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List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church

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The following is a list of the years, numbers, locations, moderators, and stated clerks of the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, with report links included.

List of Moderators

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Year Number Location Moderator Stated Clerk Report
1936 1st Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rev. John Gresham Machen Rev. Paul Woolley [1]
1936 2nd Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rev. J. Oliver Buswell, Jr. Rev. Leslie W. Sloat [2]
1937 3rd Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rev. John J. DeWaard Rev. Leslie W. Sloat [3]
1938 4th Quarryville, Pennsylvania Rev. R. B. Kuiper Rev. John H. Skilton [4]
1939 5th Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rev. Alexander K. Davidson Rev. Leslie W. Sloat [5]
1939 6th Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rev. Everett C. DeVelde, Sr. Rev. Leslie W. Sloat [6]
1940 7th Cincinnati, Ohio Rev. Paul Woolley Rev. John P. Galbraith [7]
1941 8th Cincinnati, Ohio Rev. Robert Strong Rev. Paul Woolley [8]
1942 9th Rochester, New York Rev. John P. Clelland Rev. Robert E. Nicholas [9]
1943 10th Willow Grove, Pennsylvania Rev. Oscar Holkeboer Rev. Leslie W. Sloat [10]
1944 11th Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rev. Edwin H. Rian Rev. Edward Heerema [11]
1945 12th Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rev. Robert S. Marsden Rev. Eugene Bradford [12]
1946 13th Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rev. Ned B. Stonehouse Rev. Eugene Bradford [13]
1947 14th Cedar Grove, Wisconsin Rev. John P. Galbraith Rev. Eugene Bradford [14]
1948 15th Wildwood, New Jersey Rev. Edward L. Kellogg Rev. Robert W. Eckardt [15]
1949 16th Los Angeles, California Rev. Donald M. Poundstone Rev. Robert W. Eckardt [16]
1950 17th Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rev. Leslie W. Sloat Rev. Robert L. Vining [17]
1951 18th Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rev. Lawrence R. Eyres Rev. Robert L. Vining [18]
1952 19th Denver, Colorado Elder C. K. Cummings Rev. Henry D. Phillips [19]
1953 20th Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rev. John H. Skilton Rev. Raymond M. Meiners [20]
1954 21st Rochester, New York Rev. Robert K. Churchill Rev. Raymond M. Meiners [21]
1955 23rd Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rev. Robert L. Vining Rev. Robert S. Marsden [22]
1956 22nd Littleton, Colorado Rev. E. J. Young Rev. Robert S. Marsden [23]
1957 24th Collingswood, New Jersey Rev. Bruce F. Hunt Rev. Robert S. Marsden [24]
1958 25th Oostburg, Wisconsin Rev. Edmund P. Clowney Jr. Rev. LeRoy B. Oliver [25]
1959 26th Glenside, Pennsylvania Rev. Leslie A. Dunn Rev. LeRoy B. Oliver [26][27]
1960 27th Manhattan Beach, California Elder David Neilands Rev. LeRoy B. Oliver [28]
1961 28th Glenside, Pennsylvania Rev. John Murray Rev. LeRoy B. Oliver [29]
1962 29th Cedar Grove, Wisconsin Rev. Robert Atwell Rev. LeRoy B. Oliver [30]
1963 30th Vineland, New Jersey Rev. LeRoy B. Oliver Rev. Robert W. Eckardt [31]
1964 31st Silver Spring, Maryland Rev. Glen Coie Rev. Robert W. Eckardt [32]
1965 32nd Portland, Oregon Rev. Robert W. Eckardt Rev. Robley J. Johnston [33]
1966 33rd Oostburg, Wisconsin Elder Richard Barker Rev. Robley J. Johnston [34]
1967 34th Long Beach, California Rev. Henry W. Coray Rev. Robley J. Johnston [35]
1968 35th Westfield, New Jersey Rev. Arthur O. Olson Rev. John J. Mitchell [36]
1969 36th Silver Spring, Maryland Rev. Ralph Clough - [37]
1970 37th Portland, Oregon Rev. John J. Mitchell Rev. Robert E. Nicholas [38]
1971 38th Wilmington, Delaware Rev. George W. Knight III Elder Richard A. Barker [39]
1972 39th Oostburg, Wisconsin Rev. Jack J. Peterson Elder Richard A. Barker [40]
