 3 June and close on Friday, 7 June.
Approximately 1,000 ministers and elders from its 500-plus congregations, corresponding members and delegates from home and overseas met in General Assembly for worship, prayer, celebration and discussion. The General Assembly is the denomination’s governing and decision-making body and the highest court of the Church - decisions taken during the week will set the direction for the life and ministry of PCI over the coming year and beyond.
The opening night saw the formal nomination, election and installation of the new Moderator for 2019/2020, Rev Dr William Henry of Maze Presbyterian Church in County Antrim, one of the youngest ministers in living memory to be elected to the office.
The vast majority of the sessions were open to the public and are streamed live. Throughout the General Assembly there was a live Twitter feed @pciassembly. You can still view the Tweets using the hashtag #PCIGA19.
Overview of the 2019 General Assembly
In this section you will find information relating to the 2019 General Assembly.
Guide to Assembly Procedure
You can find a guide to Assembly procedure here.
Assembly Business
Details of each day’s business before the General Assembly can be found here.
The Blue Book and Annual Reports
The reports and corresponding resolutions that were discussed and debated during the course of the week can be found here. Historically they are known as the 'Blue Book'.
Additional reports and resolutions written since the the Blue Book went to print can be found in the Supplementary Reports to the General Assembly.
Daily Minutes
Draft Daily Minutes can be found here:
Media Relations
General Assembly Previews
You will find a news story about each day’s business and the issues before the General Assembly here:
General Assembly Review
For all the formal report of the business before the Assembly and the decisions that were taken, see the Draft Daily Minutes above.
General news stories
You can read general news stories that relate to the 2019 General Assembly here:
Blogs
You can read the blogs that relate to the General Assembly here:
General Assembly video
To get a snapshot of this year's General Assembly, you can watch the video below.