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Saturday 7th July
First Session
Constitution of Assembly
At 3.30 pm. Members of Assembly met in the Main Hall of the Armitage
Centre on the Fallowfield campus at the University of Manchester. The
Moderator, the Revd Elizabeth Caswell constituted the Assembly with prayer,
the place and the time having been duly appointed.
Induction of Moderator
The Revd Prof Stephen Orchard, Moderator-Elect, was inducted with prayer
into the office of Moderator of the General Assembly of The United Reformed
Church. He signed the Assembly Bible and was presented with an inscribed
copy of the Bible by the retiring Moderator of Assembly.
Thanks to the Retiring Moderator
The thanks of the Church were expressed by the Moderator to the Revd
Elizabeth Caswell and Mr Graham Caswell, together with Revd Neil Thorogood,
her chaplain.
Assembly then continued with an introduction to the theme ‘Who do you say
that I am?’ in addition to worship, after which the Moderator gave his
address to Assembly.
The Roll of Assembly was then placed on the table.
Moderator: Revd Prof Stephen Orchard
Clerk: Revd James Breslin
General Secretary: Revd Dr David Cornick
Deputy General Secretary: Revd Ray Adams
Moderators of Synods:
I Revd Rowena Francis
II Revd Peter Brain
III Revd Howard Sharp
IV Revd Arnold Harrison
V Revd Terry Oakley
VI Revd Elizabeth Welch
VII Revd Elizabeth Caswell
VIII Revd David Grosch-Miller
IX Revd Adrian Bulley
X Revd Roberta Rominger
XI Revd Nigel Uden
XII Revd Peter Noble
XIII Revd John Humphreys
Convenors of General Assembly Standing Committees and Task Groups:
Assembly Arrangements: Mr William McVey
Church & Society: Mr Simon Loveitt
Communications & Editorial: Revd Dr Kirsty Thorpe
Doctrine , Prayer & Worship: Revd Dr Susan Durber
Ecumenical/International: Revd Elizabeth Nash
Education & Learning: Revd John Humphreys
Equal Opportunities: Ms Morag McLintock
Finance: Mr Eric Chilton
Interfaith Relations: Revd Peter Colwell
Life & Witness Committee: Revd Peter Ball
Ministries: Revd Peter Poulter
Mission Council: Revd Dr David Peel
Nominations: Revd Malcolm Hanson
Pastoral Reference: Revd Keith Forecast
Racial Justice & Multi Cultural Ministries: Revd Dr Andrew Prasad
Youth & Children's Work: Revd Neil Thorogood
Synod Clerks: Revd John Durell
II Mr George Morton
III Mr Donald Swift
IV Mrs Val Morrison
V Mrs Irene Wren
VI Mr William Robson
VII Mr Mick Barnes
VIII Revd Roz Harrison
IX Mr Peter Pay
X Mr Simon Fairnington
XI Dr Graham Campling
XII Revd David Fox
XIII Dr Jim Merrilees
Additional Synod Representatives:
III. Mr Matthew Evans, Revd Susan Flynn, Mr Richard Lathaen
V. Revd Jane Campbell, Mrs Margaret Gateley, Mr Andrew Payne
VI. Mrs Melanie Frew, Revd Anthony Howells, Mrs Adella Pritchard,
Mr Mark Steele
VII. Revd Richard Church, Miss Victoria Paulding
VIII. Dr Ivan Andrews, Mrs Janet Gray
XIII. Revd Jan Adamson, Mr Ross Angus, Revd Brian Bailey, Revd
Mitchell Bunting
Mrs Doris Caldwell, Ms Irene Hudson, Mr Mark Kirkbride, Miss Wilma
Sinclair, Miss Janet Stirling
Synod Treasurers: I Revd David Walton
II Mr Gordon Eccles
III Mr Andrew Martlew
IV Mrs Margaret Atkinson
V Revd Richard Turnbull
VI Revd Roger Woodall
VII Mr Ron Wade
VIII Revd Richard Gray
IX Mr David Butler
X Mr Michael Gould
