General Assembly

I want Presbyterians to be …

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on June 1, 2012, 9:00 am

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In the end, this year’s Presbyterian General Assembly was less headline-grabbing than the recent Church of Ireland Synod. However the outgoing and incoming moderators did tackle some good issues in their addresses on Monday evening. Last weekend I wrote a short opinion piece to accompany Thursday morning’s News Letter coverage of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. As a distraction from the referendum posts, I reproduce it here. Given that this is Slugger, no doubt, whether you’re …

“Reconfiguring the relationship between the church and wider society”

Alan Meban (Alan in Belfast) on June 4, 2011, 10:51 pm

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Speaking on Friday afternoon, Dr Norman Hamilton – the outgoing moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland – called for “the reconfiguring of the proper relationship between the church and wider society”, while the moderator designate Dr Ivan Patterson said he “would welcome” the invitation of Cardinal Brady to the opening night of the General Assembly. After twelve months in the role, Norman Hamilton has seen a lot of church and state: chairing boards and committees; acting as the denomination’s …