List of moderators of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)

The office of the Moderator of the 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 in the United States of America and the Presbyterian Church in the United States merged to form the present day Presbyterian Church (USA).

Moderators and vice moderators of Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assemblies Number Year Place of Meeting Moderator(s) Vice Moderator195th GA1983Atlanta, GeorgiaThe Rev. Randolph TaylorThe Rev. Dr. Joan SalmonCampbell196th GA1984Phoenix, ArizonaThe Rev. Harriet Nelsonnone197th GA1985Indianapolis, IndianaElder William H. Wilsonnone198th GA1986Minneapolis, MinnesotaThe Rev. Benjamin Weirnone199th GA1987Biloxi, MississippiElder Isabel W. Rogersnone200th GA1988St. Louis, MissouriThe Rev. C. Kenneth HallElder Ruth Montoya201st GA1989Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. Dr. Joan SalmonCampbellRev. Herb Meza202nd GA1990Salt Lake City, UtahElder Price H. Gwynn, IIIThe Rev. Sharon Johnson203rd GA1991Baltimore, MarylandThe Rev. Dr. Herbert D. Valentinenone204th GA1992Milwaukee, WisconsinThe Rev. John Fifenone205th GA1993Orlando, FloridaThe Rev. David Doblernone206th GA1994Wichita, KansasThe Rev. Robert Bohlnone207th GA1995Cincinnati, OhioElder Marj CarpenterThe Rev. William F. Henning208th GA1996Albuquerque, New MexicoThe Rev. John M. BuchananElder Gay Mothershed209th GA1997Syracuse, New YorkElder Patricia G. BrownElder D. Eugene (Gene) Sibery210th GA1998Charlotte, North CarolinaThe Rev. Douglas Oldenburg*The Rev. James E. Mead211th GA1999Fort Worth, Texas Elder Freda Gardner The Rev. Floyd Rhodes212th GA2000Long Beach, CaliforniaThe Rev. Syngman RheeElder Rebecca McElroy213th GA2001Louisville, KentuckyThe Rev. Dr. Jack RogersThe Rev. Janet Arbesman214th GA2002Columbus, OhioThe Rev. Fahed Abu-AkelElder Ann Beran Jones215th GA2003Denver, ColoradoThe Rev. Dr. Susan R. AndrewsElder Charles Easley216th GA2004Richmond, VirginiaElder Rick Ufford-ChaseThe Rev. Jean Marie Peacock217th GA2006Birmingham, AlabamaThe Rev. Joan GrayElder Robert Wilson218th GA2008San Jose, CaliforniaThe Rev. Bruce Reyes-ChowThe Rev. Byron Wade219th GA2010Minneapolis, MinnesotaElder Cynthia BolbachThe Rev. Landon Whitsitt220th GA2012Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. Dr. Neal PresaThe Rev. Tara Spuhler McCabe, resigned and replaced by The Rev. Dr. Tom Trinidad221st GA2014Detroit, MichiganElder Heath RadaThe Rev. Larissa Kwong Abazia222nd GA2016Portland, OregonThe Rev. Denise Anderson & The Rev. Jan Edmiston223rd GA2018St. Louis, MissouriElder Vilmarie Cintrón-Olivieri & The Rev. Cindy Kohlmann 224th GA2020Baltimore, Maryland (virtual via Zoom)Elder Elona Street-Stewart & The Rev. Gregory J. Bentley 225th GA2022Louisville, Kentucky (hybrid virtual) The Reverend Ruth F. Santana-Grace and The Reverend Shavon Starling-Louis226th GA2024Salt Lake City, Utah The Rev. CeCe Armstong and The Rev. Tony Larson227th GA2026Milwaukee, WisconsinThe Rev. Marta Pumroy-Cordero and the Rev. Dr. Kristopher D. Schondelmeyer

See also List of moderators of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America

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