XI Mr Robert Caffyn
XII Revd Kenneth Graham
XIII Mr Tom Woodbridge
Theological College Representatives:
Mansfield College: Revd Julian
Templeton, Mrs Jenny Mills
Northern College: Revd Jan
Berry, Annette Haigh
Queens Foundation: Miss Claire Gouldthorp, Revd
Dr Michael Jagessar
Scottish United Reformed and Congregational College: Revd Jack Dyce, Ms
Zam Walker
Westminster College Revd Dr Janet Tollington, Mrs Heather Cadoux
Youth representatives: Mr Andrew Littlejohns, Miss Sara Paton
Assembly Members from Other Churches in the United Kingdom:
Baptist Union of Great Britain Mrs
Margaret Prisk
Church of Scotland Revd
Valerie Ott
Congregational Federation Revd
Christopher Damp
International Ministerial Council of Gt Britain Rt Revd Onye
Obika
Methodist Church Deacon Jane Middleton
Moravian Church Revd David Howarth
Presbyterian Church of Ireland Revd John
Brackenridge
Presbyterian Church of Wales Revd John
Williams
Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference Dame Anne Doyle
Union of Welsh Independents Revd Llunos
Gordon
United Free Church of Scotland Revd Stephen
Matthews
Assembly Members from Churches outside of Britain and Ireland:
Community of Protestant Revd
Jan-Gerd Heetderks
Council for World Mission Ms Nneoma Chima
Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea Revd Suk In Lee, Revd
Kil-Soo Yoon
Protestant Church of the Palatinate (EKP) Revd Martin Henninger
Reformed Church in France Revd Richard Taufer
The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan Revd Ching-Chang
Pan
The Uniting Church in Jamaica and Cayman Islands Mrs Rose Wedderburn
Uniting Church in Australia Rev Rob
Brown
Chaplain (URC) to HM Forces in Britain: Revd Steven Whiting
Past Presidents, Chairmen and Moderators:
Ms Gwen Hall, Revd Norman Birnie, Revd Arthur Macarthur, Revd John
Johansen-Berg
Revd Martin Cressey, Mrs Rosalind Goodfellow, Revd John Francis, Revd
Richard Murray
Revd Bentley Webster, Revd Dr Peter Arthur, Revd George Sharpe, Revd Prof
David Thompson Revd Victor Smith, Revd Alasdair Walker, Revd Cyril Franks,
Revd Edmund Banyard,
Revd Keith Forecast, Revd Graham Cook, Revd Malcolm Hanson, Mrs Ruth
Clarke,
Revd Donald Hilton, Revd Dr Jack McKelvey, Revd John Reardon, Revd Prof
David Thompson
Revd David Jenkins, Mrs Wilma Frew, Revd Peter McIntosh, Revd Bill Mahood
Revd Elizabeth Welch, Revd John Waller, Revd Alasdair Pratt, Revd Sheila
Maxey,
Revd Dr David Peel, Revd Elizabeth Caswell
District Representatives: (Names appearing with an asterisk were
appointed to fill District vacancies cf. Resolution 10 pg. 21 Assembly
Record 1978)
Synod I
A: Revd Gregory Thompson, Revd Pamela Ward, Mrs Kate Baxter, Miss
Felicity Tunnard
B: Revd Raymond Anglesea, Revd Philip Gray, Revd Ann Jackson, Mr
Gerry Goodfellow,
Miss Heather Laing, Mrs Eileen Livingstone
C: Revd Ruth Crofton, Revd Tjarda Murray, Revd Dr David Whiting,
Mr Matthew Appleyard
Mrs Daphne Clarke, Ms Jan Harper
G: Revd Barry Welch, Miss Alison Beecroft
Synod II
J: Revd Iain MacKenzie, Revd Rachel Poolman, Mrs Gina Dennison,
Mrs Rosalind Fearon
K: Revd Peter Grey, Revd Norma Johnson, Sarah Moore, Revd Geoffrey
Townsend
Mr Oliver Bruce, Mr Derek Estill, Mrs Jennifer Liddell, Miss Lynne
Wigginton
L: Revd Richard Bradley, Mrs Sheila Coop, Revd Janet Sutton, Mrs
