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28-Mar-96

96113      General Assembly Committee Leaders Announced 
 
                      by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--General Assembly moderator Marj Carpenter has announced 
her appointments of moderators and vice moderators for the 17 committees 
that will be handling the business of the 208th General Assembly (1996) in 
Albuquerque, N.M. 
 
     At the same time, the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly 
has announced the committee assistants and resource coordinators who will 
be aiding the committees. 
 
     The leadership line-up (M = moderator; V = vice moderator; A = 
committee assistant; R = resource coordinator): 
 
1. Bills and Overtures: 
     M -- the Rev. Barry Van Deventer, Charleston-Atlantic Presbytery 
     V -- the Rev. Garnett Foster, National Capital Presbytery 
     A -- the Rev. Jim Collie, Albuquerque, N.M. 
                                       
 
2. General Assembly Procedures: 
     M -- Elder Sue Dallam, East Iowa Presbytery 
     V -- the Rev. Leon Fanniel, Pacific Presbytery 
     A -- the Rev. J. Scott Schaefer, San Anselmo, Calif. 
     R -- Ann Turnock, North Hollywood, Calif. 
 
3. Church Polity: 
     M -- Elder Harriet Sanmeier, Hudson River Presbytery 
     V -- the Rev. Clarence Thomas, Coastal Carolina Presbytery 
     A -- Judith Ott, San Bruno, Calif. 
     R -- Leslie Davies, Sandy, Utah 
 
4. Quadrennial Review: 
     M -- the Rev. David Snellgrove, St. Andrew Presbytery 
     V -- Elder Gay Mothershed, Grace Presbytery 
     A -- Barbara Murphy, Anaheim, Calif. 
     R -- Deanna Clark, Salt Lake City, Utah 
     R -- Youngil Cho, Raleigh, N.C. 
 
5. Catholicity: 
     M -- the Rev. Maria Price, Northeast Georgia Presbytery 
     V -- Elder Diane Perry, Long Island Presbytery 
     A -- Kristine Thompson, Washington, D.C. 
     R -- the Rev. William J. Maloney, Glenshaw, Pa. 
 
6. Pensions and Benefits: 
     M -- Elder William Dillon, Chicago Presbytery 
     V -- the Rev. Susan Snedeker-Meier, Lake Huron Presbytery 
     A -- the Rev. Steve Yamaguchi, Panorama City, Calif. 
     R -- the Rev. Donald Lincoln, Annapolis, Md. 
 
7. Theology and Worship: 
     M -- the Rev. Kay Huggins, Santa Fe Presbytery 
     V -- the Rev. Archie Hargraves, Newark Presbytery 
     A -- Barbara Campbell-Davis, Rocky Mount, N.C. 
     R -- Kristin Adler, Omaha, Neb. 
 
8. Ordination and Human Sexuality: 
     M -- the Rev. Roberta Hestenes, Philadelphia Presbytery 
     V -- the Rev. David MacDonna, Southeastern Illinois Presbytery 
     A -- the Rev. Barbara Anderson, Troy, N.Y. 
     R -- Wil Chinery, Columbia, S.C. 
 
9. Global Partnerships: 
     M -- Elder Harriette Niemi, Northern Waters Presbytery 
     V -- the Rev. Vernon Hunter, South Alabama Presbytery 
     A -- Lydia Hernandez, Guatemala 
     R -- Seong Hwan Kim, Harrisburg, Pa. 
 
10. Mission Priorities and Budgets: 
     M -- Elder Gordon Tower, Inland Northwest Presbytery 
     V -- Elder Elie Miller, Los Ranchos Presbytery 
     A -- the Rev. Charles Heyward, Philadelphia 
     R -- Duane Black, Yucaipa, Calif. 
     R -- Andrew Browne, Aurora, Colo. 
 
11. Church Orders and Ministry: 
     M -- the Rev. E. Leon Thompson, Alaska Presbytery 
     V -- Elder Sandra Stuckey, Missouri River Valley Presbytery 
     A -- the Rev. David Aber, Huron, Ohio 
     R -- Jinny Miller, Mishawaka, Ind. 
 
12. Stewardship and Communication: 
     M -- the Rev. Thomas Huser, New Covenant Presbytery 
     V -- the Rev. Debra Shevlin, Arkansas Presbytery 
     A -- the Rev. Brenda Brooks, Camp Hill, Pa. 
     R -- Fred Denson, Webster, N.Y. 
 
13. Christian Education and Theological Education: 
     M -- Elder Basil Irwin, Charlotte Presbytery 
     V -- Elder Archie Stevenson, Utah Presbytery 
     A -- the Rev. Fairfax Fair, Houston 
     R -- Lynn Jostes, Sarasota, Fla. 
 
14. Evangelism: 
     M -- the Rev. In Soon Choi, Detroit Presbytery 
     V -- Elder Janet Stang, Redwoods Presbytery 
     A -- Richard Coffelt, Phoenix, Ariz. 
     R -- Sue Nispel, Wichita, Kan. 
 
15. Peacemaking and International Relations: 
     M -- Elder Emily Wigger, Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery 
     V -- the Rev. J. Barrie Shepherd, New York City Presbytery 
     A -- Gwen Crawley, Louisville, Ky. 
     R -- Lynda Ardan, Clarks Summit, Pa. 
 
16. Faith and Sustainable Development: 
     M -- Elder Florence Johnson, Pittsburgh Presbytery 
     V -- Elder James Kennedy Jr., Kendall Presbytery 
     A -- the Rev. Mary Gene Boteler, New Concord, Ohio 
     R -- the Rev. Daniel Massie, Kingsport, Tenn. 
 
17. National and Urban Issues: 
     M -- Elder Clemente Anzaldua, Mission Presbytery 
     V -- Elder Marilyn Torrey, Elizabeth Presbytery 
     A -- the Rev. Catherine Ulrich, Fort Smith, Ark. 
     R -- the Rev. Harry Smith, Santa Fe, N.M. 

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