The 2022 General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland meets in Assembly Buildings in Belfast from Wednesday evening, 22 June and closes on Saturday afternoon, 25 June.
The October 2021 General Assembly agreed to recommendations that seek to make future meetings more accessible. These included moving the Assembly to slightly later in June, opening on a Wednesday evening and working through until Saturday afternoon.
Attended by approximately 1,000 ministers and elders from the Church’s 500-plus congregations across Ireland, it will be a busy time with 26 items of allotted business from the General Assembly’s 12 Councils and Commissions, numerous panels and task groups, spread across 25 hours, that will ultimately involve over 70 resolutions being decided upon.
In this section you will find details of each day’s business before the General Assembly. You can download the reports and resolutions mentioned below in The Blue Book here.This page also includes new digital and e-reader versions of the Blue Book. Supplementary reports can be found here when published.
You can download a pdf version of the Revised Guidelines to Assembly Procedure from this page.
NB Times in brackets may be anticpated times.
Wednesday, 22 June
| 7pm |
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Service of Worship
Constitution of Assembly
Election of Moderator
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Thursday, 23 June
| 10am |
1.
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General Assembly Business Committee:
Initial Report and Resolutions 1-5 (pages 3-4 and 259)
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2.
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Reports of Presbyteries (pages 99-105)
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3.
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GENERAL COUNCIL: Section 1 of Report and Resolution 6 (pages 1-21 and 259)
Executive Summary and Introduction; Decision Making and Dissent Task Group; Doctrine Committee
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| 11.30 |
4.
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Reception of Corresponding Members and Delegates
- Church of Ireland: Rt Rev Dr Ian Ellis, Bishop of Clogher; Mrs Ethne McCord
- Methodist Church in Ireland: Rev Billy Davison; Mrs Lynda Neilands
- Religious Society of Friends: Mr David Gamble; Mrs Anne Gamble
- Irish Council of Churches: Mr Damian Jackson; Ms Gina Copty
- Reformed Church in Hungary: Rev Prof Zoltán Literáty
- Church of North India, Gujurat Diocese: Mr Percy Patrick
- Malawi: Mr Amon Chanika, Director of Scripture Union Malawi
- Presbyterian Church of East Africa: Rev Edwin Kibathi; Mrs Anne Kibathi
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| 12.15pm |
5.
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Worship
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| 1pm |
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Lunch
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| 2pm |
6.
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COUNCIL FOR TRAINING IN MINISTRY:
Report and Resolutions (pages 106-116 and 263)
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| 2.45pm |
7.
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Listening to the Global Church
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3.45pm
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Tea/Coffee Break
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| 4.15pm |
8.
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GENERAL COUNCIL: Section 2 of Report and Resolutions 7-9 (pages 22-52 and 259-260) Support Services Committee; United Appeal Committee; Guysmere Panel
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| 5.15pm |
9.
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Code Republication Panel (pages 192-194 and 266)
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| 5.45pm |
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Dinner
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| 6pm |
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Under 30s Fringe Event
Come along to enjoy a free light tea and listen in on what a panel of Under 30’s are making of this year’s General Assembly and some of the challenges and opportunities facing PCI as we emerge from the pandemic.
If you would like to attend, please register here.
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| 7.45pm |
10. |
Evening Celebration: Grace Works
Guest speaker - Peter Lynas
Worship - New Irish Orchestra & Choir
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| (9.15pm) |
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Close of Business
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Friday, 24 June
| 10am |
11.
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Trustees – Report and Resolutions (pags 117-123 and 263)
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| 10.30am |
12. |
COUNCIL FOR GLOBAL MISSION: Report and Resolutions
(pages 124-137 and 264).
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| 11.30am |
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Intermission
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| 11.45pm |
13.
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Assembly Communion Service
including the Memorial Roll.
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| 1pm |
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Lunch
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| 2pm |
14.
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GENERAL COUNCIL: Section 3 of Report and Resolutions 12-13 (pages 53-58 and 260) Membership and People with Additional Needs Task Group; Supporting Families in Challenging Times Task Group.
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| 2.45pm |
15. |
COUNCIL FOR CONGREGATIONAL LIFE & WITNESS
ALTERNATIVE PRESENTATION
Theme: The turning of the tide
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| 3.45pm |
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Tea/Coffee Break
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| 4.15pm |
16.
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GENERAL COUNCIL: Section 4 of Report and Resolutions 14-16 (pages 59-79 and 260) Pandemic Response (Governance) Task Group; Pandemic Response (Theological, Moral and Spiritual) Task Group; Communications Strategy Task Group
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| 5.15pm |
17.
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Overtures (pages 254-258 and 264-265)
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| 5.45pm |
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Dinner
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| 7.15pm |
18.
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LINKAGE COMMISSION: Report and Resolutions (pages 138-169 and 265)
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| 8pm |
19.
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COUNCIL FOR MISSION IN IRELAND:
Report and Resolutions (pages 170-191 and 265- 266)
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| (9pm) |
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Close of Business
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Saturday, 25 June
| 10am |
20.
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Private Session – JUDICIAL COMMISSION etc.: Report and Resolutions (pages 192-196 and
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| 10.30am |
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Tea/Coffee Break
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| 11am |
21.
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COUNCIL FOR CONGREGATIONAL LIFE AND WITNESS: Report and Resolutions (pages 197- 213 and 267)
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| 12 noon |
22.
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COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL WITNESS: Report Resolutions (pages 214-227 and 267)
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| 1pm |
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Lunch
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| 2pm |
23.
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COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Report and Resolutions (pages 228-253 and 267-268)
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| 3pm |
24.
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GENERAL COUNCIL: Section 5 of Report and Resolutions 17-19 (pages 80-98 and 261-262) Nominations Committee; Reconfiguration of Ministry Task Group; General Assembly Advisory Committee; Ad-Hoc areas of work; Reports for information (Presbyterian Historical Society of Ireland and Presbyterian Children's Society.)
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25.
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Lapsed Business (if any)
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26.
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Final Report of the General Assembly Business Committee
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- CLOSE OF ASSEMBLY -
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