Sheila Brain
Mrs Kathleen Tyldsley, Mr James Wickens
M: Revd Geoffrey Clarke, Revd Sally Thomas, Ms Marie Trubic, Mrs
Kathryn Grand
Mr Keith Whiting, Mr David North
Synod III
A: Revd William Burgess, Revd Tim Jackson, Revd Sally Willett, Mrs
Sheila Davies
B: Revd Ruth Dillon, Revd Gary McGowan, Mr David Hickman
C: Revd Dr John Bradbury, Revd Leslie Guthrie, Dr Berta Doodson,
Dr Ben Makepeace
D: Mr David Powell
Synod IV
A: Revd David Coote, Revd Simon Swailes, Mrs Judy Laws, Miss
Christina Moffat
B: Revd David Hudston, Revd Dr Bob Warwicker, Mr Rod Morrison, Mrs
Fiona Smith
C: Revd Anthony Gardiner, Revd Angela Hughes, Mr Andrew Murison,
Mrs Ruth Sheldrake
D: Revd Mark Woodhouse, Revd Lynn Britten, Miss Audrey Swale, Mr
Eryl Ward
E: Revd Gillian Brown, Mrs Margaret Morgan
F: Revd John Filsak, Mr Alun Jones
Synod V
A: Revd Dr Kay Cattell, Revd Peter Meek, Miss Alison Darby, Mr
Thomas Hackett
B: Revd Claire Downing, Mr Peter Downing, Mrs Irene Moore, Miss Avril Timson
C: Miss Gillian Heald, Revd Chris Ray, Mr Dennis Russell, Miss
Catriona Wheeler
D: Revd Derek Hopkins, Revd Derek Redfern, Mrs Jeanette Hopkins,
Mrs Pat Redfern
E: Revd Colin Bones, Revd Louise Gee, Mr Tim Dawson, Mr Ian Salmon
F: Mrs Molly Reardon, Revd David Tatum, Mr Philip Timson
Synod VI
A: Revd Tim Lowe, Revd Marion Thomas, Revd Joan Winterbottom, Mr
Geoff Harrison
Mr David Hood, Mrs Janet Hood
B: Revd David Cassidy, Revd Jeff Hancocks, Revd Shirley
Mountcastle
Mrs Brenda Cassidy
C: Revd Jim Brown, Revd Norman Whitaker, Mrs Rosemary Allman, Mrs
Jill Morris
D: Revd Simon Helme, Mr Martin Clarke, Mr David Harvey
E: Revd Christine Fowler, Revd Neil Riches, Revd Graham Sweeney,
Mr Joseph Blackburn
Mr James Thomson
F: Revd Graham Spicer, Mrs Margaret Marshall, Mrs M McIntosh
Synod VII
A: Revd Charles Croll, Revd Bruce Waldron, Miss Gillian Hall, Mrs
Sharn Waldron
B: Revd Mark Ambrose, Revd Kenneth Forbes, Revd Samantha White, Mr
Shannon Craig
Mr Joel Green, Ms Jeanette Wade
C: Revd Jon Sermon, Revd Nigel Warner, Miss Alice Nicholls, Mrs
Elizabeth Whitten
D: Revd Jack Roche, Mrs Enid Gear, Miss Debbie Kingston, Revd
David Lewis
E: Revd Catherine Ball, Revd Murray George, Revd Duncan Goldie, Mr
Alan Curtis
Mrs Faith Paulding, Mr Chris Wright
F: Mrs Wendy Cooper, Revd Andrew Hollins
Synod VIII
A: Revd Martyn Neads, Revd Stuart Nixon, Mrs Maria Mills, Mrs
Sylvia Warren
B: Revd Glyn Millington, Ms Suzanne White
C: Revd Nick Adlem, Revd Jenny Kilgour, Mr Hugh Barlow, Mr Brian
Knight
D: Mrs Viv Henderson, Revd Tim Richards, Mr George Faris, Mrs
Brenda Jesse
E: Revd Andrew Francis, Mr John Saunders, Mrs Lucy Gough, Mr
Douglas Hempstock
F: Revd Ronald Garner, Revd Kenneth Marsh, Revd Maurene O'Hagan,
Mrs Anne Fletcher
Miss Sylvia Nutt
G: Revd Bob Jones, Mrs Barbara Madge
H: Revd Roy Fowler, Mrs Margaret Skyrme
J: Revd John Rees, Mrs Peggy Gray
Synod IX
A: Mrs Alison Dalton, Revd Clive Sutcliffe, Mrs Joyce Sutcliffe,
Mrs Phyllis Williams*
B: Revd Frank Cochrane, Revd Edward Symmons, Mrs Christine
Hardwick
C: Revd Eric Massey, Revd Peter Trow, Miss Janet Bousfield, Mr
Joshua Norris
D: Revd Phillip Jones, Revd Alison Toplas, Mrs Vivien Gerhold, Mr
Gordon McCallum
E: Revd Clare Callanan, Revd Fleur Houston, Revd Ruth Whitehead,
Mr Colin Ferguson
