The General Assembly is the governing body of the whole church and the highest court of appeal in judicial matters. It consists of approximately 400 voting commissioners, including the General Assembly officilas, past G.A moderator, stated clerks of the previous assembly, ministers and ruling elders commissioned by their presbyteries.

The 23rd GenePCEA Parity transparentral Assembly of The Presbyterian Church of East Africa was held online on April 5, 2021. The Assembly considers matters affecting the ministry and mission of our denomination. Commissioners, who are responsible for the business of Assembly, discerns and make decisions.

At Assembly the next General Assembly nominated office bearers are installed. The Assembly acts and proceedings are streamed live through the church online platform and on Kirk TV. All reports, recommendations and general information are posted to the church website.

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Rt. Rev. Patrick Thegu Mutahi
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The Moderator

The General Assembly is the governing body of the whole church and the highest court of appeal in judicial matters. It consists of approximately 400 voting commissioners, including the General Assembly officilas, past G.A moderator, stated clerks of the previous assembly, ministers and ruling elders commissioned by their presbyteries.

The 23rd GenePCEA Parity transparentral Assembly of The Presbyterian Church of East Africa was held online on April 5, 2021.

The Assembly considers matters affecting the ministry and mission of our denomination. Commissioners, who are responsible for the business of Assembly, discerns and make decisions.

At Assembly the next General Assembly nominated office bearers are installed. The Assembly acts and proceedings are streamed live through the church online platform and on Kirk TV. All reports, recommendations and general information are posted to the church website.
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Rev. Dr. Robert Waihenya ngugi
The Secretary General

The General Assembly appoints a Secretary General who is responsible for the administrative and day-to-day duties in the running of the Office of the General Assembly.

The Secretary General shall be the executive officer of the Church in ensuring that all Standing Committees of the General Assembly, as well as Presbyteries or regional councils, take necessary actions on the deliberations referred to them by the G.A, the G.A.C or the Business Committee.

The term of office for the Secretary General shall be for six years in the first instance, unless the General Assembly decides otherwise.
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Rev. Paul Mwangi Kariuki
The Deputy Secretary General

The Deputy Secretary General shall be appointed by the General Assembly on recommendation by the Nominations Committee, that is, the Business Committee, in accordance with the procedure already laid down for the appointment by the General Assembly.

The deciding vote is a simple majority of the Presbyteries votes. The Deputy Secretary General shall in all matters, work in consultation with the Secretary General for the smooth running of the Office of the General Assembly and the Church as a whole.
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Rev. Paul Mwangi Kariuki
The Honorary Treasurer shall be appointed by the GA, on recommendation by the Nominations Committee, that is, the Business Committee, in accordance with the procedure already laid down for the appointment by the General Assembly.

The deciding vote is a simple majority of the Presbyteries votes. The appointment shall be for three years and he shall be eligible for reappointment. Presbyteries shall be asked to provide names of nominees to the Business Committee.
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Church Courts
General Assembly

The General Assembly being the supreme Court of the Church, has the right and the power to legislate and adjudicate finally in all matters of doctrine, worship, discipline and government in the Church.

In the discharge of its legislative function, its findings are embodied in Legislative Acts which declare the mind of the Church on all matters of doc­trine, worship, discipline and government. When any proposed Act of Assem­bly involves changes of substance in matters of doctrine, worship, discipline or government, it must first be sent down under the Barrier Act to Presbyteries for their consideration and can be finally passed only after the approval of a majority of Presbyteries has been obtained. Regulations of urgent importance, however, may be granted recognition in practice as Interim Acts until the approval of Presbyteries has been given. In judicial and administrative matters, the decisions of the General Assem­bly are embodied in resolutions.

Being the supreme Court of the Church, the decisions of the General Assembly on any matter, whether on the merits of a case or of procedure, are final; but, although there is no Court to which an appeal from a decision of the General Assembly can be taken, it is open to any member who is dissatisfied with a decision of the Assembly to have his dissent record in the minutes, provided that he makes the request immediately after the decision is announced and before the Assembly proceeds to other business.

The General Assembly may refer any matter before it to a special com­mission of its members. The powers of any such commission arise from and are limited to the Act or resolution of the Assembly by which it was ap­pointed; and these powers and terms of reference of the special commission as a whole must therefore be carefully defined therein.

Membership 

  • Officials of the General Assembly
  • Co-opted business members 
  • Past Moderators 
  • 2/3 Ministers of the Presbytery paired
  • 1/3 retired Ministers paired
  • Departmental heads 
General Assembly Committee
The General Administrative Committee
 Its power and function
As the body whose duty it is to carry on the work of the Church from one (General Assembly to the next, the G.A.C. has authority to exercise all the powers of the General Assembly with one exception and two important reservations which are explicit in the Constitution.

These are:

  1.  The passing of legislation. Although the G.A.C. may initiate discussion on new legislation and may send down proposals for consideration by Presbyteries under the Barrier Act, such legislation, although it may be approved by a majority of Presbyteries and adopted in practice when necessary as an interim measure pending approval by the next General Assembly, may not become the law of the Church until it is approved by the next Assembly. When proposed new legislation has been sent down to the Presbyteries under the Barrier Act by the General Assembly itself, it may, at the time, grant authority to the G.A.C. to ratify the proposed measure subject to approval by a majority of the Presbyteries. In such cases, the authority to ap­prove new legislation is reserved for the General Assembly.
  2.  The hearing of appeals. The G.A.C. may hear appeals against the decision of a presbytery only when both parties have agreed in writing to accept its decision as final.
  3. Right of review by General Assembly of all G.A.C. decisions. This right is explicitly reserved to the General Assembly. Normally G.A.C as long as it acts within its powers and its procedure is regular, G.A.C judgments are treated as final by the succeeding Assembly.

In order to foster a sense of fellowship and unity of the Church, it was agreed in 1968 that the annual meeting of the G.A.C. should be held in rotation in each of the Presbyterial areas. The following rotation is followed:

Membership 

  • Officials of the General Assembly
  • One minister, one elder from each Presbytery 
  • Past Moderators 
  • Co-opted business committee members
  • Departmental heads 
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Business Committee 
The Business Committee. 
Its powers and functions.

The Business Committee is appointed at the begging of each General Assem­bly, its term of office runs through two General Administration Committees to the next General Assembly; a total term of three years. For the execution of important matters in between meetings of the G.A.C, the business committee is appointed to run up to the next General Assembly. The committee meets regularly to decide on all matters of church business which are remitted to it together with any matters of church policy that may arise from time to time. 

Membership 

  • Officials of the General Assembly
  • Clergy and laity in parity from each Presbytery
  • Past Moderators 
  • Co-opted Business Committee Members
Presbytery 
Membership 
  • 1.Parochilal Ministers paired
  • 2.Institutional Ministers paired
  • 3.Retired Ministers paired