1973 40th Manhattan Beach, California Rev. Charles H. Ellis Elder Richard A. Barker [41]
1974 41st Palos Heights, Illinois Rev. Laurence N. Vail Elder Richard A. Barker [42]
1975 42nd Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Rev. George R. Cottenden Elder Richard A. Barker [43]
1976 43rd Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Elder Garret A. Hoogerhyde Elder Richard A. Barker [44]
1977 44th Oostburg, Wisconsin Rev. Wendell L. Rockey, Jr. Elder Richard A. Barker [45]
1978 45th - Rev. Larry Conard Elder Richard A. Barker [46]
1979 46th Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Rev. George E. Haney Elder Richard A. Barker [47]
1980 47th Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania - - -
1981 48th - - - -
1982 49th - - - -
1983 50th - - - -
1984 51st - Rev. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. Rev. John P. Galbraith -
1985 52nd - - -
1986 53rd - Rev. Robert Benson Strimple -
1987 54th - - -
1988 55th - - -
1989 56th - - -
1990 57th California Rev. Donald Poundstone - -
1991 58th - Rev. William E. Warren - -
1992 59th - Rev. Stephen Phillips Rev. Donald J. Duff -
1993 60th - - Rev. Donald J. Duff -
1994 61st - - Rev. Donald J. Duff -
1995 62nd - Rev. Douglas Watson Rev. Donald J. Duff -
1996 63rd Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Elder David Winslow Rev. Donald J. Duff [48]
1997 64th Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Rev. John Mahaffy Rev. Donald J. Duff [49]
1998 65th Grand Rapids, Michigan Rev. Ross Graham Rev. Donald J. Duff [50]
1999 66th Grand Rapids, Michigan Rev. Larry G. Mininger Rev. Donald J. Duff [51]
2000 67th Tacoma, Washington Elder James S. Gidley Rev. Donald J. Duff [52]
2001 68th Grand Rapids, Michigan Rev. David J. O'Leary Rev. Donald J. Duff [53]
2002 69th Wenham, Massachusetts Rev. Douglas B. Clawson Rev. Donald J. Duff [54]
2003 70th Sioux Center, Iowa Elder Robert M. Coie Rev. Donald J. Duff [55]
2004 71st Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania Rev. Larry E. Wilson Rev. Donald J. Duff [56]
2005 72nd Grand Rapids, Michigan Rev. James Bosgraf Rev. Donald J. Duff [57]
2006 73rd Palos Heights, Illinois Rev. Richard Gerber Rev. Donald J. Duff [58]
2007 74th Sioux Center, Iowa Rev. Robert Y. Eckhardt Rev. Donald J. Duff [59]
2008 75th Seattle, Washington Rev. Alan Strange Rev. Donald J. Duff [60]
2009 76th Grand Rapids, Michigan Rev. William Shishko Rev. Donald J. Duff [61]
2010 77th Palos Heights, Illinois Rev. Alan R. Pontier Rev. Donald J. Duff [62]
2011 78th North East, Maryland Rev. Daniel Olinger Rev. George Cottenden [63]
2012 79th Wheaton, Illinois Rev. L. Anthony Curto Rev. George Cottenden [64]
2013 80th Moraga, California Rev. Jeffrey Landis Rev. George Cottenden [65]
2014 81st Grand Rapids, Michigan Rev. Craig Troxel Rev. George Cottenden [66]
2015 82nd Sioux Center, Iowa Rev. Archibald A. Allison Rev. Ross W. Graham [67]
2016 83rd North East, Maryland Elder Paul Tavares Rev. Ross W. Graham [68]
2017 84th Palos Heights, Illinois Rev. Larry Westerveld Rev. Ross W. Graham [69]
2018 85th Wheaton, Illinois Rev. Ross W. Graham [70]

Notable General Assemblies

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1st General Assembly

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At the First General Assembly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1936, the Presbyterian Church of America (now the Orthodox Presbyterian Church) was established by conservative minister John Gresham Machen.

32nd General Assembly

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At the 32nd General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon, Mark O. Hatfield, the Governor of Oregon, offered welcome remarks.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Nicholas, Robert E. (September 1965). "Orthodox Presbyterian 32nd Assembly" (PDF). The Presbyterian Guardian. Retrieved 20 December 2015.