Cindy Bolbach – Moderator 219th General Assembly

Cindy Bolbach Moderator 219th General Assembly   

Cindy Bolbach elected Moderator on the fourth ballot
(story and picture taken from PCUSA.ORG)  

Elder from National Capital Presbytery prevails over five ministers. Cynthia Bolbach, an elder from National Captil Presbytery, was elected Saturday night as Moderator of the 219th General Assembly (2010) on the fourth ballot. she was the only elder in a field of six candidates.  

Bolbach employed brief answers and a a winsome sense of humor to win over the 712 commissioners and steadily gained ground, rising from 149 votes (30 percent) on the first ballot to 325 votes (53 percent) on the decisive fourth ballot. None of the other five candidates exceeded 23 percent of the vote on any ballot.

Moderator’s Blog

With a unanimous vote and great enthusiasm, National Capital Presbytery endorsed Elder Cynthia Bolbach (First, Arlington) to stand for Moderator of the 219th General Assembly (2010) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A).  

Cindy’s service to the Church is already significant and we are thrilled and honored to be able to share her particular gifts with the whole Church.  Read Bolbach’s PRESS RELEASE.