Key leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Moderator of the General Assembly — the Rev. Susan R. Andrews: The moderator of the General Assembly is elected each year at the beginning of the meeting of the General Assembly from among the commissioners (elected delegates). The moderator presides over the meeting of the General Assembly and then serves as the chief spokesperson and goodwill ambassador of the denomination until the following year’s General Assembly. The General Assembly moderator is not paid and is not considered General Assembly staff. Susan R. Andrews is pastor of Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, MD.

Stated Clerk of the General Assembly — the Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick: The stated clerk is the chief ecclesiastical officer of the General Assembly, responsible for the meetings of the General Assembly, church records and statistics, the church courts and constitutional interpretation, the Department of History and ecclesiastical relations with other churches and ecumenical organizations. The stated clerk is a paid member of the General Assembly staff and is elected to a four-year term by the General Assembly. The Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick was elected to the office in 1996, reelected in 2000 and is a candidate for reelection to a third term at this General Assembly. He previously served for 15 years as head of the PC(USA)’s global mission office. Office phone: (888) 728-7228, ext. 5439.

Executive Director of the General Assembly Council — Elder John Detterick: The executive director of the General Assembly Council (GAC) — the elected body that administers the programs of the General Assembly between meetings of the assembly — is the chief executive officer of the General Assembly responsible for overseeing the mission program of the General Assembly (625 employees and an annual budget of approximately $130 million). The executive director is a paid member of the General Assembly staff and is elected by the GAC and confirmed by the General Assembly to a four-year term. John Detterick was elected to the office in 1998, after serving five years as head of the denomination’s Board of Pensions, and was reelected to a second four-year term in 2002. Office phone: (888) 728-7228, ext. 5491.

Director of Congregational Ministries — the Rev. Donald G. Campbell: the Congregational Ministries Division of the GAC is responsible for programmatic ministries in Christian Education, Curriculum Publishing, Christian Faith and Life, and Stewardship. The director is a paid member of the General Assembly staff and is elected by the GAC and confirmed by the General Assembly to a four-year term. The Rev. Donald G. Campbell was elected to the office in 1999 and was reelected to a second four-year term in January 2003. Office phone: (888) 728-7228, ext. 5144.

Director of National Ministries — the Rev. Curtis A. Kearns Jr.: the National Ministries Division of the GAC is responsible for programmatic ministries in Churchwide Personnel Services, Higher Education, Evangelism and Church Development, Racial Ethnic Ministries, Social Justice, Women’s Ministries and the Presbyterian Washington Office. The director is a paid member of the General Assembly staff and is elected by the GAC and confirmed by the General Assembly to a four-year term. The Rev. Curtis A. Kearns Jr. was elected to the office in 1994 and was reelected in 1998 and 2002. Office phone: (888) 728-7228, ext. 5443.

Director of Worldwide Ministries — the Rev. Marian McClure: the Worldwide Ministries Division of the GAC is responsible for programmatic ministries in Ecumenical Partnership, Global Service and Witness, and People in Mutual Mission. The director is a paid member of the General Assembly staff and is elected by the GAC and confirmed by the General Assembly council to a four-year term. The Rev. Marian McClure was elected to the office in 1997 and was reelected in 2001. Office phone: (888) 728-7228, ext. 5346.