The General Assembly will meet, God willing, on Monday 19th May at Partick Free Church (Continuing), 2-4 Thornwood Terrace, Glasgow G11 7QZ. The Assembly will commence with public worship conducted by the retiring Moderator, Rev Andrew R. Allan, at 6.00pm. Following the election of a new Moderator, a more informal time of fellowship will be held in the adjacent hall, this is known as the Moderatoríal reception.

The Moderatoríal address on Tuesday morning is always an important moment in the Assembly and often sets the tone for what is to follow. The Assembly arranges its own timetable but certain items of business have well established slots in the proceedings. The Welfare of Youth & Education Committee will present their Report on Tuesday evening and this always includes the presentation for Sabbath School prize-winners; on this occasion three young people will receive awards. The passage of twenty five years since the sad division of 2000 will be marked with an address later on the Tuesday evening.

On Wednesday morning, following a time of prayer, the attention of the Assembly turns to matters of faith and morals and the Public Questions, Religion and Morals Committee have, once again, produced a challenging Report focusing largely on the topical issues of Transgenderism and Assisted Suicide. The Missions night on Wednesday evening is always popular and this year will include reports from our own mission areas in France, Spain, Portugal and Sri Lanka and news of the developing mission work in Mexico. Our responsibility to the Jews is not overlooked and we expect an address by a representative of the International Mission to Jewish People.

One pleasing feature of the Assembly is the opportunity to meet with visiting delegates from sister churches in other parts of the United Kingdom and further afield. We also anticipate visits from representatives from, amongst others, the Trinitarian Bible Society and the Scottish Reformation Society.

It is always an encouragement to Commissioners to have the presence and fellowship of members of the public and we would hope that a goodly number of them will also be able to make their way to Partick.

The complete set of Reports to the 2025 General Assembly is available HERE.

For those unable to attend it is expected that the proceedings will be broadcast. The details are as follows:
It is available on SermonAudio, YouTube, and Facebook at
Partick’s SermonAudio site is†https://www.sermonaudio.com/solo/partickfcc/webcast/

Partick’s YouTube channel is†https://www.youtube.com/@PartickFree/streams
Partick’s Facebook page is†https://www.facebook.com/partickfreecc

The Free Church Continuing Facebook page is†https://www.facebook.com/fccscot/

It is also available on Zoom, although this is intended primarily for those who can only access proceedings by Phone.

Partick FC(C) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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(Rev. Murdo A. N. Macleod, Assistant Clerk of Assembly)