General Assembly Moderator
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The office of the Moderator of General Assembly is the highest elected position in the Presbyterian Church (USA). The Moderator is responsible for presiding over the meeting of the General Assembly, which was held annually until 2004, and on alternate years since. After the meeting, which lasts for about a week, the Moderator serves as an ambassador of the denomination throughout the remainder of the term. After completing the term, most former moderators take on the role of a church statesman or stateswoman.
The chart below shows the moderators and vice moderators, and the place of meetings, since the United Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church, US]] merged to form the present day Presbyterian Church (USA).
[edit] Moderators and Vice Moderators of Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assemblies
| Number and Year | Place of Meeting | Moderator | Vice Moderator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 195th GA, 1983 | Place | Moderator | Vice Moderator |
| 196th GA, 1984 | Place | Moderator | Vice Moderator |
| 197th GA, 1985 | Place | William H. Wilson | Vice Moderator |
| 198th GA, 1986 | Place | Moderator | Vice Moderator |
| 199th GA, 1987 | Place | Isabel W. Rogers | Vice Moderator |
| 200th GA, 1988 | Place | C. Kenneth Hall | Vice Moderator |
| 201st GA, 1989 | Place | Moderator | Vice Moderator |
| 202nd GA, 1990 | Place | Price H. Gwynn, III | Vice Moderator |
| 203rd GA, 1991 | Place | Herbert D. Valentine | Vice Moderator |
| 204th GA, 1992 | Place | the Rev John Fife | Vice Moderator |
| 205th GA, 1993 | Place | David Dobler | Vice Moderator |
| 206th GA, 1994 | Place | Moderator | Vice Moderator |
| 207th GA, 1995 | Place | Elder Marj Carpenter | Vice Moderator |
| 208th GA, 1996 | Place | John M. Buchanan | Vice Moderator |
| 209th GA, 1997 | Place | Patricia G. Brown | Vice Moderator |
| 210th GA, 1998 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Douglas W. Oldenburg | the Rev. James E. Mead |
| 211th GA, 1999 | Ft. Worth, Texas | Elder Freda Gardner | Floyd Rhodes |
| 212th GA, 2000 | Long Beach, California | the Rev. Syngman Rhee | Elder Rebecca McElroy |
| 213th GA, 2001 | Louisville, Kentucky | the Rev. Jack Rogers | the Rev. Janet Arbesman |
| 214th GA, 2002 | Columbus, Ohio | the Rev. Fahed Abu-Akel | Elder Ann Beran Jones |
| 215th GA, 2003 | Denver, Colorado | the Rev. Susan R. Andrews | Elder Charles Easley |
| 216th GA, 2004 | Richmond, Virginia | Elder Rick Ufford-Chase | the Rev. Jean Marie Peacock |
| 217th GA, 2006 | Birmingham, Alabama | Joan Gray | Elder the Rev. Jean Marie Peacock |
