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Friday, 7 July 2006
First Session
Constitution of Assembly
At 3.30 pm. members of Assembly met in the Great Hall
on the Streatham campus at the University of Exeter. The Moderator, the
Revd Dr David Peel constituted the Assembly with prayer, the place and the
time having been duly appointed.
Induction of Moderator
The Revd Elizabeth Caswell, Moderator-Elect, was
inducted with prayer into the office of Moderator of the General Assembly of
the United Reformed Church. She 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 David and Mrs Pat Peel together with Revd Jill Thornton, his chaplain.
Assembly then continued in worship, after which the
Moderator gave her address to Assembly.
The Roll of Assembly was then placed on the table.
Moderator: Revd Elizabeth
Caswell
Clerk: Revd James Breslin
General Secretary: Revd Dr David Cornick
Deputy General Secretary: Revd Ray Adams
Moderators of Synods:
I Revd Peter Poulter
II Revd Peter Brain
III Revd Howard Sharp
IV Revd Arnold Harrison
V Revd Terry Oakley
VI Revd Elizabeth Welch
VII Revd Elizabeth Caswell
VIII Revd David Grosch-Miller
IX Revd Adrian Bulley
X Revd Roberta Rominger
XI Revd Nigel Uden
XII Revd Peter Noble
XIII Revd John Humphreys
Conveners of General Assembly Standing Committees and
Task Groups:
Assembly Arrangements: Mr William McVey
Church and Society: Revd Martin Camroux
Communications and Editorial: Revd Martin Hazell
Doctrine , Prayer & Worship: Revd Dr Susan Durber
Ecumenical/International: Revd Elizabeth Nash
Equal Opportunities: Revd Wilf Bahadur
Finance: Mr Eric Chilton
Interfaith Relations: Revd Dr John Parry
Life and Witness: Revd Brian Jolly
Ministries: Mr John Ellis
Mission Council: Revd Dr David Peel
Nominations: Revd Principal Stephen Orchard
Pastoral Reference: Revd Keith Forecast
Racial Justice & Multi Cultural Ministries: Revd
Andrew Prasad
Training: Revd John Humphreys
Youth & Children's Work: Revd Kathryn Price
Synod Clerks:
I Revd John Durrell
II Mr George Morton
III Mr Donald Swift
IV Mrs Val Morrison
V Mrs Irene Wren
VI Mr Bill Robson
VII Mr Mick Barnes
VIII Revd Roz Harrison
IX Mr Peter Pay
X Revd Martin Hazell
XI Dr Graham Campling
XII Revd David Fox
XIII Dr Jim Merrilees
Additional Synod Representatives:
I
II Revd Susan Armitage, Mr Lawrence Moore
III Mr Richard Lathaen, Revd John Oldershaw, Mrs Sally
Buttifant
IV
V Mrs Margaret Gateley
VI Revd Anthony Howells Mr Chris Basterfield, Mrs
Melanie Frew
VII Revd Deborah McVey, Mrs Linda Harrison
VIII Revd Peter Henderson, Revd Paul Snell
IX
X
XI Revd Susan Henderson, Miss Louisa Weeks
XII
XIII Revd Jan Adamson, Revd John Smith, Revd Mary
Taylor, Mr Barclay Bannister Mr Stewart Cutler, Ms Susan Henderson, Mr Craig Jesson, Mr Patrick Smyth, Ms Jen Wilson
Synod Treasurers:
I Revd David Walton
II Mr Gordon Eccles
III Mr Andrew Martlew
IV Mrs Margaret Atkinson
V Revd Richard Turnbull
VI Revd Roger Woodall
VII Mr Clifford Patten
VIII Revd Richard Gray
IX Mr David Butler
X Mr Michael Gould
XI Revd John Waller
XII Mr Paul Roberts
XIII Mr Tom Woodbridge
Theological College Representatives:
Mansfield College: Revd Dr Walter Houston Mr Richard
Howard Northern College Revd Dr John Campbell Ms Patricia Oliver
Queen's College: Revd Michael Jagessar Mr Andrew
Mann
Scottish College: Revd Jack Dyce Ms Zam Walker
Westminster College: Revd Dr Janet Tollington Ms Ann
