The order of business, reports and resolutions for the Special General Assembly 2025.
Recording of Special General Assembly – 18 December 2025
Recording of the Service of Worship from Special General Assembly – 18 December 2025
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland spoke publicly at a news conference in Assembly Buildings, Belfast on 12 November to acknowledge significant failings in the central administration of its safeguarding processes. As a result, the Moderator at the time announced that he would step aside and then step down as Moderator. His immediate predecessor, Rev Dr Richard Murray, resumed the office on 1 December. The same day, Dr Murray called a Special General Assembly to meet in Belfast on 18 December.
Business
The order of business was:
Time
11am -12.30pm
Worship
12.30pm - 1.30pm
Lunch
1.30pm - to close of business
Report from the General Council & Resolutions
Reports and Resolutions
The General Council is the Church’s senior decision-making body that takes any necessary decisions on behalf of the General Assembly between its meetings. At the Council's meeting on 11 December, members agreed the business of the Special General Assembly and the Report and Resolutions that Members of Assembly will discuss. To facilitate debate, the General Council Report may be divided into sections. From the downloads box you can read the General Council's Report and Resolutions.
You can also download a letter from the Convener of the General Council and the Acting Clerk of the General Assembly that was sent to ministers. This gives detailed information about the practical aspects of the Special General Assembly.
General Assembly, Moderator, Safeguarding, Church in Society, Church Life
In his opening address to the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s (PCI) Special General Assembly in Belfast today, (18 December), the all-Ireland denomination’s Moderator, R…
General Assembly, Safeguarding, Moderator, Church in Society, Church Life
At the meeting of Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s (PCI) Special General Assembly, meeting in Belfast today (18 December), the church agreed to elevate significantly the …
General Assembly, Moderator, Church Life, Church in Society, Safeguarding
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI), meeting in Special Assembly in Belfast today agreed to establish a task group ‘to inquire into issues of governance, culture and…
General Assembly, Moderator, Safeguarding, Statements
On his first day in office today, the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Right Reverend Dr Richard Murray, has written to all ministers announcing that in t…
Safeguarding, Statements, Church in Society
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) has said that it welcomes the investigation announced today by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and will be co-opera…
Safeguarding, Statements, Church in Society
The following statement from Rev Dr David Allen, Acting Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI), was sent to ministers in PCI congregati…
Safeguarding
If you have been affected by the recent safeguarding statement from the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and require additional support from an independent agency, we would…
Safeguarding, Statements, Church in Society
The Convener of the General Council of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, Rev Dr David Bruce, made the following statement regarding safeguarding matters within the Chur…
Safeguarding, Moderator, Statements, Church in Society
The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland Rev Dr Trevor Gribben, made the following statement at a news conference in Assembly Buildings, Belfast this afternoon…
