John Buchanan (pastor)

Template:Short description John M. Buchanan (January 30, 1938 – February 3, 2025) was the pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, Illinois, United States, the second largest congregation in the Presbyterian Church (USA).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He was also the editor and publisher of The Christian Century.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was also a member of the General Assembly Council from 1996 to 1999, and served as the moderator of the 208th General Assembly (1996).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was one of the founding co-moderators of The Covenant Network of Presbyterians in 1997.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In a letter dated May 18, 2010, Buchanan announced that he would retire from his duties as pastor of Fourth Presbyterian effective January 31, 2012.<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive</ref> Buchanan remained heavily involved with Presbyterian Church USA in retirement, serving as an interim preacher at churches in the Chicago area.<ref>[2] Template:Webarchive</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He died on February 3, 2025, at the age of 87.<ref>Rev. John Buchanan, former pastor of Fourth Presbyterian Church, dies at 87</ref>

Susan Buchanan

Among his children is Susan Buchanan, who entered into politics as a supporter of the Sandinistas in the 1980s.<ref name="wc">Template:Cite news</ref> Buchanan has written for the Southern Poverty Law Center's HateWatch under the name "Susy Buchanan." She gained notoriety online in a 2019 recorded outburst which went viral as an Oak Park trustee, in which she derided colleagues as "white males."<ref name="wctwo">Template:Cite news</ref>

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