Demographics of the House of Deputies

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...

House of Deputies Campaign Raises 171% of Goal

On July 16, Episcopal Relief & Development informed House of Deputies President Gay Clark Jennings that the Deputies Helping to Heal a Hurting World campaign had raised $128,226–171% of the $75,000 goal. The campaign in honor of the organization’s 75th...

Episcopal Church Interim Bodies 2016-2018

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...

General Convention Sermon, June 26

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....