by Merrie Beard | Aug 4, 2015 | GC2015, News
The House of Deputies at the 78th General Convention in Salt Lake City comprised 868 deputies, 52 percent of whom were men and 48 percent of whom were women. According to the Pew Research Center, the Episcopal Church’s membership in 2014 was 55 percent women and...
by Merrie Beard | Aug 3, 2015 | News
This list of interim bodies authorized by General Convention, The Constitution & Canons, and Executive Council should not be considered exhaustive and is still under review. Standing Commissions Standing Commission on Structure, Governance, Constitution and...
by Merrie Beard | Jun 27, 2015 | GC2015, News
In the Name of our Living, Loving, and Magnificent God! Amen. Our first two readings today speak of visions. They paint frightening pictures, even for those of us who look at them from a distance of almost two thousand years, in one instance, and more in the other....
by Merrie Beard | Jun 26, 2015 | GC2015, News
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the Episcopal Church’s House of Deputies and lead signer of the amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court in March and signed by nearly 2000 religious leaders who support marriage equality, released this statement on today’s...
by Merrie Beard | Jun 24, 2015 | GC2015, News
Good morning, and welcome to the 78th General Convention of the Episcopal Church! My name is Gay Clark Jennings, and I’m a deputy. Today is a big day. For us deputies, it’s our first chance to be together in three years, and it’s our first chance to welcome our 398...