The Manual
The Manual is the handbook of the ³ÉÆ·ÊÓƵ and covers the Basis of Union, local churches, baptism, communion, the General Assembly, ministries and more.
Scheme of Union
´¡)ÌýThe Basis of Union (PDF | 462kb) – revised August 2022
µþ)ÌýThe Structure of the United Reformed Church (PDF | 391kb) – revised July 2023
°ä)ÌýRules of Procedure for the Conduct of the United Reformed Church (PDF | 402kb) – revised July 2023
¶Ù)ÌýThe United Reformed Church Acts 1972, 1981 and 2000 (PDF | 313kb)
The General Assembly
·¡)ÌýIndex of Assembly Resolutions 1972 to 2022 (PDF | 891kb)
F) Index of Mission Council/Assembly Executive Resolutions 1992 to 2022 (PDF | 808kb)
G)ÌýAll the Reports to General Assembly, Minutes and Records of General Assembly are available online
H)ÌýA record of the all the binding decisions of General Assembly on how the church operatesÌý–Ìýcoming shortly
Policy documents
±õ)ÌýGuidance concerning Baptism and the Basis of Union (PDF | 488kb)
´³)ÌýGuidance concerning Presidency at the Sacraments (PDF | 487kb)
K) Policies agreed by General Assembly that are applicable throughout the United Reformed Church:
- Equalities Policy
- Environmental Policy, Bullying Policy
- Other formal policies agreed by GA/MC covering the ³ÉÆ·ÊÓƵ
³¢)ÌýThe Plan for Partnership in Ministerial Remuneration
Committees and their documents
M)ÌýPolicies and documents under the responsibility of the Ministries Committee and policies and documents under the responsibility of the Education and Learning Committee
Complaints and discipline
O) Process for dealing with cases of discipline involving Ministers or Church-Related Community Workers (February 2024 version)
- Appendices to the process for dealing with cases of discipline involving Ministers or Church-Related Community Workers (February 2024 version)
- Flow chart for the Section O Process (Nov 2022) – (PDF)
The process for dealing with cases of discipline involving Ministers or Church-Related Community Workers and associated guidance which was used for cases commencing prior to 11 July 2022 can be found here.
P) Section P – not currently in use
Q) Complaints Procedure (PDF | 914kb)