Download materials for the online meeting of the United Reformed Church General Assembly which took place from 9-12 July 2021.

Presentation of Synod Moderators report

• Synod Moderators Introduction (PDF | 114kb)
• Presentation of Synod Moderators report (PPT | 9.7mb)

Draft minutes 

• Download draft minutes from Sunday 11 July, 2021 (PDF | 862kb)
• Download draft minutes from Saturday 10 July, 2021 (PDF | 778kb)
• Download draft minutes from Friday 9 July, 2021 (PDF | 874kb)

Order Papers 

Please retain each Order Paper as the material may be relevant on any day of the Assembly.

• Download the Order Paper for Monday 12 July (PDF | 220kb)
• Download the Order Paper for Saturday 10 July (PDF | 223kb)
• Download the Order Paper for Friday 9 July (PDF | 378kb)

Church Life Review Session 1

• Download Church Life Review Session 1 (PPT | 924kb) 

Statement by the Revd Fiona Bennett, candidate for the Moderator of the General Assembly

• The Revd Fiona Bennett (Word doc | 133kb) 

GAG

• GAG - General Assembly Gossip from URC Youth Day 4 (PDF | 2.2mb) 
• GAG - General Assembly Gossip from URC Youth Day 3 (PDF | 1.7mb) 
• GAG - General Assembly Gossip from URC Youth Day 2 (PDF | 2.2mb) 
• GAG - General Assembly Gossip from URC Youth Day 1 (PDF | 1.6mb) 

Address to the Throne

• Address to the Throne General Assembly July 2021 (PDF | 98kb)

Information about the 2021 General Assembly

Andy Jackson, the URC's Head of Communications, goes through everything needed by participants to take part in the virtual meeting of the 2021 General Assembly.

• Watch the video on YouTube

General Assembly agenda

• Download the agenda for the 2021 General Assembly (PDF | 37kb)  

Letter to from the General Secretary to members of the General Assembly and staff 

• Download letter from the General Secretary to members of General Assembly and staff in attendance (PDF | 120kb)

Order of Service for Sunday morning worship on 11 July

• Download the Order of Service (PDF | 374kb)

Book of Reports

• Download the Book of Reports (PDF | 16mb)

Introduction

• Letter from the General Secretary (PDF | 37kb) 

Mission Council

• Report on the work of Mission Council 2020-2021 (PDF | 55kb)
• Appendix Two - A Minister for Digital Worship post (PDF | 73kb) 
• Appendix Three - Assembly 2018 Resolution 5:report on responses (PDF | 30kb)
• Church closures (PDF | 35kb)
• Synod Moderators’ report (PDF | 45kb)

Committee papers

Business Committee

• Paper A1 Mission Council Advisory Groups (PDF | 19kb)

Children’s and Youth Work Committee

• Paper B1 Future of Pilots (PDF | 210kb)
• Paper B2 URC committees and online meeting (PDF | 27kb)

Communications

• Paper C1 Better, kinder, safer: improving what we can do digitally (PDF | 1.6mb)
• Paper C2 Digital charter (PDF | 37kb)

Education and Learning

• Paper D1 The new URC learning hub (PDF | 28kb)
• Paper D2 The way forward (PDF | 85kb)
• Paper D-H1 Locally recognised worship leader (PDF | 30kb)

Equalities

• Paper E1 Report of ongoing work (PDF | 28kb)
• Paper E2 Action towards an anti-racist church (PDF | 33kb)

Finance

• Paper G1 General Report 2020-2021 (PDF | 105kb) 
• Paper G2 Annual accounts (PDF | 87kb) 
• Paper G2 Annual accounts (Word | 31kb) 
• Paper G3 URC Pension schemes (PDF | 44kb)
• Paper G4 URC Future Pensions (PDF | 368kb)
• Paper G-H1 Stipendiary Ministry target numbers (PDF | 38kb)
• YouTube video link: A discussion about pensions
• URCT Report & Accounts 2020 (PDF | 1,002kb)

Ministries

• Paper H1 General Report (PDF | 78kb)
• Paper H2 URC Disciplinary Policy (PDF | 78kb)
• Revised Paper H3 House for Duty for ministers (PDF | 36kb)
• Paper H4 Schedule E (PDF | 47kb)

Mission

• Paper I1 Report to General Assembly (PDF | 225kb)
• Paper I2 Israel Palestine Report (PDF | 55kb)
• Paper I3 URC 50th Jubilee (PDF | 310kb)
• Paper I4 The future of Walking the Way (PDF | 55kb)

Nominations

• Paper J1 Report to General Assembly 2021 (PDF | 123kb)
• Paper J2 Eastern Synod Moderator (PDF | 18kb)
• Paper J3 Nominations supplementary report (PDF | 34kb)
• Paper J4 West Midlands Synod Moderator (PDF | 18kb)

Pastoral Reference and Welfare Committee

• Paper K1 General Assembly report (PDF | 23kb)

MIND

• Paper R1 Ministerial Disciplinary Process (PDF | 104kb)
• Paper R3 Framework for Assembly (PDF | 69kb)
• Paper R4 Procedure for dealing with cases of incapacity (PDF | 25kb)
• Paper R5 Appendices for Assembly (PDF | 202kb)
• Paper R6 Table of terms (PDF | 37kb)

Safeguarding Advisory Group 

• Paper T1 Annual safeguarding report 2020 (PDF | 68kb)
• Paper T2 Additions to URC Structure (PDF | 56kb)
• Paper T3 Safeguarding Advisory Group (PDF | 25kb)
• Paper T4 Safeguarding Policy Statement (PDF | 61kb)
• Paper T5 Safeguarding Training Framework (PDF | 68kb)
• Paper T6 Criminal Record Check (PDF | 39kb)

West Midlands Synod resolution

• Paper X1 Modern Day Slavery (PDF | 39kb)

Information papers

• URC History Society (PDF | 25kb)
• Schools (PDF | 98kb)

Resolutions 

• Resolutions (PDF | 101kb)
• Virtual Standing Orders (PDF | 91kb)

General Assembly Archive

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

The Mission Council is the executive body of the General Assembly. You can read the papers from its meetings here

Records and Reports from previous General Assemblies:
From 2008 - 2019, the General Assembly took place every two years.
Since 2020, the General Assembly takes place every year.

2020
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2018
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2016
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2015 (Recall)
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2014
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2012
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2010
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2008
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2007
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2006
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2005
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2004
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2003
Book of Reports: PDF version | Word version
Assembly Record: PDF version | Word version

2002
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version

2001
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version

2000
Book of Reports: PDF version
Assembly Record: PDF version 

1999
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version

1998
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version
Proposals for the Union PDF version

1997
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version 

1996
Book of Reports: PDF version
Assembly Record: PDF version

1995
Book of Reports: PDF version
Assembly Record: PDF version

1994
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version 

1993
Book of Reports: PDF version
Assembly Record: PDF version

1992
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version

1991
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version

1990
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version

1989
Book of Reports: PDF version
Assembly Record: PDF version 

1988
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version

1987
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version 
Proposals for Unification PDF version

1986
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version 

1985
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version 

1984
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version 

1983
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version 

1982
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version 

1981
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version

1980
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version 
Revised Proposals for Unification PDF version

1979
Book of Reports: PDF version
Assembly Record: PDF version

1978
Book of Reports: PDF version
Assembly Record: PDF version

1977
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version

1976
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version 
Proposals for Unification PDF version

1975
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version 

1974
Book of Reports: PDF version
Assembly Record: PDF version 

1973
Book of Reports: PDF version 
Assembly Record: PDF version 

1972
Assembly Record: PDF version