July 29 Today in OPC History

The Minutes of the 47th (1980) General Assembly were delivered to the printer on July 29, 1980. Stated Clerk Richard A. Barker explained that this was later than the previous year primarily due to the greater length of the minutes. At 299 pages, it was 46 pages more than the previous year and by far the longest in the history of the assemblies of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

The trend of longer minutes has continued. The 89th (2023) General Assembly numbered 667 pages, 368 pages longer than the minutes of the 47th (1980) General Assembly, and more than the combined 652 pages of the minutes of the 1st (1936) through the 12th (1945) General Assemblies.

Picture: Minutes of the 47th (1980) General Assembly