page_title: United Reformed Church
section_title: General Assembly
hierarchical_section_title: United Reformed Church / Polity / General Assembly
caption_attribution_description: English: URC General Assembly 2014 in Cardiff
context_page_description: The United Reformed Church is a Protestant Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 46,500 members in 1,383 congregations with 608 active ministers, including 13 church related community workers.
context_section_description: The URC has a General Assembly (chaired by two Moderators, one elder, one ordained a Minister of Word and Sacrament or a church related community worker)  which gathers representatives of the whole of the URC to meet biennially. Advised by the Mission Council, the General Assembly plans the activity of the URC across Great Britain and makes key policy decisions about the direction of the life of the denomination.  It also appoints central staff (i.e. those responsible Britain-wide), receives reports from committees, and deals with substantial reports and initiatives such as Vision4Life.  The synods are represented along with the convenors of the Assembly's standing committees.
  There are 11 standing committees appointed by General Assembly to carry out its policy and to advise the Assembly. Each committee relates to a different area of church life, including mission, ministries and education and learning.
  Mission Council, the executive body of the General Assembly, meets twice a year.
caption: The General Assembly of the United Reformed Church meeting in Cardiff, July 2014
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