It is the First of May, the day I have traditionally used to mark the start of the General Assembly Season. (Although you will see it started a bit before that.)
There is lots of excitement ahead this year so get ready.
Here is this year’s line-up as I know it now. I will update as I clarify additional Assembly and Synod meetings.
60th General Assembly
and 150th Anniversary of the founding
Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
7-10 April 2015
Synod
The Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia
5-7 May 2015
Mt. Druitt, N.S.W.
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church of Tasmania
12 May 2015 (begins)
General Assembly
Church of Scotland
16-22 May 2015
Edinburgh
General Assembly
Free Church of Scotland Continuing
18-21 May, 2015
Edinburgh
General Assembly
Free Church of Scotland
18-21 May 2015
Edinburgh
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church of South Australia
25 May 2014 (begins)
Naracoorte, S.A.
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church in Ireland
1-4 June 2015
Belfast
82nd General Assembly
Orthodox Presbyterian Church
3-9 June 2015
Dordt College
Sioux Center, Iowa
141st General Assembly
Presbyterian Church in Canada
4-8 June 2015
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C.
140th General Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America
7-10 June 2015
Huntsville, Alabama
Synod
Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland
8-10 June 2015
Bready
Synod
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America
8-12 June 2015
Bonclarken
Flat Rock, North Carolina
Concurrent with the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
211th Stated Meeting of the General Synod
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
9-11 June 2015
Bonclarken
Flat Rock, North Carolina
Concurrent with the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America
43rd General Assembly
Presbyterian Church in America
8-12 June 2015
Chattanooga, Tennessee
(And the logo at left was proposed last year and referred so we will see what the report back is.)
General Assembly
United Free Church of Scotland
10-12 June 2015
Perth
185th General Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
19-26 June 2015
Cali, Columbia
35th General Assembly
Evangelical Presbyterian Church
23-27 June 2015
Orlando, Florida
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church of Queensland
21-25 June 2015
N.S.W. State Assembly
and 150th Anniversary Celebration
Presbyterian Church of Australia
in the State of New South Wales
29 June 2015 (begins)
Croydon, N.S.W.
79th General Synod
Bible Presbyterian Church
6-11 August 2015
Cape Canaveral, Florida
National Youth Assembly
Church of Scotland
14-17 August 2015
Stirlingshire
(Technically not a governing
body, but still an Assembly I track)
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church of Victoria
5-8 October 2015
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church in Western Australia
30 October 2015
Peppermint Grove, WA
And in case you were looking for one of these high-profile GA’s, they are not annual events and you will have to wait for next year:
- 222nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 18-25 June 2016, Portland
ia, Oregon - General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, September 2016
- General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, October 2016, Dunedin
These are the ones that I am tracking at the moment. I will update as appropriate. If I have missed one, or have information wrong or incomplete, please provide the appropriate information and I will update the list.
And, to make the GA season complete here are two more items…
The first is the series of articles I wrote as an introduction to Presbyterian General Assemblies seven years ago. My GA 101 series consists of the following
GA101: Preface
GA101: Introduction – Why in the world would anybody want to do it this way?
GA101: Connectionalism – The Presbyterian Big Picture
GA101: The Cast of Characters – A score card to identify the players
GA101: The Moderator – All Things In Moderation
GA101: Where does the GA business come from? – Incoming!
GA101: Doing the business of GA — Decently and in Order
Yes, what started as a six part series expanded into seven completed articles with two more unfinished ones in the queue. (Maybe this will give me some motivation to finish those up.)
And finally, on to the ridiculous. Lest we take ourselves too seriously, a couple years ago I had a little fun with the General Assembly and in the post passed along the GA drinking game and GA Bingo. Please play both responsibly. 😉
So, for all the GA Junkies out there I wish you the best of GA seasons. May you enjoy the next few months of watching us do things decently and in order!