Office of the General Assembly

Governance and Policies

Administrative Review

• Administrative Review Process from the Synod of the Northeast(PDF)

Committee on Representation

The General Assembly Committee on Representation (GACOR) is one of the permanent committees of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). [Read more]

Communication

• PDF or HTML for online Presbytery or Synod Periodicals from the Synod of Lakes and Prairies(PDF)

Covenants

• Baltimore Covenant(PDF)
• Covenant Between the Synod of the Trinity and Davis and Elkins College(PDF)

Dismissal Policies

• Beaver-Butler Presbytery (PDF)
• Donegal Presbytery (PDF)
• Lehigh Presbytery (PDF)
• Los Ranchos Presbytery (PDF)
• New Covenant Presbytery (PDF)
• San Francisco Presbytery (PDF)
• Scioto Valley Presbytery (PDF)

Form of Gevernment

• New Form of Government resources from the Office of the General Assembly

Minutes — Synod

• Office of the General Assembly
  For more information email Jill Hudson

Nominations

The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is committed to the ministry of the whole people of God. Through the General Assembly nominations process, the church has the benefit of selecting, from the varied gifts and services of Presbyterians, the most qualified persons to serve on General Assembly level entities. [Read more]

Personnel

• Personnel Policies from the Synod of Lakes and Prairies(PDF)
• Top Ten Functions of a Synod and Presbytery Personnel Committee(PDF)

Presbytery Mission Statement and Program

• Discovering God's Call from the Presbytery of the Cascades(PDF)
• Essentials of the Faith from Beaver Butler Presbytery(PDF)
• Policy and Procedures Manual from the Presbytery of Detroit

Permanent Judicial Commission

• General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission (Decisions)

Proposed Amendments to the Constitution

2010

• Proposed Amendments to the Constitution — Part 1 of 3(PDF)
  • About the Proposed Amendments — Part 1 of 3(PDF)
• Proposed Amendments to the Constitution — Part 2 of 3(PDF)
• Proposed Amendments to the Constitution — Part 3 of 3(PDF)

2008

• Proposed Amendments to the Constitution(PDF)
• Chapter 14 Comparison Table(PDF)
  This document puts the current Book of Order Chapter 14 in a side-by-side table with the proposed revision that will result if Amendment 06-A is approved by the presbyteries. We hope this will make it easier for presbyters to see what the changes will look like.

Resources

• Analysis of Amendments from the 219th General Assembly from the Association of the Stated Clerk(PDF)
• Process for Amendment 08-B(PDF)
• Discernment Process for working with Sequim Community Church to discern their denominational affiliation(PDF)
• Covenant for working together through the discernment process(PDF)
• Sexuality and Ordination: Status Before and After  the 218th GA, and If “B” is Adopted(PDF)
• How business goes to the General Assembly, from Presbytery of Western North Carolina (PDF)
• Letter seeking Youth Advisory Delegate from Presbytery of New Covenant(PDF)
• Pastor’s Nomination Form for Youth Advisory Delegate from Presbytery of New Covenant(PDF)
• Potential Questions for Youth Advisory Delegate from Presbytery of New Covenant(PDF)
• Youth Advisory Delegate Application Form for General Assembly from Presbytery of New Covenant(PDF)
• Analysis of Amendments from the 217th General Assembly from the Association of Stated Clerks(PDF)
• The Book of Confessions
• Book of Order (Annotated)
  • Book of Order, Form for Exemption from Certain Provisions of G-14.0226 from Pittsburgh Presbytery(PDF)
• General Assembly Manual
  • Standing Rules (2006)(PDF)
  • Youth Advisory Delegate Selection and Orientation Guidelines(PDF)
• Is There A Presbytery Crunch?(PDF)
• Judicial Process Manual, Office of the General Assembly, For more information email: Laurie Griffith

Search Guidelines

• Middle Governing Body Search Guidelines