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Edited version October 2000  
  RECORD
  year  page  
AIDS  
special ministry                             1987, 13
'Understanding AIDS'                    1988, 26  
AIDS Day                                        1990, 17  
                   
ANNUAL URC BOOK  1982, 27; 1984, 28; 1986, 24  
  
APPEALS  
(financial) - Ministerial Training           1989, 5/6   
Retired Ministers Housing               1974, 23; 1977, 25 1978, 12
Welfare                                            1973, 27
Windermere/Milton Keynes               1987, 20  
  
APPOINTMENT  
Assembly and Committee officers           1992, 12
Central Funding & Advocacy Group       1987, 29  
Directors to Trust Bodies                     1978, 9  
Legal Advisers                             1979, 25/6  
Officers                                              1972, 68; 1998, 11   
Provincial Moderators                    1972, 68  
Representatives to 
ecumenical bodies 		 1972, 68
  
APPOINTMENTS to Synods & 
District Councils 		 1972, 67  
  
AREAS of ECUMENICAL CO-OPERATION                  1982, 30/31; 1983, 22/23  
 
ARTICLES OF REFORMED FAITH AND RELIGION magazine         1997, 16  
 
ASSEMBLY  
  
annual                   1991, 30
attendance of newly-ordained        1976, 13  
corresponding members                     1972, 67  
delegation of powers           1972, 67/8 
distribution of documents      1975, 19  
Members from CWM churches   1978, 21
Minutes to be Record      1978, 21  
Officers                   1993, 10  
Other Faith Guests       1993,40  
Pattern                 1991, 30; 2000, 37  
Popular Report      1988 ,20  
Representation         1972, 66; 1973, 12, 14; 1978, 21; 1981, 13; 1982, 34; 1986, 23  
Residential     1978, 20; 1987, 14; 1988, 31; 1990, 30; 1999, 9         
Roll                                       1974, 12 
    
ASSEMBLY PASTORAL REFERENCE COMMITTEE        1983, 12; 1984, 30;
1985, 12; 1986, 20, 25  
  
Terms of Reference                         1999, 10  
 

ASSESSMENT CONFERENCES  

assessors  1977, 14  
review procedures     1982, 24  
CRCW procedures     1987, 22  
 

AUXILIARY MINISTRY                       

1978, 18; 1979, 16; 1981, 16;
modifications to Guidelines 1980, 15; 1982, 26  
designation discontinued 1990, 12/13  
 

BAPTISM EUCHARIST & MINISTRY      

 1983, 16; 1985, 26/7  
                                 
BAPTISMAL PRACTICE    1992, 18
   
BAPTISMAL RECORDS                         1998, 13  
  
BASIS OF UNION  
Amendments:                          1974, 12; 1976, 11/12; 1976, 13;
1977, 11; 1978, 9; 2000, 25  
Timetable for amendments:                  1984, 16  
  
BELONGING TO THE WORLD CHURCH                   1999, 29  
  
BOOK, Annual URC                             1982, 27; 1984, 28; 1986, 24  
  
CALLED TO BE ONE process   1997, 17  
 
CANDIDATES:  
Appeals                                                 1992, 30  
Decisions on                               1992, 29  
Full Time Study                      1992, 30  

criteria and process for assessment   

1996, 35  
encouragement of         1996, 34  
 
CENTRAL CHURCH ORGANISATION          1989, 24; 1991, 24  
 

CERTIFICATE OF INITIATION               

1991, 16  
CHANGES TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE   1999, 9/42  
      
CHARTER FOR THE CHURCH 1994, 44  
 
CHARTER FOR CHILDREN         1990, 24  
 
CHILDREN'S ADVOCATE  1992, 9  
 

CHILDREN'S WORK:   

'Children in Communion? - Let's Talk about it'    1989, 12  
'Good  Practice' pack     1994, 57; 1997, 30
'Nurturing in the Faith'     1977, 14  
Training      1985, 22; 1992, 10    
  
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION:

Local church programme                   

1979, 17  
Movement      1975, 26  
 

CHRISTIAN INITIATION                        

1991, 17
  
CHRISTIAN NURTURE 1984, 21
  
CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP:     1975, 11; 1981, 10  

Training programmes                     

1976,13; 1978,15; 1979,13  
Discharged     1984, 17  
  

CHURCH ACTION ON POVERTY         

 1990, 17
 
CHURCH AND THE BOMB 1983, 19  
 
CHURCH BUILDINGS:
(formerly DNACECB)                         		 1979, 22   
Terms of Reference                           1985, 21  
  
CHURCHES
local leadership                           1998, 33  
 
CHURCH OF ENGLAND                 1973, 21  
URC responses to 
Anglican/Methodist talks            		 1997, 18  
  

CHURCH RELATED COMMUNITY WORKERS         

1978, 18; 1980, 15; 1983, 34;  
 1984, 20,31; 1987, 22; 1990, 12;  
1991, 9; 1991, 20;  
Development Worker      1992, 12  
 

CHURCHES OF CHRIST:         

1972, 67; 1973, 21; 1974, 20;  
1978, 12/13, 15, 19  
Bill, Unifying Assembly  1981, 8  
International Relations     1982, 29  
Proposals for Unification 1977, 17; 1980, 20

Unifying Resolution                              

1982, 2/3  
World convention       2000, 46
 
CHURCHMANSHIP - united churches    1983, 36  
 

CHURCH MEMBERSHIP, celebrating            

2000, 26  
  
COLLEGES  
appointment of staff    1982, 24  
recognition   1972, 66;  1975, 13; 1982, 24;  
1987, 23; 2000, 7, 48  
representation at Assembly                 1983, 14  
training programmes  1987, 23  
 
