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Vice moderator named
GA04033
June 27, 2004

Vice moderator named

Moderator says Louisiana pastor is committed to 'respectful dialogue'

by Jerry Van Marter

RICHMOND, June 27  -- Rick Ufford-Chase, the newly-elected moderator of the
216th General Assembly, told commissioners Sunday afternoon that he has
chosen the Rev. Jean Marie Peacock, associate pastor of Lakeview Presbyterian
Church in New Orleans and a commissioner from South Louisiana Presbytery, as
his vice-moderator.

Peacock's responsibilities at her 330-member congregation include youth and
collegiate ministries, evangelism and Christian education.

Peacock, who has a Master of Divinity degree from Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary and a Masters in Social Work from Arizona State
University, spent seven years in mission work in the PC(USA), first as a
mission volunteer at Stony Point Conference Center in New York and later in
border ministry. It was in that connection that she met the new moderator,
about 18 years ago. She has also worked as a community organizer in South
Tucson.

Peacock, who has a passion for church redevelopment, said, "We need to take
seriously the challenge of ministry in today's context."

Ufford-Chase said of Peacock, "She is committed, as I am, to thoughtful,
respectful dialogue."

In brief remarks during the Assembly's afternoon business session, Peacock
said she shares Ufford-Chase's commitment to emphasizing ministry with
college students and youth, encouraging mission service by all Presbyterians
and "reaching out to the poorest of the poor."

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