LOUISVILLE — A group of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations in New Brunswick Presbytery is hosting a “meet and greet” event on April 25 at which all four candidates for moderator of the upcoming 218th General Assembly (2008) have agreed to attend.
The evening event, sponsored by a group calling itself the Central Jersey Moderator Candidate Host Committee, will be held at the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, N.J.
“It’s wonderful that the members of the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville and other area Presbyterians get a chance to meet the future leader of the PC(USA) General Assembly,” said Jeffrey Vamos, pastor of the host church.
The announced candidates for moderator to date are: Bill Teng, a pastor in Alexandria, Va. (National Capital Presbytery); Bruce Reyes-Chow, a pastor in San Francisco (San Francisco Presbytery); Elder Roger Shoemaker of Lincoln, Neb. (Homestead Presbytery), who is active in international mission partnerships, particularly the Czech Republic; and Carl Mazza, a homeless and community ministry director in Elkton, Md. (New Castle Presbytery).
Information for this article furnished by Neal D. Presa, Central Jersey Moderator Candidate Host Committee, (908) 433-4527, [email protected] and Mark Smith, Central Jersey Moderator Candidate Host Committee, (609) 585-1849, [email protected].
