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THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH

Minutes of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church 2002

Thursday, 4 July 2002 First Session

Constitution of Assembly

At 5.30 pm. members of Assembly met in the Younger Hall at the University of St Andrews. The Moderator, the Revd Elizabeth Welch, constituted the Assembly with prayer, the place and the time having been duly appointed.

Induction of Moderator

The Revd John Waller, Moderator-elect, was inducted as Moderator of the General Assembly of the United Reformed Church. The Moderator signed the Assembly Bible and was presented with an inscribed copy of the Bible by the retiring Moderator of Assembly.

Thanks to the Retiring Moderator

The thanks of the Church were expressed by the Moderator to the Revd Elizabeth Welch and her husband, Mr Peter Skerratt. The Chaplain, the Revd Lesley Charlton, led the worship of the Assembly and the Moderator addressed the Assembly.

The Roll of Assembly was placed on the table.

Moderator: Revd John Waller
Clerk: Mrs Margaret Carrick Smith
General Secretary: Revd Dr David Cornick
Deputy General Secretary: Revd John Waller

Moderators of Synods:
 
I Revd Peter Poulter
II Revd Peter Brain
III Revd Graham Cook
IV Revd Arnold Harrison
V Revd Malcolm Hanson
VI Revd Elizabeth Welch
VII Revd Elizabeth Caswell
VIII Revd Raymond Adams
IX Revd Adrian Bulley
X Revd Roberta Rominger
XI Revd Nigel Uden
XII Revd Peter Noble
XIII Revd John Arthur

Conveners of General Assembly Standing Committees:
Assembly Arrangements: Revd Alasdair Pratt
Church and Society: Revd Martin Camroux
Communications and Editorial: Revd Graham Cook
Doctrine, Prayer & Worship: Revd John Young
Ecumenical: Revd John Rees
Equal Opportunities: Revd Nanette Lewis Head
Finance: Mr Graham Stacy
Inter Faith Relations: Mrs Daphne Beale
Life and Witness: Revd Brian Jolly
Ministries: Revd Graham Long
Nominations: Revd Glyn Jenkins
Pastoral Reference: Revd David Jenkins
Racial Justice: Revd Raymond Singh
Training: Revd John Proctor
Youth &Children's Work: Revd Kathryn Price

Synod Clerks:
I Dr Peter Clarke
II Mr George Morton
III Mr Donald Swift
IV Mr John Seager
V Mrs Irene Wren
VI Mr Simon Rowntree
VII Mr Kenneth Woods
VIII Revd Rosalind Harrison
IX Mr Graham Rolfe
X Revd Kathryn Louch
XI Mrs Christine Meekison
XII Mrs Pamela Marshall-Jones
XIII Revd Kenneth Forbes

Additional Synod Representatives:
I Mr Andrew Atkinson, Mrs Pat Gurr, Mrs Yvonne Poulter
II Revd Susan Armitage, Revd Gary Gotham, Revd Martin Truscott
III Mr John Brown, Ms Linda Granville, Ms Sandra Wellington
IV Mrs Doreen Courtney, Mrs Muriel Harrison, Mrs Gwen Smithies
V Mrs Ann Ball, Revd Graham Maskery, Mrs Barbara Turner
VI Revd Sam Ansa-Addo, Mr Philip Ferdinand, Mrs Anne Sheldon
VII Dr Pamela Cressey, Revd Deborah McVey, Mr Philip Wade
VIII Mrs Mandy Adams, Mrs Julie Kirby, Mr Malcolm Summers
IX Mr Gerry Prosser, Mrs Veronica Taylor, Revd Stephen Thornton
X Mr John Hornby, Mr Christopher Lawrence, Mr Shaheen Zar
XI Mr Desmond Colechin, Mr Desmond Curry, Mr Ken Meekison
XII Mrs Brenda Cheer, Revd Stuart Jackson, Revd Shelagh Pollard
XIII Mr Barclay Bannister, Revd Dr John Clark, Mrs Margaret Gillan, Revd John Humphreys
Miss Marjory King, Revd Susan Kirkbride, Ms Helen Mee, Dr Jim Merrilees, Revd David Taylor

