General Assembly Papers

General Assembly papers are thoughtful and weighty treatises on important matters but do not have the force of constitutional documents, namely, our Confession of Faith and Catechisms and Book of Church Order.

• Abortion I: Report on abortion submitted to the 38th G.A. (1971)
• Abortion II: Statement on abortion adopted by the 39th G.A. (1972)
• Constitution: Report of the Committee on the Constitution submitted to the 2nd G.A. (1936)
• Creation: report submitted to the 71st G.A. (2004) [PDF]
• The Free Offer of the Gospel, report submitted to the 15th G.A. (1948)
• Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Report of the Committee on the Baptism and Gifts of the Holy Spirit submitted to the 45th G.A. (1978)
• Diaconal Ministry: Report of the Committee to Study the Principles of Diaconal Ministry submitted to the 51st G.A. (1984)
• Freemasonry: "Christ or the Lodge?" A report on Freemasonry submitted to the 9th G.A. (1942)
• Homosexuals in the Military: Humble petition to President William J. Clinton on homosexuals in the military adopted by the 60th G.A. (1993)
• Illegal Aliens: Report of the Committee to Study the Propriety of the Reception of Illegal Aliens into Church Membership submitted to the 74th G.A. (2007)
• Justification: A statement adopted by the 71st G.A. (2004) [PDF]
• Report on Justification submitted to the 73rd G.A. (2006) [PDF]. Note: if the Hebrew and Greek fonts used in this document do not display on your computer you may download them free from the following location: bibleworks.com/fonts.html.
• Paedocommunion: Report of the Committee on Paedocommunion submitted to the 54th G.A. (1987)
• Peniel: Doctrines and Practices of the Peniel Bible Conference submitted to the 28th G.A. (1961)
• Race: Report of the Committee on Problems of Race submitted to the 41th G.A. (1974)
• 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 G.A. (1966)
• Sabbath: Report of the Committee on Sabbath Matters submitted to the 40th G.A. (1973)
• Song in Worship: Report of the Committee on Song in Worship submitted to the 13th and 14th G.A.'s (1946-47)
• 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 G.A. (1991)
• Women in Combat: Report of the Committee on Women in the Military and in Combat submitted to the 68th G.A. (2001)
• Women in Office I: Report of the Committee on Hermeneutics of Women in Ordained Office submitted to the 54th G.A. (1987)
• Women in Office II: Report on Women in Office submitted to the 55th G.A. (1988)