Mr Kaihsu Tai, Mr Malcolm Townsend
Synod X
A: Revd John Danso, Revd Jonathan Dean, Revd Dr Roger Scopes, Mrs
Viv Barthram
Ms Val Nogueira, Ms Georgina Siriboe
B: Revd Liz Shaw, Revd David Varcoe, Miss Melisa Burrell, Mr
Graham Hinton
C: Revd Gwen Collins, Revd Bridget Powell, Mr David Eldridge, Mr
Martin Powell
D: Revd David Lawrence, Revd Martin Truscott, Revd Jane Wade, Mrs
Amanda Hobbs
Mr Andrew Jack, Mrs Anne Lewitt
E: Revd David Atkinson, Revd Hugh Graham, Mr Keith Berry, Mrs
Eleanor Boateng
Ms Perry Reid
F: Revd Jayne Bazeley, Revd Clare Davison, Mr Jim Laurie, Mr
Matthew Prevett
Synod XI
A: Revd Suk In Lee, Revd Jenny Snashall, Professor David Cutler,
Mr Chase Newton
Mr Clive Snashall, Mrs Cynthia Stock
B: Revd Jane Rowell, Revd George Watt, Ms Grace Marriott
C: Revd Bill Bowman, Revd Barry Carter, Revd Martyn Coe, Miss
Lizzie King
Mrs Marion Parfitt, Mr Mark Robinson
D: Revd Peter Southcombe, Revd Alan Wharton, Miss Pamela Tolhurst,
Miss Louisa Weeks
E: Revd Samuel Cyuma, Mrs Veronique Cyuma, Mr Grant Gulczynski, Mr
Martin Hayward
F: Revd Roy Cole, Revd Philip Osborn, Mrs Christine Robertson, Mr
David Walters
G: Revd John Gordon, Revd David Littlejohns, Mrs Janet Davidson
Synod XII
A: Revd Alex Brown, Revd Kate Gartside, Mr Ray Brown, Mr Dave
Gartside
B: Mrs Rosie Buxton, Revd Samantha Caton, Revd Stuart Jackson, Mrs
Diane Brain
C: Revd Birgitta Johnson, Revd Shelagh Pollard, Mrs Eleri Cubbage
Mrs Jean Silvan Evans
D: Revd Dr Neil Messer, Mrs Mary Jeremiah
E: Revd Colin Foreman, Revd Nanette Lewis-Head, Ms Janet Drogan
F: Revd Michael Hodgson, Mr Ian Ashton, Mr Alwyn Batley
G: Revd Paul Floe
Synod XIII
A: Revd John Bremner, Revd Susan Kirkbride, Ms Morag Donaldson, Dr
Scott Spurlock
B: Revd Kathryn Price, Mr Simon Peters
C: Revd Craig Jesson, Revd Gordon Smith, Mrs Christine Ford, Mr
Alex Kirkpatrick
D: Revd Stephen Brown, Revd Kristin Ofstad
E: Revd Timothy Huc, Mrs Barbara Bruce
Reception of Visitors and Assembly Members from Other Churches
Local Visitors were introduced by the Revd Peter Brain, Moderator,
Yorkshire Synod:
The Rt Revd Michael Lewis - Bishop of Middleton
Bishop Doye Agama -
Apostolic Church of Great Britain
The Rt Revd David Gillett - Bishop
of Bolton
The Revd Andrew Funnell - NW Baptist
Association
The Revd John O’Reilly - RC
Diocese of Shrewsbury
Visitors and Assembly members from Churches in the United Kingdom and
overseas were introduced by the Revd Elizabeth Nash, Convenor of the
Ecumenical Committee:
Church of Scotland - Rt
Revd Sheilagh Kesting
Revd Sheila Maxey
Revd Valerie Ott
Presbyterian Church of Ireland - Rt Revd
John & Mrs Christine Finlay
Revd John Brackenridge
Presbyterian Church of Wales - Revd Dr John
Tudno Williams
The Methodist Church - Deacon
Jane Middleton
Union of Welsh Independents - Revd Llunos
Gordon
The Moravian Church - Revd
David Howarth
The Congregational Federation - Revd
Christopher Damp
The United Free Church of Scotland - Revd Stephen
Matthews
The Baptist Union of Gt Britain - Mrs
Margaret Prisk
Roman Catholic Bishops Conference - Dame Anne Doyle
International Ministerial Council of Gt Britain Rt Revd Onye
Obika
CYTUN - Mr Sion Rhys Evans
CTBI - Revd Canon Bob Fyffe
They were greeted by the Moderator of General
Assembly. The Rt Revd Sheilagh Kesting
responded on their behalf.
