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The General Assembly

 The Assembly Hall

INTRODUCTION

The General Assembly, which meets each year in Edinburgh, has the authority to make laws determining how the Church of Scotland operates. It also is the highest court of the Church (the other courts being the kirk session and the presbytery) in which cases can be heard in matters of litigation.

The 2008 General Assembly will open on Thursday 15 May and close on Wednesday 21 May 2008. A full guide to the proceedings is available here.

Photograph of the Black and White Corridor Press releases issued during the General Assembly will be available by clicking here. You will also be able to access speeches and biographies and reports as they are made available, along with a daily agenda for each day of the week.

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The Moderator and the Lord High Commissioner

The Rev David Lunan was appointed as Moderator of the General Assembly at the Assembly's opening session on 15 May. Mr Lunan's biography is available here. David Lunan
The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2008 is The Right Honourable George Reid.

Special Commission on Structure and Change

A Special Commission was set up in 2006 by the General Assembly to identify and report on the effect of changes to the structure and organisation of the Church. The Commission's report will be made to this year's General Assembly, and is available here.

Previous Assemblies

Click here to find out about accessing our archived reports, minutes and daily papers, daily audio news updates, podcasting service and video highlights.

Act and regulations

The acts and regulations of the Church of Scotland which were updated by decisions taken at the 2007 General Assembly are available online on our
Extranet icon and link to site Church law pages on our extranet site.
Changes brought about by the General Assembly will be included as soon as possible following this year's court.

Background and history

Click here for more information on the history and structure of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and a guide to proceedings.

First time at the Assembly?

Fortnightly features: the insider's guide to the General Assembly Get to grips with the Assembly's terminology and proceedings by visiting our Guide to the General Assembly.

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In this section
Introduction
Welcome to the General Assembly pages

Go live!
Watch or listen live online during the week of the General Assembly 2008

Daily agenda
Each day's timetable including the daily papers and minutes of Assembly business
- Thursday 15 May
- Friday 16 May
- Saturday 17 May
- Sunday 18 May
- Monday 19 May
- Tuesday 20 May
- Wednesday 21 May

Reports
Reports to download from the councils and affiliated committees

Speeches and biographies
Conveners' speeches as delivered to the Assembly, and their biographies

Press releases
General Assembly specific press releases

Updates from the Assembly Hall
News and information from the General Assembly

Events guide
A full list of the Assembly fringe events

Feedback form
Send us your comments about our webcasts, audio news updates and podcasting services

 

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