In the past, the Union Council met once annually to discuss Union business, and did so during March for twenty-four hours.
It gradually became clear, due to the nature and extent of the Union’s activities and the number of issues requiring consideration, that this was not enough and, so, the Council was convened twice annually, during the spring and the autumn. The present arrangement allows the Council to be more thorough in its deliberations and to make a greater contribution to the life and witness of the churches.