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James MacKellar receives Jenkins Award
GA04038
June 28, 2004

James MacKellar receives Jenkins award

Longtime clerk honored for serving church, upholding constitution

by Sharon K. Youngs

RICHMOND - The Rev. James M. MacKellar has been awarded the C. Fred Jenkins
Constitutional Services Award, which honors a person or group that has given
wise, prudent, and vigilant support to the constitution and polity of the
Presbyterian Church (USA).

"Receiving this award is an affirmation of the work of all stated clerks," he
said.

The award was presented by the Association of Stated Clerks of the
PC(USA)during the General Assembly Middle Governing Body Staff luncheon
Monday.

The award is named in honor of the late C. Fred Jenkins, who served as an
associate stated clerk of the General Assembly for 11 years before his
unexpected death in 2000. The citation given to MacKellar noted that "his
peers look to him for his extensive knowledge of the constitution and respect
him for his principled, thorough, clear and constant counsel in his
interpretations."

MacKellar's career in the church includes pastorates in New York, New Jersey
and Vermont and service as clerk in numerous middle governing bodies. He also
has been a member of the General Assembly Permanent Judicial Commission (PJC)
and of the GA Advisory Committee on the Constitution. He now is moderator of
the PJC of the Presbytery of Northern New England.

In his remarks, MacKellar said that, of all systems of church government, the
Presbyterian system is the "most likely to lead us to understand the will of
Christ for the church."

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