# List of moderators of the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church

The following is a list of the years, numbers, locations, moderators, and stated clerks of the General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, with report links included.

## List of moderators

| Year | Number | Location | Moderator | Stated clerk | Report |
| 1936 | 1st | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rev. John Gresham Machen | Rev. Paul Woolley | |
| 1936 | 2nd | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rev. J. Oliver Buswell, Jr. | Rev. Leslie W. Sloat | |
| 1937 | 3rd | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rev. John J. DeWaard | Rev. Leslie W. Sloat | |
| 1938 | 4th | Quarryville, Pennsylvania | Rev. R. B. Kuiper | Rev. John H. Skilton | |
| 1939 | 5th | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rev. Alexander K. Davidson | Rev. Leslie W. Sloat | |
| 1939 | 6th | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rev. Everett C. DeVelde, Sr. | Rev. Leslie W. Sloat | |
| 1940 | 7th | Cincinnati, Ohio | Rev. Paul Woolley | Rev. John P. Galbraith | |
| 1941 | 8th | Cincinnati, Ohio | Rev. Robert Strong | Rev. Paul Woolley | |
| 1942 | 9th | Rochester, New York | Rev. John P. Clelland | Rev. Robert E. Nicholas | |
| 1943 | 10th | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania | Rev. Oscar Holkeboer | Rev. Leslie W. Sloat | |
| 1944 | 11th | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rev. Edwin H. Rian | Rev. Edward Heerema | |
| 1945 | 12th | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rev. Robert S. Marsden | Rev. Eugene Bradford | |
| 1946 | 13th | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rev. Ned B. Stonehouse | Rev. Eugene Bradford | |
| 1947 | 14th | Cedar Grove, Wisconsin | Rev. John P. Galbraith | Rev. Eugene Bradford | |
| 1948 | 15th | Wildwood, New Jersey | Rev. Edward L. Kellogg | Rev. Robert W. Eckardt | |
| 1949 | 16th | Los Angeles, California | Rev. Donald M. Poundstone | Rev. Robert W. Eckardt | |
| 1950 | 17th | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rev. Leslie W. Sloat | Rev. Robert L. Vining | |
| 1951 | 18th | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rev. Lawrence R. Eyres | Rev. Robert L. Vining | |
| 1952 | 19th | Denver, Colorado | Elder C. K. Cummings | Rev. Henry D. Phillips | |
| 1953 | 20th | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rev. John H. Skilton | Rev. Raymond M. Meiners | |
| 1954 | 21st | Rochester, New York | Rev. Robert K. Churchill | Rev. Raymond M. Meiners | |
| 1955 | 23rd | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Rev. Robert L. Vining | Rev. Robert S. Marsden | |
| 1956 | 22nd | Littleton, Colorado | Rev. E. J. Young | Rev. Robert S. Marsden | |
| 1957 | 24th | Collingswood, New Jersey | Rev. Bruce F. Hunt | Rev. Robert S. Marsden | |
| 1958 | 25th | Oostburg, Wisconsin | Rev. Edmund P. Clowney Jr. | Rev. LeRoy B. Oliver | |
| 1959 | 26th | Glenside, Pennsylvania | Rev. Leslie A. Dunn | Rev. LeRoy B. Oliver | |
| 1960 | 27th | Manhattan Beach, California | Elder David Neilands | Rev. LeRoy B. Oliver | |
| 1961 | 28th | Glenside, Pennsylvania | Rev. John Murray | Rev. LeRoy B. Oliver | |
| 1962 | 29th | Cedar Grove, Wisconsin | Rev. Robert Atwell | Rev. LeRoy B. Oliver | |
| 1963 | 30th | Vineland, New Jersey | Rev. LeRoy B. Oliver | Rev. Robert W. Eckardt | |
| 1964 | 31st | Silver Spring, Maryland | Rev. Glen Coie | Rev. Robert W. Eckardt | |
| 1965 | 32nd | Portland, Oregon | Rev. Robert W. Eckardt | Rev. Robley J. Johnston | |
| 1966 | 33rd | Oostburg, Wisconsin | Elder Richard Barker | Rev. Robley J. Johnston | |
| 1967 | 34th | Long Beach, California | Rev. Henry W. Coray | Rev. Robley J. Johnston | |
| 1968 | 35th | Westfield, New Jersey | Rev. Arthur O. Olson | Rev. John J. Mitchell | |
| 1969 | 36th | Silver Spring, Maryland | Rev. Ralph Clough | - | |
| 1970 | 37th | Portland, Oregon | Rev. John J. Mitchell | Rev. Robert E. Nicholas | |
| 1971 | 38th | Wilmington, Delaware | Rev. George W. Knight III | Elder Richard A. Barker | |
| 1972 | 39th | Oostburg, Wisconsin | Rev. Jack J. Peterson | Elder Richard A. Barker | |
| 1973 | 40th | Manhattan Beach, California | Rev. Charles H. Ellis | Elder Richard A. Barker | |
| 1974 | 41st | Palos Heights, Illinois | Rev. Laurence N. Vail | Elder Richard A. Barker | |
| 1975 | 42nd | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | Rev. George R. Cottenden | Elder Richard A. Barker | |
