List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States
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The office of the Moderator of the General Assembly
was the highest elected position in the Presbyterian Church in the United States
(PCUS). The Moderator was responsible for presiding over the meeting of the General Assembly, which was held annually between 1861 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 1861 when the PCUS was formed by secession from the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
, until 1983 when the PCUS merged with the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
to form the present day Presbyterian Church (USA)
.
Moderators of PCUS
Moderator of the General Assembly
The Moderator of the General Assembly is the chairperson of a General Assembly, the highest court of a presbyterian or reformed church. Kirk Sessions and Presbyteries may also style the chairperson as moderator....
was the highest elected position in the Presbyterian Church in the United States
Presbyterian Church in the United States
The Presbyterian Church in the United States was a Protestant Christian denomination in the Southern and border states of the United States that existed from 1861 to 1983...
(PCUS). The Moderator was responsible for presiding over the meeting of the General Assembly, which was held annually between 1861 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 1861 when the PCUS was formed by secession from the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America was a Presbyterian denomination in the United States. It was organized in 1789 under the leadership of John Witherspoon in the wake of the American Revolution and existed until 1958 when it merged with the United Presbyterian Church of North...
, until 1983 when the PCUS merged with the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
The United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America was the largest branch of Presbyterianism in the United States from May 28, 1958 to 1983...
to form the present day Presbyterian Church (USA)
Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Presbyterian Church , or PC, is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination in the United States. Part of the Reformed tradition, it is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the U.S...
.
Moderators of PCUSPresbyterian Church in the United StatesThe Presbyterian Church in the United States was a Protestant Christian denomination in the Southern and border states of the United States that existed from 1861 to 1983...
General Assemblies
Number and Year | Place of Meeting | Moderator |
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1st GA, 1861 | Augusta, GA | Rev. Benj. M. Palmer |
2nd GA, 1862 | Montgomery, AL | Rev. J.L. Kirkpatrick |
3rd GA, 1863 | Columbia | Rev. James A. Lyon |
4th GA, 1864 | Charlotte, NC | Rev. John S. Wilson |
5th GA, 1865 | Macon, GA | Rev. George Howe |
6th GA, 1866 | Memphis, TN | Rev. Andrew Hart Kerr |
7th GA, 1867 | Nashville, TN | Rev. Thos. Verner Moore |
8th GA, 1868 | Baltimore, MD | Rev. John N. Waddel |
9th GA, 1869 | Mobile, AL | Rev. Stuart Robinson |
10th GA, 1870 | Louisville, KY | Rev. Robert L. Dabney Robert Lewis Dabney Robert Lewis Dabney was an American Christian theologian, a Southern Presbyterian pastor, and Confederate Army chaplain. He was also chief of staff and biographer to Stonewall Jackson. His biography of Jackson remains in print today.Dabney and James Henley Thornwell were two of Southern... |