Visitors and Members from Overseas were introduced by
the Revd Elizabeth Nash:
The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands - Mrs Rose Wedderburn
The Uniting Church in
Australia -
Revd Rob & Mrs Gill Brown
The Presbyterian Church in the Republic of
Korea - Revd Yoon Kil-Soo
- Revd
Lee, Suk In
The Protestant Church of the Palatinate (EKP)
- Revd Martin Henninger
Council for World
Mission - Ms Nneoma Chima
The Reformed Church of
France - Revd
Richard Taufer
The Mission Covenant Church,
Sweden - Revd Ola Bojestig
The Community of Protestant Churches in
Europe - Revd Jan-Gerd Heetderks
Receiving Mission Partners:
The Ghanaian Minister in
London - Revd
Godwin Odonkor
The Chaplain to Taiwanese students,
Manchester - Revd Shou-Hui Chung and
Dr Wei-Hsiang Lin
The following were also introduced:
The Church of Jesus Christ in
Madagascar - Revd Jean Olivier Rakotomalala
The United Church of
Zambia -
Revd Charles Lungu
The Revd Jan-Gerd Heetderks was invited to respond on
behalf of the above.
Mrs Jean Potter, Secretary of the Inter Faith
Relations Committee, introduced the following local
guests:
Councillor Afzal Khan, the Muslim community and former
Lord Mayor of Manchester
Mr A K Sinha – Geeta Bhavan Hindu Temple
Dr Ranjit Singh Sumra, the Sikh community
The Moderator invited Councillor Khan to give a
greeting to Assembly.
The Chaplain, the Revd Lucy Brierley closed with
prayer.
Saturday 7th July
Second Session
The Moderator welcomed those who were attending the Assembly for the
first time, and introduced the leaders of the Assembly Bible studies. He
noted that the communion offering from General Assembly would go to the
Church of North India children’s projects.
The Convener of the Assembly Arrangements Committee, Mr William McVey,
presented the Order of Business, and offered guidance on the conduct of the
Assembly.
Appointment of Acting Deputy Clerk
The Assembly Clerk moved adoption of the Resolution:
Resolution Appointment of Acting
Deputy Clerk
General Assembly resolves to appoint the Revd Michael Hopkins as acting
Deputy Clerk for this session of the Assembly.
The Resolution was carried.
Nominations Committee
The report of the Nominations Committee was presented
by the Convener, the Revd Malcolm Hanson.
Mr Hanson moved adoption of Resolution 28:
Resolution 28 Nominations
General Assembly appoints committees and
representatives of the Church as set out on pages 99–109 of the Book of
Reports subject to additions and corrections contained in the Supplementary
report before Assembly.
The Resolution was carried.
Mr Hanson moved adoption of Resolution 26:
Resolution 26 Appointment of the Moderator for
Yorkshire Synod
General Assembly appoints the Revd Kevin Watson to
serve as Moderator of the Yorkshire Synod for a period of seven years from 1
February 2008 until 31 January 2015, subject to review before the end of
that period.
The Resolution was carried
Mr Hanson moved adoption of Resolution 27:
Resolution 27 Appointment of the Moderator for North
Western Synod
General Assembly appoints the Revd Richard Church to
serve as Moderator of the North Western Synod for a period of seven years
from 1 September 2007 until 31 August 2014, subject to review before the end
of that period.
The Resolution was carried.
The Moderator welcomed the Revd Richard Church, the
Revd Kevin Watson, the Revd Martin Hazell, Director of Communications, and
the Revd Dr Susan Durber, Principal of Westminster College.
The Revd Prof. David Thompson moved adoption of
Resolution 53. Seconded by the
Revd John Humphreys:
Resolution 53 Westminster College
General Assembly appoints the Revd Dr John Bradbury to the Nivison Chair
of Church History at Westminster College for seven years from 1 September
2007.
The Resolution was carried.
The Moderator welcomed the Revd Dr John Bradbury.
