The office of the Moderator of the General Assembly was the highest elected position in the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (UPCUSA). The Moderator was responsible for presiding over the meeting of the General Assembly, which was held annually between 1958 and 1983. After the meeting, which lasted for about a week, the Moderator served as an ambassador of the denomination throughout the remainder of the term. After completing the term, most former Moderators took on the role of a church statesman.
The chart below shows the Moderators, and the place of meetings, from 1958 when the UPCUSA was formed by the union of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America with the United Presbyterians of North America, until 1983 when the UPCUSA merged with the Presbyterian Church in the United States to form the present day Presbyterian Church (USA).
| Number and Year | Place of Meeting | Moderator |
|---|---|---|
| 170th GA, 1958 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | The Rev. Theophilus M. Taylor |
| 171st GA, 1959 | Indianapolis, Ind. | The Rev. Arthur L. Miller |
| 172nd GA, 1960 | Cleveland, Ohio | The Rev. Herman Lee Turner |
| 173rd GA, 1961 | Buffalo, N.Y. | Elder Paul D. McKelvey |
| 174th GA, 1962 | Denver, Colo. | The Rev. Marshal L. Scott, |
| 175th GA, 1963 | Des Moines, Iowa | The Rev. Silas G. Kessler |
| 176th GA, 1964 | Oklahoma City, Okla. | The Rev. Edler G. Hawkins |
| 177th GA, 1965 | Columbus, Ohio | Elder William P. Thompson |
| 178th GA, 1966 | Boston, Mass. | The Rev. Ganse Little |
| 179th GA, 1967 | Portland, Ore. | The Rev. Eugene Smathers |
| 180th GA, 1968 | Minneapolis, Minn. | The Rev. John Coventry Smith |
| 181st GA, 1969 | San Antonio, Tex. | The Rev. George E. Sweazey |
| 182nd GA, 1970 | Chicago, Ill. | The Rev. William R. Laws Jr. |
| 183rd GA, 1971 | Rochester, N.Y. | Elder Lois H. Stair |
| 184th GA, 1972 | Denver, Colo. | Elder C. Willard Heckel |
| 185th GA, 1973 | Omaha, Nebr. | The Rev. Clinton M. Marsh |
| 186th GA, 1974 | Louisville, Ky. | The Rev. Robert C. Lamar |
| 187th GA, 1975 | Cincinnati, Ohio | The Rev. William F. Keesecker |
| 188th GA, 1976 | Baltimore, Md. | Elder Thelma C.D. Adair |
| 189th GA, 1977 | Philadelphia, Pa. | The Rev. John T. Conner |
| 190th GA, 1978 | San Diego, Calif. | The Rev. William P. Lytle |
| 191st GA, 1979 | Kansas City, Mo. | The Rev. Howard L. Rice Jr. |
| 192nd GA, 1980 | Detroit, Mich. | The Rev. Charles A. Hammond |
| 193rd GA, 1981 | Houston, Tex. | The Rev. Robert M. Davidson |
| 194th GA, 1982 | Hartford, Conn. | The Rev. James H. Costen |
| 195th GA, 1983 | Atlanta, Ga. | The Rev. James H. Costen |