The General Assembly repeal Act XXXI, 2004. They instruct the Board to include in their Report to future General Assemblies, a Report from the Principal of the College and look forward with anticipation to the resumption of this Report. …
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The General Assembly ordain that Church Courts, in all instances requiring them to consider corroboration of evidence against an accused, shall insist, as a minimum, that there be two witnesses to each accusation against a person, or two corroborating items of evidence, or one witness and one item of …
1. The General Assembly appoint the Principal Clerk of Assembly as a member ex officio of the Board of Trustees. 2. The General Assembly amend Act XXIII, 2007 by removing from section 1 (in relation to “Membership”) the sentence “Each Presbytery shall have at least one representative on the …
The General Assembly endorse the position taken by the Board of Trustees in relation to the transportation of children. They instruct the Home Missions Board (and any other Committees and Boards as may be required) to follow the best practice guidance on transportation of children as outlined in the …
1. The General Assembly support the proposals for a new remittance system and instruct the Board to take steps to implement these proposals from January 2010. The new system shall have the following elements: 1.1 Congregations with a settled ministry shall remit to central funds the full costs of …
1 All Sunday Schools are under the supervision of the Kirk Session which shall take a particular interest in them and use every possible means to improve their efficiency. 2 The formal appointment of Sunday school teachers shall be made by the Kirk Session and be duly recorded in …
The General Assembly discontinue the remit to the Sustentation and Ministry Committee to visit Presbyteries and congregations whose gross ordinary income falls below £30,000 to discuss the appropriate ministerial arrangements and repeal Act XV, 2005. They empower the Home Missions Board to visit presbyteries and congregations as and when …
The General Assembly ordain that except for comfort breaks the Moderator shall require the permission of the Assembly for absence from the chair during sittings of the Assembly. They further ordain that the Moderator shall not undertake visits on behalf of the Assembly without their prior authority. The General …
The General Assembly appoint Rev. M. Iver Martin as Media Officer in terms of Act 1, Class 2, 2002 and endorse the following Job Description for the post: 1 The Media Officer shall be a minister or elder of the Free Church of Scotland. 2 The Media Officer shall …
The General Assembly in reaffirming the need to have clearly defined procedures available for all Church Courts to follow; and in noting the need for the Church to meet the standards set out in civil regulations for best practice in modern society, particularly with regard to the interviewing of …