 All of these are very important positions that provided Gray with insight and skill needed to be the moderator of the General Assembly.Gray was ordained as a minister of the Word and Sacrament on March 12, 1978.Prior to serving as the moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA), Gray served seven churches in the Atlanta area — Fellowship, Oglethorpe, Columbia, Hemphill, Good Shepherd, Smyrna, and College Park.