11th GA, 1871 | Huntsville, AL | Rev. William S. Plumer |
12th GA, 1872 | Richmond, VA | Rev. Thomas R. Welch |
13th GA, 1873 | Little Rock, AR | Rev. Henry Martyn Smith |
14th GA, 1874 | Columbus, MS | Rev. John L. Girardeau |
15th GA, 1875 | St. Louis, MO | Rev. Moses D. Hoge |
16th GA, 1876 | Savannah, GA | Rev. Benjamin M. Smith |
17th GA, 1877 | New Orleans, LA | Rev. C.A. Stillman |
18th GA, 1878 | Knoxville, TN | Rev. T.E. Peck |
19th GA, 1879 | Louisville, KY | Rev. Joseph R. Wilson Joseph R. Wilson Joseph Ruggles Wilson, Sr. was a prominent Presbyterian theologian and father of President Woodrow Wilson and of Joseph Ruggles Wilson, Jr..-Biography:... |
20th GA, 1880 | Charleston, SC | Rev. T.A. Hoyt |
21st GA, 1881 | Staunton, VA | Rev. Robert P. Farris |
22nd GA, 1882 | Atlanta, GA | Rev. R.K. Smoot |
23rd GA, 1883 | Lexington, KY | Rev. T. Pryor |
24th GA, 1884 | Vicksburg, MS | Rev. T.D. Witherspoon |
25th GA, 1885 | Houston, TX | Rev. H.R. Raymond |
26th GA, 1886 | Augusta, GA | Rev. J.H.Bryson |
27th GA, 1887 | St. Louis, MO | Rev. G.B. Strickler |
28th GA, 1888 | Baltimore, MD | Rev. J.J. Bullock |
29th GA, 1889 | Chattanooga, TN | Rev. H.G. Hill |
30th GA, 1890 | Asheville, NC | Rev. James Park |
31st GA, 1891 | Birmingham, AL | Rev. Hampden C. DuBose |
32nd GA, 1892 | Hot Springs, AR | Rev. Samuel A. King |
33rd GA, 1893 | Macon, GA | Elder J.W. Lapsley |
34th GA, 1894 | Nashville, TN | Rev. James R. Graham |
35th GA, 1895 | Dallas, TX | Rev. C.R. Hemphill |
36th GA, 1896 | Memphis, TN | Rev. R.Q. Mallard |
37th GA, 1897 | Charlotte, NC | Rev. Geo. T. Goetchius |
38th GA, 1898 | New Orleans, LA | Rev. E.M. Green |
39th GA, 1899 | Richmond, VA | Rev. John F. Cannon |
40th GA, 1900 | Atlanta, GA | Elder Jos. W. Martin |
41st GA, 1901 | Little Rock, AR | Rev. Neander M. Woods |
42nd GA, 1902 | Jackson, MS | Rev. William T. Hall |
43rd GA, 1903 | Lexington, VA | Rev. Abner C. Hopkins |
44th GA, 1904 | Mobile, AL | Rev. S.M. Neel |
45th GA, 1905 | Fort Worth, TX | Rev. J.T. Plunkett |
46th GA, 1906 | Greenville, SC | Elder Allen G. Hall |
47th GA, 1907 | Birmingham, AL | Rev. J.R. Howerton |
48th GA, 1908 | Greensboro | Rev. W.M. Moore |
49th GA, 1909 | Savannah, GA | Rev. William E. Boggs |
50th GA, 1910 | Lewisburg, WV | Rev. J.W. Bachman |
51st GA, 1911 | Louisville, KY | Rev. Russell Cecil |
52nd GA, 1912 | Bristol, TN | Rev. Thos. S. Clyce |
53rd GA, 1913 | Atlanta, GA | Rev. J.S. Lyons |
54th GA, 1914 | Kansas City | Elder W.J. Martin |
55th GA, 1915 | Newport News, VA | Rev. W. McF. Alexander |
56th GA, 1916 | Orlando, FL | Rev. C.W. Grafton |
57th GA, 1917 | Birmingham, AL | Rev. Jno. M. Wills, Ph.D. |
58th GA, 1918 | Durant | Rev. Jas. I. Vance |
59th GA, 1919 | New Orleans, LA | Rev. A.M. Fraser |
60th GA, 1920 | Charlotte, NC | Rev. W.L. Lingle |
61st GA, 1921 | St. Louis, MO | Rev. A.B.Curry |
62nd GA, 1922 | Charleston, WV | Rev. R.C. Reed |
63rd GA, 1923 | Montreat, NC | Rev. Alexander Spunt |
64th GA, 1924 | San Antonio, TX | Rev. Thornton Whaling |
65th GA, 1925 | Lexington, KY | Rev. Georgia Summey |
66th GA, 1926 | Pensacola, FL | Rev. J.W. Skinner |
67th GA, 1927 | El Dorado | Rev. R.F. Campbell |
68th GA, 1928 | Atlanta, GA | Rev. Harris E. Kirk |
69th GA, 1929 | Montreat, NC | Rev. W.R. Dobyns |
