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General Assembly 2024 Speeches

Conveners of each council and committee present their reports throughout the General Assembly. Speeches presented at this year's General Assembly are available to read below.

Saturday 18 May

  • Address From The Outgoing Moderator Very Rev Sally Foster Fulton
  • Address To The Outgoing Moderator Rt Rev Dr Shaw J Paterson
  • Assembly Business Committee Rev Michael Mair
  • Ecumenical Relations Committee Rev Ross Blackman
  • General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland Opening Address
  • Legal Question's Committee Rev Dr Marjory Maclean
  • Moderator's Response To Being Elected Rt Rev Dr Shaw J Paterson
  • Prayer For Shaw
  • Reply To The Lord High Commissioner Rt Rev Dr Shaw J Paterson
  • Sally Foster Fulton closing And Thanking Speech

Monday 20 May

  • Assembly Trustees Rev David Cameron
  • Registration Of Ministries Committee Rev Robbie Hamilton
  • Theological Forum General Assembly Speech
  • Theological Forum Liam Fraser

Tuesday 21 May

  • Faplt Speech Rev Tommy Macneil
  • Faplt Supplementary Speech Rev Tommy MacNeil
  • Guild Rae Lind
  • Tuesday Social Care Council Crossreach Thom Riddell

Wednesday 22 May

  • Air Vice Marshal Tim Jones CBE
  • Alan Kennedy General Trustees
  • Chaplains To Hm Forces Rev Scott Brown
  • Church Of Scotland Trust Leon Marshall
  • Ethical Oversight Committee Val Brown
  • Housing & Loan Fund Dorothy Anderson
  • Investors Trust Chairman Speech 2024 16 May 2024
  • Iona Community Board Convener And Leader Speeches
  • Lin Macmillan Pension Fund Trustees
  • Reply To His Majesty's Most Gracious Letter Very Rev Sally Foster Fulton
  • Safeguarding Adam Dillon

Thursday 23 May

  • Archbishop Of Canterburys Address To The Church Of Scotlands General Assembly

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