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

The office of the Moderator of the General Assembly was the highest elected position in the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA). The Moderator was responsible for presiding over the meeting of the General Assembly, which was held annually between 1958 and 1983. After the meeting, which lasted for about a week, the Moderator served as an ambassador of the denomination throughout the remainder of the term. After completing the term, most former Moderators took on the role of a church statesman.

The chart below shows the Moderators, and the place of meetings, from 1958 when the UPCUSA was formed by the union of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America with the United Presbyterians of North America, until 1983 when the UPCUSA merged with the Presbyterian Church in the United States to form the present day Presbyterian Church (USA).

Moderators of UPCUSA General Assemblies Number and yearProceedings of the 218th (2008) General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), p. 1484 Place of meeting Moderator170th GA, 1958Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. Theophilus M. Taylor171st GA, 1959Indianapolis, IndianaThe Rev. Arthur L. Miller172nd GA, 1960Cleveland, OhioThe Rev. Herman Lee Turner173rd GA, 1961Buffalo, New YorkElder Paul D. McKelvey174th GA, 1962Denver, ColoradoThe Rev. Marshal L. Scott175th GA, 1963Des Moines, IowaThe Rev. Silas G. Kessler176th GA, 1964Oklahoma City, OklahomaThe Rev. Edler Garnet Hawkins177th GA, 1965Columbus, OhioElder William P. Thompson178th GA, 1966Boston, MassachusettsThe Rev. Ganse Little179th GA, 1967Portland, OregonThe Rev. Eugene Smathers180th GA, 1968Minneapolis, MinnesotaThe Rev. John Coventry Smith181st GA, 1969San Antonio, TexasThe Rev. George E. Sweazey182nd GA, 1970Chicago, IllinoisThe Rev. William R. Laws, Jr.183rd GA, 1971Rochester, New YorkElder Lois H. Stair184th GA, 1972Denver, ColoradoElder C. Willard Heckel185th GA, 1973Omaha, NebraskaThe Rev. Clinton M. Marsh186th GA, 1974Louisville, KentuckyThe Rev. Robert C. Lamar187th GA, 1975Cincinnati, OhioThe Rev. William F. Keesecker188th GA, 1976Baltimore, MarylandElder Thelma C. D. Adair189th GA, 1977Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Rev. John T. Conner190th GA, 1978San Diego, CaliforniaThe Rev. William P. Lytle191st GA, 1979Kansas City, MissouriThe Rev. Howard L. Rice, Jr.192nd GA, 1980Detroit, MichiganThe Rev. Charles A. Hammond193rd GA, 1981Houston, TexasThe Rev. Robert M. Davidson194th GA, 1982Hartford, ConnecticutThe Rev. James H. Costen195th GA, 1983Atlanta, GeorgiaThe Rev. James H. Costen

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

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