70th GA, 1930 | Charlottesville, VA | Rev. Thos. W. Currie |
71st GA, 1931 | Montreat, NC | Elder R.A. Dunn |
72nd GA, 1932 | Montreat, NC | Rev. William Crowe |
73rd GA, 1933 | Montreat, NC | Rev. Ernest Thompson |
74th GA, 1934 | Montreat, NC | Elder Samuel Hale Sibley |
75th GA, 1935 | Montreat, NC | Rev. Henry H. Sweets |
76th GA, 1936 | Augusta, GA | Rev. P. Frank Price |
77th GA, 1937 | Montreat, NC | Rev. D. Clay Lilly |
78th GA, 1938 | Meridian | Elder Willis M. Everett |
79th GA, 1939 | Montreat, NC | Rev. Edward Mack, Ph.D. |
80th GA, 1940 | Chattanooga, TN | Rev. Frank C. Brown |
81st GA, 1941 | Montreat, NC | Rev. Chas. E. Diehl |
82nd GA, 1942 | Knoxville, TN | Elder Chas. G. Rose |
83rd GA, 1943 | Montreat, NC | Rev. Donald W. Richardson |
84th GA, 1944 | Montreat, NC | Rev. Charles L. King |
85th GA, 1945 | Montreat, NC | Rev. Thomas K. Young |
86th GA, 1946 | Montreat, NC | Rev. J.B. Green |
87th GA, 1947 | Montreat, NC | Rev. John R. Cunningham |
88th GA, 1948 | Atlanta, GA | Rev. C. Darby Fulton |
89th GA, 1949 | Montreat, NC | Elder W.E. Price |
90th GA, 1950 | Massanetta | Rev. Ben R. Lacy Jr. |
91st GA, 1951 | Orlando, FL | Elder James Ross McCain, Ph.D. |
92nd GA, 1952 | Charleston, WV | Rev. W.A. Alexander Jr. |
93rd GA, 1953 | Montreat, NC | Rev. Frank W. Price, Ph.D. |
94th GA, 1954 | Montreat, NC | Rev. Wade H. Boggs |
95th GA, 1955 | Richmond, VA | Rev. J. McDowell Richards |
96th GA, 1956 | Montreat, NC | Rev. W. Taliaferro Thompson |
97th GA, 1957 | Birmingham, AL | Rev. W.M. Elliott Jr., Ph.D. |
98th GA, 1958 | Charlotte, NC | Elder Philip F. Howerton |
99th GA, 1959 | Atlanta, GA | Rev. Ernest Trice Thompson |
100th GA, 1960 | Jacksonville, FL | Rev. Marion A. Boggs |
101st GA, 1961 | Dallas, TX | Rev. Wallace M. Alston, Th.D. |
102nd GA, 1962 | Winston-Salem, WV | Elder Edward D. Grant |
103rd GA, 1963 | Huntington | Rev. William H. McCorkle |
104th GA, 1964 | Montreat, NC | Rev. Felix B. Gear, Ph.D. |
105th GA, 1965 | Montreat, NC | Elder Samuel J. Patterson |
106th GA, 1966 | Montreat, NC | Rev. F.H. Caldwell, Ph.D. |
107th GA, 1967 | Bristol, TN | Rev. Marshall C. Dendy |
108th GA, 1968 | Montreat, NC | Rev. P.D. Miller |
109th GA, 1969 | Mobile, AL | Rev. R. Matthew Lynn |
110th GA, 1970 | Memphis, TN | Rev. William A. Benfield Jr. |
111th GA, 1971 | Massanetta Springs, VA | Rev. Ben Lacy Rose |
112th GA, 1972 | Montreat, NC | Elder L. Nelson Bell L. Nelson Bell Lemuel Nelson Bell was a medical missionary in China and the father-in-law of famous evangelist Billy Graham. Few people had more influence on Billy Graham than Bell. -Life:Bell was born in Longdale, Virginia... |
113th GA, 1973 | Fort Worth, TX | Rev. Charles E.S. Kraemer |
114th GA, 1974 | Louisville, KY | Rev. Lawrence W. Bottoms |
115th GA, 1975 | Charlotte, NC | Rev. Paul M. Edris |
116th GA, 1976 | Tuscaloosa, AL | Elder Jule C. Spach |
117th GA, 1977 | Nashville, TN | Rev. Harvard A. Anderson |
118th GA, 1978 | Shreveport, LA | Elder Sara Bernice Moseley |
119th GA, 1979 | Kansas City, MO | Rev. Albert C. Winn |
120th GA, 1980 | Myrtle Beach, SC | Rev. David L. Stitt |
121st GA, 1981 | Houston, TX | Elder Dorothy G. Barnard |
122nd GA, 1982 | Columbus, GA | Rev. John F. Anderson Jr., D.D. |
123rd GA, 1983 | Atlanta, GA | Rev. John F. Anderson Jr., D.D. |
See also
- List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
- List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)