The 2026 meeting of the United Reformed Church (URC) General Assembly is taking place from 3-6 July at The Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick.
General Assembly meets annually to celebrate, discuss, worship and make decisions about the life and work of the URC. It is the URC’s central decision-making body.
Items on the agenda include Legacies of Slavery, sustainability of stipendiary ministry, gendered language in the Basis of Union, the place of URC Youth, Resource Centres for Learning, the 2026 Community Project Awards, and much more.
A round-up of all the business discussed and decisions made will be available on the news pages of the URC’s website and Issue 5 of Reformed magazine. A summary will be included in News Update, the denomination’s monthly e-newsletter.
- General Assembly papers can be viewed and downloaded here
- The proceedings will also be livestreamed on the URC website and YouTube channel.