General Assembly papers

 

• Record of Assembly 2023 (PDF | 5mb)
• Nominations (revised) Changes Agreed at General Assembly 2023 (PDF | 65kb)
• Assembly Business Digest 2023 (PDF | 543kb)
• Photos from the General Assembly 2023

A New Hymn

A new hymn inspired by, written at, and sung during the final morning’s worship for United Reformed Church General Assembly:

• We May Be Wired For Eager Expectation (word | 15kb)

Order Papers

• Order Paper – Monday 3 July (PDF | 89kb)
• Order Paper – Sunday 2 July (PDF | 88kb)
• Order Paper – Saturday 1 July (PDF | 222kb)
• Order Paper – Friday 30 June (PDF | 222kb)

Draft Minutes

• Draft Minutes – Monday 3 July (PDF | 153kb)
• Draft Minutes – Sunday 2 July (PDF | 260kb)
• Draft Minutes – Saturday 1 July (PDF | 233kb)
• Draft Minutes – Friday 30 June (PDF | 594kb)

The GAG

• Sunday’s GAG (catch up on the daily gossip) (PDF | 1mb)
• Saturday’s GAG (catch up on the daily gossip) (PDF | 864kb)
• Friday’s GAG (catch up on the daily gossip) (PDF | 287kb)

General Assembly Images

The images used for General Assembly 2023 can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

General Assembly Bible Study

• Bible Study – Sunday 2 July (PDF | 49kb)
• Sunday Morning Worship Homily (PDF | 27kb)
• Bible Study – Saturday 1 July (PDF | 29kb)

Papers

• General Assembly 2023 Agenda (PDF | 186kb)
• Letter from General Secretary (PDF | 204kb)
• Minutes from Assembly Executive (Word | 31kb)
• Standing Orders (PDF | 656kb)
• Synod Moderators’ report (PDF | 134kb)

Download the whole Book of Reports

• Book of Reports (PDF | 6mb)

The Venue

• The Hayes Site Map (PDF | 774kb)
• General Assembly Venue Information Sheet (PDF | 283kb)

Business Committee

• Paper A1 – MIND Remit and name (PDF | 96kb)
• Paper A2 – Changes consequent upon moving to one Moderator of GA (PDF | 73kb)
• Paper A3 – General Assembly and the URC Trust (PDF | 91kb)
• Paper A4 – Synod Moderator Appointments (PDF | 68kb)
• Paper A5 – Mediation and Reconciliation Resource (PDF | 60kb)

Children’s and Youth Work Committee

• Paper B1 – Recognition of Children’s, Youth and Family Ministry (PDF | 211kb)

Communications Committee

• Paper C1 – Communications Strategy Report (PDF | 597kb)
• Paper C2 – Communications Strategy 2023-2025 (PDF | 394kb)
• Paper C3 – Communications Appendix (PDF | 152kb)
• Paper C4 – URC Bookshop Procurement Policy (PDF | 89kb)
• Paper C5 – Design and Digital Visual Identities (PDF | 1mb)

Education and Learning Committee

• Paper D1 – Recruitment of a Principal at Westminster College (PDF | 80kb)

Equalities Committee

• Paper E1 – Equalities Report (PDF | 72kb)
• Paper E2 – Equalities Resolution Support of Trans People (PDF | 137kb)

Finance Committee

• Paper G1 – Finance Report (PDF | 189kb)
• Paper G2 – URC Trust Accounts 2022 (PDF | 96kb)
• Trustees Report and Financial Statement 2022 (PDF | 1.4mb)
• Paper G3 – Benevolent Fund (PDF | 123kb)
• Paper G4 – Energy Crisis Report (PDF | 145kb)
• Paper G5 – Stipendiary Ministry Target Numbers (PDF | 128kb)
• Paper G6 – Legacy Fund (PDF | 77kb)

Ministries Committee

• Paper H1 – Ministries Report (PDF | 165kb)
• Paper H2 – Core Competencies for Church Related Community Workers (PDF | 60kb)
• Paper H2a – Core Competencies for Church Related Community Workers Word version (PDF | 129kb)
• Paper H3 – Pastoral Supervision Policy (PDF | 118kb)
• Paper H4 – Extension to Stipendiary Ministerial Service Beyond Retirement Age (PDF | 88kb)
• Paper H5 – Withdrawal of Call Policy and Procedure (PDF | 98kb)

Mission Committee

• Paper I1 – Mission Report (PDF | 1mb)
• Paper I2 – Mission Report on Poverty (PDF | 196kb)
• Paper I3 – Legacies of Slavery: Repairing Justice (PDF | 156kb)
• Paper I4 – Reinvigorating the Ecumenical Vision (PDF | 236kb)

Nominations Committee

• Paper J1 – Nominations Report (PDF | 875kb)
• Paper J2 – Nominations Supplementary (PDF | 130kb)
• Paper J3 – Nominations Committee (PDF | 77kb)

Pastoral Reference and Welfare

• Paper K1 – Pastoral Reference Welfare Report (PDF | 71kb)

Church Life Review Group

• Paper N1 – Church Life Review Report (PDF | 198kb)
• Paper N2 – Church Life Review Structures (PDF | 209kb)
• The Synods and General Assembly: Combined Financial Analysis can be downloaded from the Church Life Review Group page, or click here (PDF | 396kb)
• Paper N4 – Local Churches Flourishing Through Good Governance (PDF | 565kb)
• The United Reformed Church: A Paradoxical Church at a Crossroads (PDF | 13mb)

Law and Polity Advisory Group

• Paper P1 – Simplifying Processes (PDF | 99kb)

MIND Advisory Group

• Paper R1 – Redrafting Section O 5.2 (PDF | 60kb)
• Paper R2 – Amendment to Section O Appendix J (PDF | 99kb)
• Paper R3 – Monitoring Cautions and Warnings (PDF | 57kb)
• Paper R4 – Disciplinary Investigation Panel (PDF | 92kb)
• Paper R5 – Removal of Section P (PDF | 115kb)

Safeguarding Committee

• Paper T1 – Annual Safeguarding Report (PDF | 86kb)
• Paper T1b – Safeguarding Report Annex (PDF | 73kb)
• Paper T2 – Whistleblowing Policy (PDF | 165kb)

Resolutions

• Paper X1 – East Midlands Synod Resolutions for Ukraine (PDF | 68kb)
• Paper X2 – North Western Synod YoURChurch (PDF | 138kb)
• Paper X3 – North Western Synod Illegal Migration Bill (PDF | 70kb)
• Paper X4 – North Western and Mersey Synods Synod Changes (PDF | 69kb)
• Paper X5 – South Western Synod Bristol Korean Church (PDF | 56kb)

General Assembly archive

The Book of Reports and Record of Assembly since the formation of the United Reformed Church in 1972 are available online

General Assembly 2023 Images

Used by permission of Elizabeth Gray-King
From The Transforming Church, commissioned for the URCGA23

Download all the images in a zip folder:

• General Assembly Images (zip | 2mb)