A Future and a Hope (Jeremiah 29:11)
The 150th General Assembly was held from Sunday June 1 to Thursday June 5. The Assembly began on Sunday evening with opening Worship and the first sederunt at Central Presbyterian Church in Hamilton. The General Assembly was live-streamed on The Presbyterian Church in Canada’s YouTube Channel . The meeting sessions and all other events of the Assembly were held at McMaster University in Hamilton.
The 2025 General Assembly marked the 150th anniversary of our denomination. We give thanks to God for God’s faithfulness to The Presbyterian Church in Canada and look forward with hope and possibility for the future. The theme of the 150th General Assembly was from the book of the prophet Jeremiah, “For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11) Those words, “A Future and a Hope”, anchored the General Assembly in the promises of our faithful God and invites us to live with hope as The Presbyterian Church in Canada.
General Assembly Minutes
Below are the draft minutes of the General Assembly.
Photos from the 2025 General Assembly
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News from General Assembly
Highlights From the Final Day of General Assembly
The 150th General Assembly wrapped up on June 5, starting with worship led by the Rev. Susan Kerr of Burlington East, who preached on John 21: 15-25.
Highlights of the Third Full Day of the General Assembly
June 4, the third full day of the 2025 General Assembly, opened with worship led by the Rev. Nick Renaud, Associate Minister at Knox Presbyterian Church, Toronto.
Worship
Opening Worship – Sunday, June 1
Morning Worship – Monday, June 2
Morning Worship – Tuesday, June 3
Morning Worship – Wednesday, June 4
Morning Worship – Thursday, June 5
Order of Business: Sederunts
1st Sederunt – Sunday, June 1
The first sederunt followed opening worship, which included the installation of the Moderator of the 2025 General Assembly, the Rev. Jeffrey Murray.
2nd Sederunt – Monday, June 2
Introduction by the Principal Clerk, explanation of the Moderator’s role and responsibilities, and procedures and order of business of the Assembly, Moderator of the 2024 General Assembly, the Rev. Dr. Pat Dutcher-Walls’s report to the Assembly,Assembly Council report and the Assembly Council Working Group of Narratives of Hope and Possibility report.
3rd Sederunt – Monday, June 2
Reports to the 2025 General Assembly by the National Indigenous Ministries Council; Atlantic Mission Society; Women’s Missionary Society; Presbyterian Church Building Corporation; Bills and Overtures Committee; Maclean Estate Committee; History Committee, including 150 years of the PCC and the launch of Recollections and Reflections documenting 150 years of the PCC; Stated Hour: The Rev. Tsung-Jen Wang, Vice-Moderator of the 70th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan.
4th Sederunt – Tuesday, June 3
Committee Re Leave & Withdraw; Cutting Edge of Mission Award; International Affairs Committee and Special Guest, Executive Director of Independent Jewish Voices, Corey Balsam.
5th Sederunt – Tuesday, June 3
Reports to the 2025 General Assembly by the International Affairs Committee ( … continued, including Rabbi David Mivasair); Maclean Estate (Recommendations continued); Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations Committee (including a video sent by Ecumenical Guest, the Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi, Interim General Secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches); Theological Colleges: The Governing Board of Presbyterian College, the Board of Knox College, and the St. Andrew’s Hall Board of the Vancouver School of Theology.
6th Sederunt – Wednesday, June 4
7th Sederunt – Wednesday, June 4
The Rev. Dr. Pablo Kim Sun, Intercultural Liaison’s Report
The video of this report is now available. It was missed during the 7th Sederunt due to issues experienced with the live stream.
8th Sederunt – Wednesday, June 4
9th Sederunt – Thursday, June 5
Special Presentations: Ecumenical, Inter-Faith and International Guests
The Rev. Tsung-Jen Wang, Vice Moderator of the 70th General Assembly, Presbyterian Church in Taiwan
Corey Balsam, National Coordinator of Independent Jewish Voices
The Rev. Hastings Phale, Friends of Prison Ministry, Blantyre Synod, Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) — Cutting Edge of Mission Award recipient.
The Rev. Dr. Setri Nyomi, Interim General Secretary, World Communion of Reformed Churches
The Rev. Jihyun Oh, Stated Clerk, Presbyterian Church (USA)
2025 General Assembly Orientation
Events at the Assembly
Young Adult Orientation provided general information on the Assembly and how it functions along with specific attention to the items before the Assembly.
First Time Commissioner Breakfast offered an opportunity for these commissioners to become more familiar with the Assembly, to ask questions and to get to know one another.
150th Anniversary Celebration of The Presbyterian Church in Canada was filled with music, pictures and fellowship as we celebrated our church’s history and our future and hope as God’s people.
College Gatherings: Each college held a gathering for its alumni and community.
Presbyterian College
Knox College
St. Andrew’s Hall / VST
“Creative Ways: Being Church Today 2025” took place at St. Cuthbert’s Church, hosted by Knox College’s Centre for Lifelong Learning.
Information
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