The Revd Prof. David Thompson took the Chair.
Finance Committee
The Honorary Treasurer, Mr Eric Chilton, presented the
report of the Finance Committee.
Mr Chilton moved adoption of Resolution 29:
Resolution 29 Trustees’ Report and Annual
Accounts
General Assembly receives the Trustees’ Report and
adopts the Annual Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2006.
The Resolution was carried
Mr Chilton moved adoption of Resolution 30:
Resolution 30 Appointment of
Auditors
General Assembly resolves that PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP be appointed auditors of the United Reformed Church, to hold office
until the conclusion of the next meeting at which accounts are laid before
General Assembly and that their remuneration be fixed by the Finance
Committee.
Mr Chilton responded to a question about
Pricewaterhouse Coopers’ relationship with firms involved in practices the
United Reformed Church might regard as unethical.
The Resolution was carried.
Mr Chilton moved adoption of Resolution 31:
Resolution 31 The giving of the members of the Church
to central funds
General Assembly gratefully acknowledges the giving of
the churches in 2006 to the Ministry and Mission Fund and the work of the
local church, district and synod treasurers.
The Resolution was carried.
Mr Chilton moved adoption of Resolution 22:
Resolution 22 Revised Arrangements for nominating
directors of the United Reformed Church Ministers’ Pension Fund (Report page
49 para 5.7)
General Assembly agrees the revised arrangements for
nominating directors of the United Reformed Church Ministers’ Pension Fund.
In response to a question from the Revd Malcolm
Hanson, Mr Chilton confirmed that four directors of the Pension Fund are
directly appointed by the fund’s members, and that the revised arrangements
do not affect this.
The Resolution was carried.
Mr Chilton moved adoption of Resolution 32:
Resolution 32 Revised remit of the Finance
Committee (Report page 49 para 5.8 and Document 7 on page 115)
General Assembly agrees the revised remit for the
Finance Committee (as set out in Document 7).
The Assembly Clerk moved an amendment to Resolution
32:
General Assembly agrees to revise the remit of the
Finance Committee to read
“The Finance Committee is responsible for the general
financial oversight of funds administered for the benefit of the United
Reformed Church, its long-term financial planning, and the preparation and
control of its budget under the authority of Mission Council and the
Trustees.
The Committee will ensure the proper procedures ar in
place for the maintenance of accounting records, controlling and monitoring
the budgetary process, and the preparation of financial statements in
compliance with applicable United Kingdom law and accounting standards. To
this end the Committee should expect to liaise with auditors at least once
per annum.
The Committee may take such decisions with regard to
the finances of the Church as are necessary within the policies set by
General Assembly.”
The proposer accepted the amendment.
Mr Gordon Eccles, proposed an amendment that the words
‘should expect to’ be deleted and replaced with ‘must’.
Seconded by Mrs Faith Paulding.
The amendment fell.
The Resolution was carried.
Mr Chilton moved adoption of Resolution 23:
Resolution 23 Governing
Document
General Assembly adopts the Governing Document for the
constitution of the body to take responsibility for and be accountable to
the temporal authorities for its religious and other charitable work.
The Resolution was carried.
Mr Chilton moved adoption of Resolution 54:
Resolution 54 Pension Fund
Contributions
General Assembly, being representative of Local
Churches, Synods and the whole Church re-affirms its commitment to the
United Reformed Church Ministers’ Pension Fund and undertakes to make
arrangements to meet any deficits in the funding requirements which may
arise from time to time.
The Resolution was carried.
The Assembly agreed to send its thanks to the Revd John Waller for his
work as Chair of Trustees. The Moderator presented a gift to Mr Eric Chilton
and offered the Assembly’s best wishes as he retires from the office of
Honorary Treasurer.
Church Closures
The General Secretary moved adoption of Resolution 8:
Resolution 8 Church
Closures
General Assembly receives notice of the closure of the
local churches listed below and gives thanks to God for their worship,
witness, and service throughout their history.
Baguley, North Western
Dalry Scotland,
Dartmouth Road, Paignton South Western
Dodington, West Midlands
East Sheen, Wimbledon Southern
Haughley, Eastern
Hodge Lea, Milton Keynes East Midlands
The Rock Church Centre, Liverpool Mersey
Ventnor, Wessex
The Resolution was carried.
After worship led by the Chaplain, the Assembly
adjourned.
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