Synod Treasurers:
I Mr Malcolm Holloway
II Dr Brian Woodhall
III Mr Andrew Martlew
IV Miss Margaret Atkinson
V Mr Donald Buxton
VI Mr D Hibbard
VII Mr Clifford Patten
VIII Mr Gordon Latham
IX Mr Graham Gage
X Miss Valerie Ham
XI Mr Brian West
XII Mr Patrick Hickey
XIII Mr James Maguire
Theological College Representatives:
Mansfield College Revd Dr Walter Houston,
Miss Leoni Betts
Northern College Revd Dr Lesley Husselbee,
Mr Keith Morrison
Queens Foundation Revd Dr Michael Jagessar,
Mr Peter Lyth
Scottish United Reformed & Congregational College Revd Jack Dyce,
Ms Sarah Hall
Westminster College Revd Prof Stephen Orchard,
Miss Sarah Moore

Youth representatives: Miss Emma Pugh,
Miss Amanda Wade

Assembly Members from Other Churches in the United Kingdom:
Baptist Union of Great Britain Revd Michael Smith
International Ministerial Council of Great Britain Mrs Agatha Baptiste
Moravian Church Revd Jan Mullin
Presbyterian Church in Ireland Revd Colin McClure
Presbyterian Church of Wales Revd Neil Kirkham
Scottish Episcopal Church Mrs Jean Forbes
The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland The Rt Revd Mgr Henry Docherty
The Church of England The Rt Revd David Hawtin
The Church of Scotland Mrs Christine Tait
The Congregational Federation Revd Barry Osborne
Union of Welsh Independents Revd Kevin Davies
United Free Church of Scotland Revd Iain McFie

Assembly Members from Churches outside of Britain and Ireland:
Churches of Christ in Malawi Revd Nixon Chiwala
Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China Revd Luk Fai
Iglesia Presiteriana Reformada en Cuba Revd Dora Arce-Valentin
Igreja Evangelica Reformada dÕAngola Revd Jeronimo Panda
Leuenberg Church Fellowship Revd Fleur Houston
Presbyterian Church of India Mizoram Synod Revd Vanlalfaka
Reformed Church in Sub-Carpatho Ukraine Bishop Laszlo Horkay
United Church of Christ in the U.S.A. Mr Peter Makari

Chaplain (URC) to HM Forces in Britain: no representation
Council for World Mission: Revd Andrew Williams

Past Presidents, Chairmen and Moderators:
Ms Gwen Hall, Revd Norman Birnie, Revd Arthur Macarthur, Revd Dr Robert Latham, Revd John Johansen-Berg, Revd Principal Martin Cressey, Mrs Rosalind Goodfellow, Revd Wilfred Georgeson, Revd John Francis, Revd Karl Burdett, Revd Richard Murray, Revd Bernard Waterton, Revd Bentley Webster, Revd Dr Peter Arthur, Revd George Sharpe,Revd Dr David Thompson, Revd Victor Smith, Revd Alasdair Walker, Revd Dr Philip Morgan, Revd David Dale, Mr Ray Heritage, Revd Cyril Franks, Revd Edmund Banyard, Revd Keith Forecast, Revd Graham Cook, Revd Malcolm Hanson, Mrs Ruth Clarke, Revd Donald Hilton, Revd Dr Jack McKelvey, Revd John Reardon, Revd Dr David Thompson, Revd David Jenkins, Mrs Wilma Frew, Revd Peter McIntosh, Revd William Mahood, Revd Elizabeth Welch