COMMITMENT FOR LIFE  1992, 32; 1996, 29  
 
COMMITTEES  
conveners  2000, 35  

  members re-appointed                        

1973, 13  
names from DCs and Synods  1973, 13; 1974,28; 1975, 31; 1976, 25  
review of number and size  1988, 20; 1991, 24; 1994, 20-24, 27-41;1997, 15   
revised remits        1995, 24  
 
COMMUNITY OF WOMEN AND MEN 1984, 22  
 

COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION SHARING AND NETWORKING       

 1997, 15  
  
CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL FOR WORLD MISSION (CWM)      1972, 67; 1973, 22  
 
CONGREGATIONAL UNION OF SCOTLAND: 1986, 18; 1987, 26; 1988, 29/30  
1998, 22; 1999, 27; 2000, 4  
  

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION                                

1980, 19  
   
CONTINUING MINISTERIAL EDUCATION  1998, 26
  
COPYRIGHT -  group licence 1996, 28  
 
COPYRIGHT 1990, 15  
      
CORRESPONDING MEMBERS:  
Assemblies    1972, 67; 1977, 16
CWM churches    1978, 21  
 

COUNCIL FOR WORLD MISSION  

Charity Commission scheme   1976, 15  
churches to URC Assembly     1978, 21  
proposals for implementation  1976, 15  
reception of members  1991, 21  
re-organisation       1977, 24  
representative at URC Assembly   1996, 34  
 

CREEDS AND THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH    

   2000, 26  
 
DEFENCE AND ARMS INDUSTRY  1990, 18  
 
DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY AS OFFICER OF ASSEMBLY       1993, 10; 1995, 24  
 
DIALOGUE - Guidelines       1982, 29; 1983, 21  
 

DISARMAMENT        

1979, 20; 1981, 23; (1990, 18) 
   
DISCIPLES ECUM. CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL  
ministers entering URC                      1982, 28  
URC membership  1986, 18  
   

DISCIPLESHIP, STEWARDSHIP AND WITNESS COMMITTEE  

1997, 14  
formation  
   

DISCIPLINE for all URC members  

1996, 23  
   
DISSENT, Standing Orders   1974, 9/11  
  

DISTRICT COUNCILS 

Boundaries   1972, 65; 1996, 12; 1997, 28/29; 2000, 47  
o-options, number increased 1994, 55  

Membership                                          

1990, 31; 1991, 9/12; 1992, 17  
Ministers Emeriti       1982, 34/5  
Names for Committees   1973, 13; 1976, 25

Youth participation                              

1973, 15
Visitation    1980, 13  
 
DIVORCE - re-marriage         1978, 15/6
 
ECUMENISM  
ecumenical  implications of URC  
council agendas  1997, 18  
Joint Areas    1981, 8/9; 1982, 30/31  
Personal exchange 1985, 18  
Practice 1992, 21  
Sharing worldwide  1985, 19      
  
ELDERS     
Training      1985, 22; 1989, 12

Young                                     

 1987, 27/8  
   
ELIGIBILITY  
admission of ministers 1972, 66  
agreement with        1975, 19; 1983, 13  
ministers from other churches  1979, 14; 1991, 19
  

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE           

1988, 15; 1990, 10/11  
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES     1990, 11; 1994, 42-44; 2000, 57  
   
EUROPE  
Links with churches    1987, 25  
policy on URC involvement with  1996, 32/33  
Local Links with Europe  1993,28f     
  

EVANGELISM STRATEGY     

1994, 42  
  
FIVE-YEAR PLAN        1996, 17  
  
FREE CHURCH FEDERAL COUNCIL    membership of             1972, 67        
  
FREEMASONRY     1986, 19  
  
FURY
Assembly representatives  1979, 10  

Council                                               

1992, 10  
Finance     1992, 10  
New Project      1990, 25; 1991, 17  
Project Development Group  1992, 10  
  
GENERAL ASSEMBLY - OTHER FAITH GUESTS  1993, 40; 1996, 10; 1997, 16  
 
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS AND CROPS 1999, 22  
  
GHANA  

Chaplaincy                        

 1987, 25  
Presbyterian Church of  1978, 14  
  
'GOD'S REIGN AND OUR UNITY' 1985, 26  
  
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 1990, 11  
  
GROUP MINISTRIES   1975, 12  
  
GROWING UP  1999, 24  
  
HEALTH AND HEALING GROUP, JOINT WITH THE METHODIST CHURCH    1996, 16  
  
HISTORY SOCIETY - Archives  1990, 20  
  

HOLIDAY      provision for ministers                 

1982, 14  
  
HOLY LIVING 1997, 34  
  
HOMELESSNESS     1973, 24; 1987, 11  
  
HOMOSEXUALITY    1992, 34  
  

HONG KONG, and China                      

1989, 18/9, 1996, 34  
  
HOUSING   
manses/retirement   1979, 11/2  
needs           1992, 33  
ownership by ministers  1977, 25
retired ministers, widows  1976, 12; 1979, 22
spouse, on divorce/separation  1981, 21; 1982, 21  
  
HUMAN RIGHTS 1978, 17
conscientious objection     1980, 19  
  
HUMAN SEXUALITY  
Affirmations   1999, 15 
and the call to ministry (interpretative ruling 1997, 12-14  
and unity     1997, 10  
care for councils and persons distressed 1997, 32  

  Challenges                    

1999, 15  
Diversity of Views  1999, 15
further work  1997, 10  
Mission Council Task Group 1995, 21/22  
pastoral letters  1997, 51-54