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GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2008

On this page you can access the following documents from the General Assembly 2008:

Archived reports
Collated deliverances
Remits to presbyteries
Order of proceedings
Daily papers
Minutes

Photograph of the Moderator of the General Assembly 2008
Right Rev David Lunan, Moderator of the General Assembly 2008
Documents on this page are listed alphabetically by reporting council or committee and are available in Word [.doc], rich text [.rtf] and text only [.txt] formats. Large documents such as the daily papers are available in [.txt] and [.pdf] formats online.
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Please note these are large files and may take some time to download on a standard connection.

Archived reports

Assembly Arrangements Committee:

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Central Services Committee:

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Chaplains to HM Forces:

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Church and Society Council:

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Church Hymnary Trust:

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Church of Scotland Trust:

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Church without Walls:

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Council of Assembly

 

Supplementary report:

 

Appendices to Supplementary report:

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Ecumenical Relations Committee:

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General Trustees:

 

Supplementary report:

 

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Guild:

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HIV/AIDS Project:

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Housing and Loan Fund:

 

Supplementary report:

 

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Investors Trust:

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Iona Community Board:

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Legal Questions Committee:


Statistical returns Appendices IV - VI:

 

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Ministries:

 

Supplementary report:

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Mission and Discipleship Council:

 

Supplementary report:

 

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Nomination Committee:

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Panel on Review and Reform:


Appendix: Church without Walls: Illustrations of how local churches are connecting with communities

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Parish Development Fund:

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Pensions Trustees :

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Safeguarding Committee:


Appendix 1:

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Social Care Council:

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Special Commission on Structure and Change:

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Stewardship and Finance Committee:


Supplementary information:


Appendices one and two (Excel format):

 

Appendix three:

 

Appendix four:

 

Appendix five:

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Support and Services Council :

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World Mission Council:

 

Supplementary report:

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Collated deliverances

Collated deliverances


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Remits to presbyteries

Remits to presbyteries and kirk sessions

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(773KB)
 

Order of proceedings

Order of Proceedings (140 pages):

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The General Assembly 2008 in session

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Daily papers and notices of motion

Daily papers, Thursday 15 May:

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Daily paper, Friday 16 May:

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Daily papers, Saturday 17 May:

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Daily papers, Monday 19 May:

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Daily papers, Tuesday 20 May:

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Daily papers, Wednesday 21 May:

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Notices of motions

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Moderator at the General Assembly
The Moderator at the General Assembly 2008

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Minutes

Minutes for Thursday 15 May:

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Minutes for Friday 16 May:

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Minutes for Saturday 17 May:

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Minutes for Monday 19 May:

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Minutes for Tuesday 20 May and Wednesday 21 May:

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Reports and information on the next General Assembly are on the Church of Scotland main website at www.churchofscotland.org.uk/generalassembly/

 
 

In this section

Introduction
Welcome to the General Assembly archives and commissioners' information pages

Statement on Dissent and Complaint
A statement on a moratorium agreed by the General Assembly 2009

General Assembly archives
Archived reports, daily papers and minutes from previous Assemblies:
General Assembly 2009
General Assembly 2008
General Assembly 2007
General Assembly 2006

Webcast highlights
How to log on to view or listen to previous General Assembly highlights

Special Commission on Same-sex Relationships and the Ministry
Information about the Special Commission set up in 2009

Special Commission on the Third Article
Information about the Special Commission set up in 2008

Special Commission on Structure and Change
Information about the Special Commission set up in 2006


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