District Representatives: (Names appearing with an asterisk were appointed to fill District vacancies cf. Resolution 10 pg. 21 Assembly Record 1978)
Synod I
A: Revd Joan Grindrod-Helmn, Revd Peter Rand, Revd Pamela Ward, Mrs Kirsteen Hanvey*,
Mr Monty Helmn, Mrs Susan Rand
B: Revd Stuart Brock, Revd Si‰n Collins, Revd Ian Croft, Revd Janet Flawn, Revd Douglas McFarlane
Mr Timothy Bellis, Miss Sara Goodfellow, Dr Ann Graham, Ms Hannah Middleton, Mr Malcolm Porter
C: Revd Raymond Anglesea, Revd Ruth Crofton, Revd Norma Leveridge, Revd Valerie Towler
Mrs Daphne Clarke, Mr Peter Etwell, Mrs Margaret Humberston, Mr Simon Loveitt
E: Revd Dr Geoffrey Davis, Revd Terry Oakley, Mrs Olive Bell, Mr Wilbur Hanvey
Synod II
A: Revd Robert Canham, Revd Lis Mullen, Revd Sally Thomas, Mr Raymond Clarke,
Mr John Hindle, Dr Roger John
B: Revd Shirley Farrier, Revd Peter Grey, Revd John Mackereth, Miss Fiona Martin, Mr Hamish Martin,
Mr Richard Smith
C: Revd Eric Kirkman, Revd Tamas Sugar, Revd Geoffrey Townsend, Mr Alan Barnes,
Mr E Ledger, Mrs Moira Ormerod
D: Revd David Allen, Revd Brenda Moore, Revd Michael Perrott, Mrs Margaret Allen,
Mrs Sheila Brain, Mr John Rea
E: Revd Craig Muir, Revd Barbara Plenderleith, Revd Jack Roche, Mrs Dorothy Broadhurst,
Mr Donald Nuttall, Mrs Janet Simpson
F: Revd Jane Barron, Revd Carole Gotham, Revd Peter Sharp, Revd Tony Wilkinson
Mrs Barbara Aspinall, Miss Sarah Aspinall, Mr Eric Chilton, Mrs Sue Wilkinson
G: Revd Rosemary Tusting, Revd Chris Vermeulen, Mrs Jessie Davies, Mrs Kath Lacy

Synod III
A: Revd Ruth Allen, Revd Martin Smith, Mrs Sheila Davies, Mr Graeme Lee,
Mr Robert Pritchard, Mr David Welsh
B: Revd Linda Elliott, Revd Kenneth Summers, Revd Gwyneth Thomas
Mr Alan Ireland, Mr Neil Mackenzie, Mrs Sylvia Swift
C: Revd John Fielding, Revd Alison Hall, Revd Jon Morgan
Mrs Aline Cannell, Dr Berta Doodson, Miss S Fellows
D: Revd Barbara Exley, Revd Gary McGowan, Revd Malcolm Shapland
Mrs Eileen Brown, Mr Derek Craig, Mrs Helen Renner

Synod IV
A: Revd Helen Drummond, Revd Max Moore, Revd Michael Wear
Mrs Kathleen Foreman, Mrs Pauline Mewis, Mr James Murison
B: Revd Janet Lees, Revd Pauline Loosemore, Revd Jane Rowell
Mr Philip Baiden, Mrs Selem Fagan, Miss Norma Pugh
C: Revd Paul Allen, Revd Gwen Collins, Revd Barry Parker
Mr Paul Robinson, Mr Edward Sheldrake, Mr Ron Sweeney
D: Revd William Frame, Revd Paul Frampton, Revd Nick Nicholas, Revd Heather Pollard,
Mrs Maureen McLean, Mrs Marguerite Sobol
E: Revd Bernie Collins*, Revd Alistair Smeaton*, Miss Ina Barker, Mr Bennett Brook
F: Revd George Courtney, Mrs Averil Jowett, Mr Alan Lowe*, Mrs Eileen Whitehead