Sheldon
Youth representatives: Miss Sara Paton, Miss Isobel
Simmons
Assembly Members from Other Churches in the United
Kingdom:
Baptist Union of Great Britain Mrs Jacqui Keenan
Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales Dame
Anne Doyle
Church of Scotland Revd Alister Goss
Churches Together in England Ms Jenny Bond
Congregational Federation Revd Christopher Damp
International Ministerial Council of Great Britain Rt Revd Onye Obika
Presbyterian Church in Ireland Revd Dr Donald Watts
Presbyterian Church of Wales Mr Eric Ellaway
The Church of England Mrs Anne Foreman
The Methodist Church Revd Peter Sulston
The Moravian Church Revd Edward Sanniez
The World Council of Churches Revd Dr Deenabandhu
Manchala
Union of Welsh Independents Revd Llunos Gordon
United Free Church of Scotland Revd Stephen J W
Matthews
Assembly Members from Churches outside of Britain and
Ireland:
Churches of Christ in Malawi Revd Goodwin Zainga
Congregational Christian Church in Samoa Revd Henry
Iputau
Council for World Mission Ms Elizabeth Joy
Evangelical Church of the Czech Brethren Revd Joel
Ruml
Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana Rt Revd Dr
Livingstone Buama
Ghanaian Minister in London Revd Godwin Odonkor
Synod of the Church of North India Mr Kirti Kosala
United Church of Zambia Rt Revd Lackson Chibuye
Chaplain (URC) to HM Forces in
Britain: Revd Michael Meachin
Past Presidents, Chairmen and Moderators:
Ms Gwen Hall, Revd Arthur Macarthur, Revd John
Johansen-Berg, Revd Principal Martin Cressey, Mrs Rosalind Goodfellow, Revd John Francis, 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 David
Dale, 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 David
Jenkins, Mrs Wilma Frew, Revd Peter McIntosh, Revd William Mahood, Revd
Elizabeth Welch, Revd John Waller, Revd D Alasdair Pratt, Revd Sheila Maxey
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 Ron Forster, Revd Dr Tony Ritchie, Miss Felicity Tunnard
B: Revd Elizabeth Blair, Mr John Drew, Mrs Alison Drew, Miss Heather
Laing
C: Revd Julie Martin, Revd Colin Offor, Revd Meg
Robb, Mr Ernest Dale, Mr Chris Eddowes, Mrs
Maranny Jones
G: Revd Carla Hall, Mrs Susan Rand
Synod II
J: Revd Lis Mullen, Revd Robert Sheard, Mr John Hindle, Mrs Olive Cronie
K: Revd Helga Cornell, Revd Geoffrey Townsend,
Revd James Whatley, Mr Oliver Bruce, Mr Derek Estill, Mr George
Grime, Mrs Hylda Hurst, Miss Lynne Wigginton
L: Revd Richard Bradley, Revd George McCleave,
Revd Dr Kirsty Thorpe, Mrs Sheila Brain, Mr Andrew Harding, Mr
James Wickens
M: Revd Robert Day, Revd Dr Lesley Husselbee, Miss Samantha Aspinall, Ms Marie Trubic,
Miss Katie Unsworth, Mr Keith Whiting
Synod III
A: Revd Ruth Allen, Revd Tim Jackson, Revd
Andrew Willett, Dr Roger Allen, Mrs Sheila Davies, Mrs
Alison Lee
B: Revd Gary McGowan, Revd Peter Lyth, Mrs Pat Crozier, Mr John Gelder
C: Revd John Bradbury, Revd Gordon Smith, Mr Peter Bate, Dr Berta Doodson
D: Revd Arnold Dixon, Revd Blair Kirkby, Revd
Martin Hardy, Mr David Powell
Synod IV
A: Revd Helen Drummond, Revd Trevor Holborn, Mrs Eileen Holborn, Mrs Jackie Harris
B: Revd Dr Sarah Hall, Revd Nick Percival, Mrs Lorraine Percival, Mr Chris Reed
C: Revd Bernie Collins, Revd Gwen Collins, Mrs Anne Parker, Mr John Tilbury
D: Revd Paul Breeze, Revd Stella Hayton, Miss Edith Askham, Mr James Horton
E: Revd Susan Macbeth, Miss Ina Barker
