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Friday | July 3, 2026
The Rev. Marta Pumroy-Cordero and the Rev. Dr. Kristopher D. Schondelmeyer will officiate at GA228 in 2028. (Photo by Kristen Gaydos)
Pumroy-Cordero and Schondelmeyer are elected Moderators on first ballot GA227 Moderator the Rev. CeCe Armstrong announced Thursday that the 227th General Assembly elected the Rev. Marta Pumroy-Cordero and the Rev. Dr. Kristopher D. Schondelmeyer as its new Moderators. The pair received 250 commissioner votes, securing the majority needed on the first ballot and making additional rounds of voting unnecessary.
The election concluded a season of discernment that both candidates described as years in the making. During their presentation to commissioners, Pumroy-Cordero shared a Spanish proverb that became a guiding image for their candidacy. READ MORE