Synod V
A: Revd Paul Breeze, Revd David Holley, Revd Duncan Tuck, Mr Daniel Cunningham,
Mr Norman Greville, Mrs Margaret Wadsley
B: Revd Andrew Berry, Revd Clare Downing, Revd Michael Forster, Mrs Muriel Garrow,
Mr Geoff Milnes, Mr David Smith
C: Revd Yolande Burns, Revd Chris Ray, Revd Aileen Walker, Mrs Jane Campbell, Mr Michael Harrison
D: Revd Ann Jack, Revd Ian Smith, Revd Yvonne Stone, Mrs Mary Barrett, Mr Ray Chambers,
Mr John Payne
E: Revd John Filsak, Revd Derek Hopkins, Revd Hamish Temple, Mrs Dorothy Bell, Mrs Ruth Koranteng,
Ms Nikki Wood
F: Revd Neil Eldridge, Revd Murdoch Mackenzie, Mrs Elaine Eldridge, Mrs Ann MacKenzie

Synod VI
A: Revd Lynda Coates, Revd Diana Cullum-Hall, Revd Angela Gemmer-Snell, Revd Christopher Parker
Mr Geoff Harrison, Mrs Dorothy Hewitson, Mr Jim Hewitson, Miss Rosemary Simmons
B: Revd David Cassidy, Revd Shirley Mountcastle, Mrs Brenda Cassidy, Mrs Isabel Jacob
C: Revd Mary Buchanan, Revd Gerald England, Revd Roger Woodall, Mr Michael Allman, Mr Bill Robson,
Miss Mary Whittall
D: Revd Harry Goodchild, Revd Dr John Sutcliffe, Mrs Diana Goodchild, Mrs Sheila Jenkins,
Miss Becky Pain-Tolin, Mrs Ann Sutcliffe
E: Revd John Burgess, Revd Dr John Campbell, Revd David Dean, Revd Paul Whittle
Mrs Audrey Cameron, Mrs Mamie Gibson, Mrs Rita Routley, Miss Hannah Smith
F: Revd Rowena Francis, Mrs Kathleen Paxton, Revd Graham Spicer, Revd William Young
Mrs Margaret Marshall, Mr John Paxton
Synod VII
A: Revd Ian Fosten, Revd David Littlejohns, Revd Daphne Lloyd
Dr Sue Brisley, Mr Paul Davis*, Miss Gillian Hall
B: Revd Mark Ambrose, Revd Jim Dalgleish, Revd Marc Kenton, Revd John Pugh
Mrs Margaret Evans, Mrs Joyce Gronow, Mr Derek Pope, Mr Peter Richards*
C: Revd Michael Rigney, Revd Nigel Rogers, Revd Nigel Warner
Mrs Rena Bannister*, Mr Gordon Heald*, Mrs Elizabeth Whitten
D: Revd John Hickmore, Revd Derek Kingston, Revd Martin Kitchener
Mrs Jeanne Armour*, Mr Roger Brett, Mr Clive Goodhew
E: Revd Alex Jacob, Revd Stuart Nixon, Revd Derek Redfern, Revd Keith Riglin
Mrs Jill Davis, Mr Roger Human, Mr Angus Sacree, Mr Stephen Thompson
F: Revd Thomas MacMeekin, Mr John Bannister

Synod VIII
A: Revd Arthur Climpson, Revd Paul Snell, Mrs Jean Rowe, Mrs Linda Snell
B: Revd Robert Jennings, Revd Christopher Searle, Mrs Jean Baker, Mr Rychard Winslade
C: Revd Nick Adlem, Revd Dr Kenneth Hibberd, Revd Philip Wagstaff
Mr Ivan Andrews, Mr Brian Knight, Miss Krystel Smith
D: Revd Evelyn Ridout, Revd Michael Whitfield, Mr George Faris, Mrs Doreen Watson
E: Revd Michael Hodgson, Revd Jill Thornton, Mrs Sheila Elliss, Mrs Alison Lowe
F: Revd Douglas Burnett, Revd Ian Kirby, Revd Helena McKinnon, Revd Kenneth Thom
Mrs Ruth Browning, Mrs Anne Fletcher, Mrs Roma Hibberd, Mrs Dawn Souter
G: Revd Michael Bond, Mrs Peggy Bond
H: Revd Hazel Allen, Mrs Janet Clark
J: Revd Jennifer Davies, Mr Harold Blakeley