F: Revd George Courtney, Revd Timothy Key, Mrs Jennifer Pearson
Synod V
A: Revd Dr Kay Cattell, Revd Jenny Yule, Mrs Helen Lidgett, Ms Tamara Oates
B: Revd Jay Phelps, Revd Pamela Smith, Mr Andrew Payne, Miss Avril Timson
C: Revd Malcolm Childs, Revd David Miller, Miss Belinda Edney, Mr Grenville Jackson
D:Revd Mark Westerman, Miss Sarah Bedford, Mrs Julia Hamilton, Mr
Tony Hodgkinson
E:Revd Duncan Wilson, Mr Christopher Jennings, Ms Linda Granville,
Mrs Sylvia Salmon
F: Revd Trish Davis, Revd David TatemMr Jonathan Davis, Mr Daryl Hagan
Synod VI
A: Revd Diana Cullum-Hall, Revd Paul Frampton,
Revd Joan Winterbottom, Mr David Hood, Mrs Janet Hood, Mr Geoff
Harrison
B: Revd David Cassidy, Mrs Brenda Cassidy, Miss Rachel Greening,
Mrs Avril King
C: Revd Gerald England, Revd Stuart Scott, Mrs Rosemary Allman, Mrs Helen Yare
D: Revd Stuart Drummond, Revd Heather Whyte, Mrs Liz Shankland, Miss Charlotte
Carter-Jones
E: Revd Dr Deborah Anderson, Revd Kenneth Chippindale, Revd Bob Ash, Mrs Lorraine Ash, Mr Dennis Neville, Mr Mark
Steel
F: Revd Rowena Francis, Revd Graham SpicerMiss Claire Davis, Mrs Margaret Marshall
Synod VII
A: Revd Owen North, Revd Rosemary Tusting, Mr Ron Wade
B:Revd Jim Dalgleish, Revd Marc Kenton, Revd
Christopher Wood, Mr Shannon Craig, Mr Gordon Craig, Miss Ann
Devereux, Mr Matthew Dones
C: Revd Dr Leonard Phelps, Revd Nigel Warner, Mr Stan Deacon, Mr David Jenkins
D:Revd Ruth Mitchell, Revd Geoffrey Wright, Miss Moira Baptie, Mrs Mary Goodhew
E: Revd Alex Jacob, Revd Lance Stone, Mr Martin Ballard, Miss Claire Goldthorpe
F: Revd Thomas MacMeekin
Synod VIII
A: Revd Colin Biggs, Revd Arthur Climpson, Mrs Jill Stidson
B: Revd Glyn Millington, Mrs Jean Baker
C: Revd Craig Bowman, Mrs Pat Bellis, Mrs Pam Davis
D:Revd Tim Richards, Revd Michael Whitfield, Mrs Audrey Bartlett, Miss Ida Reeves
E: Revd Michael Hodgson, Revd Geoffrey Gleed, Ms Sara Crabb, Mrs Joan Trippier
F: Revd Tracey Lewis, Revd Angela Steele, Revd
Heather Pencavel, Mrs Elizabeth Holmes, Mr Robin Pencavel
G: Revd Bob Jones, Mrs Barbara Madge,
H: Mrs Shirley Paton
J: Mrs Peggy Gray
Synod IX
A: Revd Michael Manley, Revd Margaret Tilley, Mr Bryan Chant, Mrs Kathleen Chant
B: Revd Cliff Bembridge, Revd Thomas Grant, Mrs Daphne Bembridge, Mrs Christine Hardwick
C: Revd Mary Thomas, Revd Norman Vivian, Miss Janet Bousfield
D: Revd Lucy Brierley, Revd Michael Hopkins,
Revd Stephen Thornton, Mr Jim Bulley, Mrs Vivien Gerhold, Mrs Lynne
Upsdell
E: Revd Dick Wolff, Revd Robert Weston, Revd
Ruth Whitehead, Mr Colin Ferguson, Miss Beryl Knotts, Mrs
Margaret Telfer
Synod X
A: Revd Robert Barthram, Revd Philip Stewart,
Revd Julian Templeton, Mr John Escott, Mr Vic Russell, Ms Georgina
Siriboe
B: Revd Kathy Wilson, Revd Ian WisemanMr Martin Van Steveren, Miss Lilian Evans
C: Revd Preben Andersen, Revd Alan Kirkcaldy,
Mrs Gill Dean, Ms Catherine McFie
D: Revd Sue Chapman, Revd John Hardaker, Revd
Tony Ruffell, Mrs Jill Hardaker, Mrs Gill Hughes, Mr
Lawrence Patterson
E: Revd David Atkinson, Mrs Christine Hall, Miss Barbara Leighton,
Mrs Perry Reid, Mr Keith Berry
F: Revd Lythan Nevard, Revd Anne Sardeson, Mr Solomon Brown, Mrs Jean Wyber
Synod XI
A: Revd Gerald Moule, Revd Brenda Pearson, Mrs Sylvia Back, Mrs Jeanette Chamberlain,
Mr Clive Snashall, Mr Ernest Wu
B: Revd Nicola Furley-Smith, Revd David Skitt, Mrs Jo Le Febvre, Mr Michael Musgrove
C: Revd John Cook, Revd David Morgan, Revd
