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General Assembly Reports

General Assembly (GA) reports are thoughtful and weighty treatises on important matters but they are not constitutional documents. Only the Confession of Faith and Catechisms, the Form of Government, the Book of Discipline, and the Directory for the Public Worship of God of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church express the church's official understanding of what the Word of God teaches. Here is a selection of the most requested of these documents. (See also alphabetical listing.)

  • 1936 – Constitution: Report of the Committee on the Constitution submitted to the 2nd GA
  • 1942 – Freemasonry: Report of the Committee on Secret Societies submitted to the 9th GA
  • 1946 – Song in Worship: Report of the Committee on Song in Worship submitted to the 13th and 14th GA’s
  • 1948 – The Free Offer of the Gospel: Report submitted to the 15th GA
  • 1961 – Peniel: Report of the Committee to Examine the Current Doctrines and Practices of the Peniel Bible Conference submitted to the 28th GA
  • 1966 – Refusing to Baptize Children: Report of the Committee to Consider the Matter Proposed to the Assembly by the Presbytery of the West Coast submitted to the 33rd GA
  • 1971 – Abortion: Report of the Committee to Study the Matter of Abortion submitted to the 38th GA
  • 1973 – Sabbath: Report of the Committee on Sabbath Matters submitted to the 40th GA
  • 1974 – Race: Report of the Committee on Problems of Race submitted to the 41st GA
  • 1978 – Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Report of the Committee on the Baptism and Gifts of the Holy Spirit submitted to the 45th GA
  • 1984 – Diaconal Ministry: Report of the Committee to Study the Principles of Diaconal Ministry submitted to the 51st GA
  • 1987 – Paedocommunion: Report of the Committee on Paedocommunion submitted to the 54th GA
  • 1988 – Women in Office: Report of the Committee on Women in Office submitted to the 55th GA
  • 1991 – Unordained Persons in Worship: Report of the Committee on the Involvement of Unordained Persons in the Regular Worship Services of the Church submitted to the 58th GA
  • 2001 – Women in Combat: Report of the Committee on Women in the Military and in Combat submitted to the 68th GA
  • 2004 – Creation: Report of the Committee to Study the Views of Creation submitted to the 71st GA
  • 2006 – Justification: Report of the Committee to Study the Doctrine of Justification submitted to the 73rd GA
  • 2007 – Illegal Aliens: Report of the Committee to Study the Propriety of the Reception of Illegal Aliens into Church Membership submitted to the 74th GA
  • 2016 – Republication: Report of the Committee to Study Republication submitted to the 83rd GA

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