In 2016, J. Herbert Nelson, II was elected to the highest ecclesial office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), stated clerk of the General Assembly. As the first African American to hold the office, his election was historic. Roughly seven years later, Nelson made an unprecedented announcement in late April 2023: he is stepping down, effective June 30, 2023, one year before the end of his second term.
In response to the announcement,...