Synod IX
A: Revd Colin Bones, Revd Jeffrey Evans, Revd Clive Sutcliffe, Revd Michael Thomas*
Miss Nicola Andrews, Miss Sarah Lever, Mrs Gwen Martindale, Mrs Brenda McCarron
Mrs Joyce Sutcliffe, Mr Brian Wilkins
B: Revd Clifford Bembridge, Revd Frederick Noden, Revd Edward Symmons, Revd Simon Thomas
Mr Colin Hall, Mrs Christine Hardwick, Mr Graham Thatcher, Mrs Sheila Thatcher
C: Revd David Jones, Revd Peter Norris, Revd David Williams, Mr Keith Burroughs,
Miss Iona Hine, Mr John Mason
D: Revd Donald Macalister, Revd Cecil Macaulay, Revd David Price, Revd Rosemary Pullen
Mr John Harris, Miss Alison Marshall, Mr Philip Stanley, Mr David Taylor*
E: Revd Ruth Ball, Revd Dr Susan Durber, Revd Andrew Lonsdale, Revd Monica Mills, Revd John Wilkinson
Mr Colin Ferguson, Mrs Sandy Godfrey, Miss Daphne Hill, Dr Faye Mitchell, Mr David Rooke

Synod X
A: Revd Jonathan Dean, Revd Maggie Hindley, Revd Philip Stewart, Revd David Trafford
Miss Elizabeth Ameyaw, Mr Elyot Rowland, Mrs Susan Russell, Mr O Sogbodjor
B: Revd Richard Landon, Revd Dr Alan Spence, Mr Leonard Tant, Mr Wylie White
C: Revd Andrew Busby, Revd Alan Kirkcaldy, Revd Bridget Powell
Mr Ian Buchanan, Mr Steve Burton, Mrs Heather Gleeson
D: Revd Susan Chapman, Revd John Mackerness, Revd Anthony Ruffell, Revd Brian Woodcock
Dr James Anderson, Mrs Mauraid Anderson, Mrs Gill Hughes
E: Revd Bruce Allinson, Revd Ann McNair, Revd Chris Willis, Ms Gloria Bujan,
Miss Caroline Cross, Mr R Willis
F: Revd Louise Franklin, Revd Philip Nevard, Mr Paul Franklin, Mr Michael Gould, Mr Christopher Miller, Mr Gale Salmon

Synod XI
A: Revd Dr Richard Goldring, Revd Gerald Moule, Revd Terry Sparks, Mr Ian Chalmers,
Mrs Jeanette Chamberlain, Mr David Howell, Mr Jabu Siphika, Mrs Jenny Snashall
B: Revd John Bremner, Revd Phillip Jones, Revd John Joseph, Revd George Watt, Revd Kathy White
Mr Alan Fox, Mrs Brenda Jesse, Miss Nan Mark
C: Revd Ian Bird, Revd Jim Gould, Revd Cecil Heatley, Revd Julian Thomas
Mr Norman Fabb, Mrs Hilary Miles, Mr Peter Richardson, Mrs Susan Robertson
D: Revd George Gibson, Revd Peter Southcombe, Revd Alan Wharton
Mr Alex Cameron, Mr John Ellis, Miss Helen Honess
E: Revd Norman Setchell, Revd Robert Woods, Mrs Ellen Burt, Mr Peter Burt, Mr John Ellis,
Mr Matthew Prevett*
F: Revd Michael Davies, Revd Malcolm Fife, Revd Dawn Mather, Revd Leslie Mather
Miss Rosalie Bungard, Mr John Harris, Mrs Sheila Pratt, Mrs C Robertson
G: Revd Graeme Allan, Revd Philip Burroughs, Revd Charles Martin, Miss Naomi Lynch,
Mrs Nancy Welch