Brenda Morton, Mrs Marion Bayley, Miss Lizzie King, Mrs
Wendy Swann
D: Revd Kenneth Thom, Mr Michael Downing, Mr Matthew Percival,
Miss Pamela Tolhurst
E: Revd Bruce Allinson, Revd Geoff Felton, Revd
Peter Southcombe, Mrs Sarah Felton
F: Revd Michael Davies, Revd Philip Osborn, Revd
Bryan Shirley, Mrs Mies Campling, Mr Graham Purdye, Mr
David Walters
G: Revd Peter Newell, Revd Andrew Sellwood
Synod XII
A: Revd Peter Nunn, Mr Malcolm Breeze, Mr Ray Brown, Mr David
Clarkson
B: Revd Alison Davis, Revd Alan Thomasson, Mr Wilf Arnold
C: Revd Siān Collins, Revd Birgitta Johnson, Mr Allen Powell, Mr Ian Summers
D:
E: Revd Nanette Lewis-Head, Revd Malcolm Shapland Ms Janet Drogan, Mrs Barbara Shapland
F: Revd Michael Cruchley, Revd David Salsbury
Mrs Liz Tadd
G: Revd Simon Walkling
Synod XIII
A: Revd Linda Rice Mr Simon Peters, Mr Scott Spurlock
B: Revd John Sanderson Ms Irene Hudson
C: Revd Gordon Smith Miss Elizabeth King, Mr Alex Kirkpatrick, Mr
James Mack, Ms Morag McLintock
D: Revd Stephen Brown
E: Revd Timothy Huc Mr Keith Muskett
Reception of Visitors and Assembly Members from Other
Churches
Local Visitors were introduced by Revd David Grosch-Miller,
Moderator of the South Western Synod:
Councillor Norman Shiel - The Lord Mayor of Exeter
Rt Revd John Ford - suffragan Bishop of Plymouth (CofE)
Rt Revd Christopher Budd - Bishop of Plymouth (RC)
Revd Simon Taylor - Churches Together in Devon
Revd John Carne - Chair of Plymouth and Exeter Methodist District
Major Clifford Bradbury - SW
Divisional Commander, Salvation Army
Revd Jonathan Edwards - SW Regional Minister and General Secretary designate, The Baptist Church
Visitors and Assembly members from Churches in the
United Kingdom and overseas were introduced by the Secretary for Ecumenical
Relations, the Revd Richard Mortimer. Those present were received by the
Moderator:
Baptist Union of Great
Britain Mrs Jacqui Keenan
Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and
Wales Dame Anne Doyle
Church of
Scotland Revd Alister Goss, Rt Revd Alan McDonald, Mrs Judith McDonald
Churches Together in Britain and
Ireland Revd Canon Bob Fyffe Dr Rosemary Power
Churches Together in
England Ms Jenny Bond
Congregational
Federation Revd
Christopher Damp
International Ministerial Council of Great Britain Rt Revd Onye Obika
Presbyterian Church in Ireland Rt Revd Dr David
Clarke Mrs Hazel Clarke Revd Dr Donald Watts Mrs Fiona Watts
Presbyterian Church of
Wales Mr Eric Ellaway
The Church of
England Mrs Anne
Foreman
The Methodist
Church Revd Peter Sulston
The Moravian
Church Revd Edward Sanniez
The World Council of
Churches Revd Dr Deenabandhu
Manchala
Union of Welsh
Independents Revd Llunos Gordon
United Free Church of Scotland Revd Stephen J W
Matthews
The overseas guests were presented by the Revd
Elizabeth Nash, Convener of the Ecumenical Committee. Mrs Jean Potter,
Secretary of the Committee for Interfaith Relations introduced the
other-faith guests, Imam Siyid from the local mosque and Mr Tony Reese from
the synagogue.
Following greetings by the Rt Revd Alan MacDonald on
behalf of the UK visitors and members, the Rt
Revd Livingstone Buama on behalf of the overseas
guests and members, and Mr Tony Reese on behalf of the other-faith guests,
the Moderator gave her address to Assembly.
Following prayer, Assembly was adjourned.
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