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...House of Deputies Prayers – 78th General Convention (2015)
The Rev. Lester Mackenzie, deputy from the Diocese of Los Angeles, served the House of Deputies as Chaplain during the 2015 General Convention in Salt Lake City. Lester opened each session with prayer – some traditional, some unfamiliar. Often, he would have the...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....“Ruling Makes Our Nation Fairer, More Loving, and More Just”
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...From the President
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