Synod XII
A: Revd Henry Gordon, Revd Peter Nunn, Revd Dr Robert Pope, Mrs Maureen Jones, Mrs Eliza Pritchard
B: Revd David Marshall-Jones, Revd Shem Morgan, Mrs Margery Davies, Mr Gareth Marshall-Jones
C: Revd Alison Davis, Mrs Moira Davies, Mr Russell Davies, Mr Andrew Grand, Ms Bethan Noble
D: Revd Nicholas Stanyon, Mr Stuart Jones, Mr Jonathan Price, Mrs Delyth Rees
E: Revd Russell Gordon, Revd Linda Woollacott, Mrs Christine Phillips, Mr David Phillips
F: Revd Michael Cruchley, Revd Myfanwy Davies, Revd Alan Willcocks, Mr Brynmor Griffiths*,
Mrs Miriam Griffiths, Mrs Liz Tadd

Synod XIII
A: Revd Janet Adamson, Revd Mary Taylor, Revd John Wylie, Mrs Deborah Anderson,
Mr Ronald Anderson, Mrs Molly Millan
B: Revd William Drummond, Revd Carolyn Smyth, Mrs P E Macdonald, Ms Morag McLintock
C: Revd Alan Paterson, Mrs Jean Arthur, Miss Elizabeth King, Mr Ronald McKillop
D: Revd Ross McLaren, Mr Richard Bolton, Miss Elayne Innes, Ms Lynsey Smerdon
E: Revd Eliza Armstrong, Revd John Clark, Mrs Barbara Bruce, Mrs Nan Clark
F: Revd Haydn Higton, Mr Frank Bell

RECEPTION OF VISITORS AND ASSEMBLY MEMBERS FROM OTHER CHURCHES

Local Visitors were introduced by the Revd John Arthur, Moderator, Synod of Scotland. Visitors and Assembly members from Churches in the United Kingdom and overseas were introduced by the Revd John Rees, Convener, Ecumenical Committee. Those present were received by the Moderator:

Church of Scotland Revd Jennifer Macrae
Revd Dr Finlay McDonald and Mrs Elma McDonald
Mrs Christine Tait
Roman Catholic Church in Scotland Rt Revd Mgr. Henry Docherty
Scottish Episcopal Church Mrs Jean Forbes
United Free Church of Scotland Revd Iain McFie and Mrs Ann McFie
Action of Churches Together in Scotland Sr Maire Gallagher SND
Baptist Union of Great Britain Revd Michael Smith
Church of England Rt Revd David Hawtin
Congregational Federation Revd Barry Osborne
The Methodist Church Revd Peter Sulston
Moravian Church Revd Jan Mullin
International Ministerial Council of Great Britain Mrs Agatha Baptiste
Presbyterian Church in Ireland Very Revd Dr Alastair Dunlop and Mrs Anne Dunlop
Revd Colin McClure
Presbyterian Church of Wales Revd Neil Kirkham
Union of Welsh Independents Revd Kevin Davies
Churches Together in Wales Mr Alan Sage
Churches of Christ in Malawi Revd Nixon Chiwala
Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China Revd Luk Fai
Iglesia Presiteriana Reformada en Cuba Revd Dora Arce-Valentin
Igreja Evangelica Reformada dÕAngola Revd Jeronimo Panda
Leuenberg Church Fellowship Revd Fleur Houston
Presbyterian Church of India Mizoram Synod Revd Vanlalfaka
Reformed Church in Sub-Carpatho Ukraine Bishop Laszlo Horkay
United Church of Christ in the U.S.A. Mr Peter Makari
Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana Revd Francis Amenu
Church of North India Mr David Jonathan
Church of South India Ms Jasmine Jebakani
World Convention of the Churches of Christ Mrs Lorraine Jacobs
The Rt Revd David Hawtin responded to the welcome on behalf of the United Kingdom Ecumenical visitors and the Revd Luk Fai on behalf of the Overseas Visitors.

The Assembly adjourned.

Friday 5 July 2002 First Session