| 1976 | 43rd | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | Elder Garret A. Hoogerhyde | Elder Richard A. Barker | |
| 1977 | 44th | Oostburg, Wisconsin | Rev. Wendell L. Rockey, Jr. | Elder Richard A. Barker | |
| 1978 | 45th | - | Rev. Larry Conard | Elder Richard A. Barker | |
| 1979 | 46th | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | Rev. George E. Haney | Elder Richard A. Barker | |
| 1980 | 47th | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | - | - | - |
| 1981 | 48th | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | 49th | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | 50th | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | 51st | - | Rev. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. | Rev. John P. Galbraith | - |
| 1985 | 52nd | - | - | Rev. John P. Galbraith | - |
| 1986 | 53rd | - | Rev. Robert Benson Strimple | Rev. John P. Galbraith | - |
| 1987 | 54th | - | - | Rev. John P. Galbraith | - |
| 1988 | 55th | - | - | Rev. John P. Galbraith | - |
| 1989 | 56th | - | - | Rev. John P. Galbraith | - |
| 1990 | 57th | California | Rev. Donald Poundstone | - | - |
| 1991 | 58th | - | Rev. William E. Warren | - | - |
| 1992 | 59th | - | Rev. Stephen Phillips | Rev. Donald J. Duff | - |
| 1993 | 60th | - | - | Rev. Donald J. Duff | - |
| 1994 | 61st | - | - | Rev. Donald J. Duff | - |
| 1995 | 62nd | - | Rev. Douglas Watson | Rev. Donald J. Duff | - |
| 1996 | 63rd | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | Elder David Winslow | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 1997 | 64th | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | Rev. John Mahaffy | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 1998 | 65th | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Rev. Ross Graham | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 1999 | 66th | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Rev. Larry G. Mininger | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 2000 | 67th | Tacoma, Washington | Elder James S. Gidley | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 2001 | 68th | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Rev. David J. O'Leary | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 2002 | 69th | Wenham, Massachusetts | Rev. Douglas B. Clawson | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 2003 | 70th | Sioux Center, Iowa | Elder Robert M. Coie | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 2004 | 71st | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania | Rev. Larry E. Wilson | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 2005 | 72nd | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Rev. James Bosgraf | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 2006 | 73rd | Palos Heights, Illinois | Rev. Richard Gerber | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 2007 | 74th | Sioux Center, Iowa | Rev. Robert Y. Eckhardt | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 2008 | 75th | Seattle, Washington | Rev. Alan Strange | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 2009 | 76th | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Rev. William Shishko | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 2010 | 77th | Palos Heights, Illinois | Rev. Alan R. Pontier | Rev. Donald J. Duff | |
| 2011 | 78th | North East, Maryland | Rev. Daniel Olinger | Rev. George Cottenden | |
| 2012 | 79th | Wheaton, Illinois | Rev. L. Anthony Curto | Rev. George Cottenden | |
| 2013 | 80th | Moraga, California | Rev. Jeffrey Landis | Rev. George Cottenden | |
| 2014 | 81st | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Rev. Craig Troxel | Rev. George Cottenden | |
| 2015 | 82nd | Sioux Center, Iowa | Rev. Archibald A. Allison | Rev. Ross W. Graham | |
| 2016 | 83rd | North East, Maryland | Elder Paul Tavares | Rev. Ross W. Graham | |
| 2017 | 84th | Palos Heights, Illinois | Rev. Larry Westerveld | Rev. Ross W. Graham | |
| 2018 | 85th | Wheaton, Illinois | | Rev. Ross W. Graham | |

## Notable General Assemblies
### 1st General Assembly

At the First General Assembly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1936, the Presbyterian Church of America (now the Orthodox Presbyterian Church) was established by conservative minister John Gresham Machen.

### 32nd General Assembly

At the 32nd General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon, Mark O. Hatfield, the Governor of Oregon, offered welcome remarks.