GA committee
leadership announced68 leaders come from 56
presbyteries
by Jerry L. Van Marter,
Presbyterian
News Service
LOUISVILLE — May 6, 2008 — The Office of the General
Assembly (OGA) has announced the committee leadership for the 218th
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in San Jose,
CA, June 21-28.Nearly 1,000 items of
business to be considered by the Assembly will be processed by 17
Assembly Committees. Each committee will have a moderator and
vice-moderator — chosen by 217th General Assembly Moderator Joan
Gray from the ranks of the 852 elected commissioners to the Assembly
— plus a committee assistant and a parliamentarian/recorder
appointed by General Assembly Stated Clerk Clifton Kirkpatrick.
Fifty-six of the PC(USA)’s 173 presbyteries are
represented in the committee leadership. All 68 leaders will gather
in Louisville May 14-17 for orientation and training and to develop
the agendas for their committees. Assembly Committees will begin
meeting the evening of June 22, hopefully concluding their business
by the end of the day June 24.
The Assembly Committee leaders and their
presbyteries (M — moderator; V — vice-moderator; A — committee
assistant; P — parliamentarian/recorder):
02 Bills and Overtures:
M — the Rev. Bruce Hedgepeth, Central Florida
V — Elder Bisi Shofu, New Brunswick
A — Elder Barbara Murphy, Los Ranchos
P — the Rev. Steve Smith, San Fernando
03 General Assembly Procedures:
M — Elder George Kim, Florida
V — the Rev. Dan Krebill, Yellowstone
A— Elder Dee Hoge, Mid-Kentucky
P — Elder Dick Coffelt, Grand Canyon
04 Church Polity:
M — Elder Chandlee Gill, Albany
V — the Rev. Raymond Thomas, de Cristo
A — Elder James Tse, New York City
P — the Rev. Ken Hockenberry, Mid-Kentucky
05 Church Orders and Ministry:
M — Elder Dan Holloway, Providence
V — Elder Barbara Farley, Sacramento
A — the Rev. Sue Krummel, Great Rivers
P — Elder Therese Howell, Middle Tennessee
06 Form of Government:
M — Elder James Petersen, Middle Tennessee
V — the Rev. Daniel Williams, Shenandoah
A — Elder Mary Elva Smith, Mid-Kentucky
P — the Rev. Michael Lukens, Winnebago
07 Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations:
M — the Rev. Margaret Thomas, New York City
V — the Rev. Linda Wescott, Alaska
A — the Rev. Mary Gene Boteler, Giddings-Lovejoy
P — the Rev. Katherine Cunningham, Palisades
08 Mission Coordination and Budgets:
M — Elder Kears Pollock, Pittsburgh
V — the Rev. Melissa Sevier, Transylvania
A — Elder Craig Howard, John Knox
P — the Rev. Robert Conover, Redwoods
09 Social Justice Issues:
M — the Rev. Kim Warner, Grace
V — the Rev. Betsy Straeter, San Gabriel
A — the Rev. Kevin Porter, Philadelphia
P — Elder Joey Mills, Boise
10 Health Issues:
M — the Rev. Cinda Warner Gorman, Cincinnati
V — the Rev. William McIvor, Boston
A — the Rev. Carl Schlich, Savannah
P — Elder Virginia Rainey, Huntingdon
11 Peacemaking and International Issues:
M — the Rev. Nancy Kahaian, Wabash Valley
V — Elder Beverly James, Northern Kansas
A — Elder Sarai Rice Schnucker, Twin Cities Area
P — the Rev. Bronwen Boswell, Western New York
12 Church Growth and Christian Education:
M — the Rev. Steve Locke, San Diego
V — Elder Thomas Mathew, New Castle
A — Elder Forrest Palmer, Greater Atlanta
P — the Rev. Rebecca New, Southern Kansas
13 Theological Issues and Institutions:
M — the Rev. Douglas Brouwer, Detroit
V — the Rev. Cecelya Taylor, Greater Atlanta
A — the Rev. Kate Kotfila, Albany
P — Elder Linda Therien, San Diego
14 Review of General Assembly Committees:
M — Elder Susan Geiser, Elizabeth
V — the Rev. Matilda Chase, Lehigh
A — the Rev. J. Oscar McCloud, New York City
P — the Rev. George Baird, Lake Huron
15 Board of Pensions, Presbyterian
Foundation and Presbyterian Publishing Corporation:
M — Elder Jesse Hite, Charlotte
V — the Rev. Angel Casasus-Urrutia, Suroeste
A — Elder Diana Y. Wright, Salem
P — the Rev. Keith Geckeler, Los Ranchos
16 Worship and Spiritual Renewal:
M — the Rev. Kathy Lancaster, Mid-Kentucky
V — the Rev. Walter Chuquimia, Twin Cities Area
A — the Rev. Victoria Curtiss, Cascades
P — the Rev. Doris Arnett Whitaker, Miami
17 Youth:
M — Elder Sue Rush, Kendall
V — the Rev. Celeste Lasich, Minnesota Valleys
A — the Rev. Sarah Sanderson-Doughty, Utica
P — the Rev. Brian Ellison, Heartland
