Elected on the second ballot on Saturday, June 21, 2008, Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, 39 and pastor of Mission Bay Community Church, brings energy and youth as the leader of an emergent church to become the Moderator of the 218th General Assmebly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

In both his speech and his responses to questions, Reyes-Chow reiterated over and over his belief that “nothing is too hard or too wondrous for God. If the church steps out in faith rather than clinging to survival, to be more intent on being faithful than on being right, to be together based on our common covenant in Jesus Christ rather than by property or pensions, then we will be able to live into a future in which we are a vital and vibrant presence in the world.”