Alternate Deputy Tim Dyer Appointed Sergeant-at-Arms
President Jennings has appointed alternate deputy Tim Dyer of the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania as Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Deputies. Dyer, vicar of Grace Church in Ridgeway, Pennsylvania, is a former Marine and a 2019 graduate of Church Divinity School...
80th General Convention Set for July 7-14, 2022 in Baltimore/La 80ª Convención General tendrá lugar el 7-14 de julio de 2022, en Baltimore
Dear Bishops and Deputies: When we last wrote to you about the 80th General Convention, in late July, we committed to reevaluating the public health situation, consulting with epidemiologists, and making a final decision about how the convention would proceed. We have...
A Conversation with Professor Scott MacDougall
When we do church governance, we are doing theology, says Dr. Scott MacDougall, associate professor of theology at Church Divinity School of the Pacific and newly appointed theologian of the House of Deputies. What does our Anglican way of dispersing authority express...
A Conversation With Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows and Bishop Deon Johnson
Since the beginning of the Episcopal Church, we have governed ourselves democratically with the full participation of laypeople, clergy and bishops. What advantages do our democratic structures give us in responding to COVID-19 and systemic racism as we seek “to...
Scott MacDougall Appointed HoD Theologian
President Gay Clark Jennings is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Scott MacDougall, associate professor of theology at Church Divinity School of the Pacific, as theologian of the House of Deputies. In his new role MacDougall will reflect with deputies on the...From the President
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