Download the United Reformed Church Book of Reports for the General Assembly 2020.
Future General Assemblies
All held at The Hayes, Swanwick
9 to 12 July 2021
8 to 11 July 2022
30 June to 3 July 2023
12 to 15 July 2024
The United Reformed Church has cancelled the 2020 General Assembly, the first time the meeting has been cancelled since the URC was founded in 1972. Inductions and some business of the General Assembly will, however, be carried out online. Find out more.
The last meeting of Mission Council was on Friday 10 July. View the Mission Council papers here, alongside the Book of Reports below.
Here is the Order of Service (pdf) for the General Assembly that' took place on Saturday 11 July, 10.30am
Order of service (Word version)
Record of General Assembly 2020
Download the Record of General Assembly PDF version | Word version
Book of Reports
Download the full version: PDF version | Word version
GA Resolutions: PDF version | Word version
Introduction (PDF)
Mission Council (PDF)
Assembly 2018 Resolution 5: New Ordination Promises for Elders (PDF)
Ministerial Disciplinary Process and Incapacity Procedure – MIND Appendix A (PDF)
MIND Appendix B (PDF)
MIND Appendix C (PDF)
Church changes (PDF)
Synod Moderators’ report (PDF)
Committee papers
Assembly Arrangements (PDF)
Children’s and Youth Work (PDF)
Communications (PDF)
Education and Learning (PDF)
Way forward (PDF)
Students by Synod (PDF)
Students in Training statistics (PDF)
Equalities (PDF)
Faith and Order (PDF)
Finance (PDF)
URC Pension Schemes (PDF)
Ministries (PDF)
Gift Policy (PDF)
Schedule E
Pastoral Supervision (PDF)
Mission (PDF)
Environmental Task Group (PDF)
Walking the Way Steering Group (PDF)
WtW Appendix A – Evaluation Overview (PDF)
WtW Appendix B – Annual Church Returns 2018 Sample Data (PDF)
WtW Appendix C – Annual Church Returns 2019 Sample Data (PDF)
WtW Appendix D – Qualitative Data (PDF)
WtW Appendix E – Finance (PDF)
Nominations (PDF)
Pastoral Reference and Welfare (PDF)
Safeguarding Advisory Group (SAG) (PDF)
SAG Safeguarding Strategic Plan 2020-2025 (PDF)
SAG Annual Safeguarding Report 2019 (PDF)
Wessex Synod resolution (PDF)
Information papers
URC History Society (PDF)
URC Spirituality (PDF)
URC Music Network (PDF)
Women’s World Day of Prayer, England, Wales and Northern Ireland (PDF)
Standing Orders for physical meetings (PDF)
Standing Orders for virtual meetings (PDF)
- Secure Access – this section is only available to members of General Assembly during the meeting of General Assembly for representatives and officers of Assembly
General Assembly Archive
Records and Reports from previous General Assemblies:
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
From 2008, the General Assembly took place every two years.
From 2020, the General Assembly takes place every year.
