General Convention
The 2024 General Convention is scheduled to be held June 23-28 of that year, and it will be happening in Kentucky. Since planning is still ongoing, this page will be updated with new information as it is released. (Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky).
Note: The following information is presented in English, Spanish, and French.
Aviso: La siguiente información se presenta en inglés y en español y en francés.
Note: Les informations suivantes sont présentées en anglais et en espagnol et en français.
Presiding bishop committee announces process for petition nominations
Aviso: La siguiente información se presenta en inglés y en español y en francés.
Note: Les informations suivantes sont présentées en anglais et en espagnol et en français.
Presiding bishop committee announces process for petition nominations
Toward GC81: Registration open for children’s program; applications accepted for youth and adult volunteers
Early registration is open for a dynamic children’s day camp at the 81st General Convention that will include hands-on projects, music, field trips, and other activities. Applications are also being accepted for volunteers and junior counselors for the program, which runs June 22-28 at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville, Kentucky.
(Press release in English and Spanish)
Early registration is open for a dynamic children’s day camp at the 81st General Convention that will include hands-on projects, music, field trips, and other activities. Applications are also being accepted for volunteers and junior counselors for the program, which runs June 22-28 at the Hyatt Regency in Louisville, Kentucky.
(Press release in English and Spanish)
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Updates
- Online registration is open for visitors to the 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church, scheduled for June 23-28 in Louisville, Kentucky. An onsite registration area will also open June 21.
Visitor registration fees for the entire convention are $150 in advance, or $180 at the site. The cost for day visitors is $50 per day. Youth ages 12 to 18 will pay $50 for the whole convention. Access to the exhibit area only is $20 per day. Visitor registration fees allow access to all areas of General Convention, including visitor galleries in the House of Bishops and House of Deputies, legislative committee rooms and hearings, the exhibit area, and worship services. All registrants will be required to show a photo ID and sign a liability waiver and photo release agreement when they pick up their badge at the registration area. Find more registration information and resources for attendees. - Reports to the 81st General Convention | Blue Book: This compilation of reports from groups carrying out the work and governance of the church is available online. Additional reports will be added in the coming weeks.
- 2025-27 churchwide budget: During its January meeting, the Executive Council approved a budget presented by the new Joint Budget Committee. The budget is now “locked” until General Convention, when it will be open for discussion and adoption. Learn more about the revised budget process.
- Presiding bishop committee chooses bishops to invite to discernment retreat
The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) met Jan. 9-11 in Phoenix, Arizona, to discern which bishops to invite to join them for an in-person meeting in March. The committee will announce its slate of nominees in the weeks following that meeting.
Resources
- 'House of Deputies Blue Book Podcast with Julia Ayala Harris'
The inaugural episode of this new resource for exploring resolutions and topics that will shape the direction of GC81 features a conversation with deputies Megan Carlson and David Sibley, who have spent the past year working on the importance of wellness in the church as members of the Task Force on Individuals with Mental Illness and the Task Force to Advise the Church on Denominational Health Plans.
The General Convention is the governing body of The Episcopal Church that meets every three years.
More information about the General Convention is available at https://www.generalconvention.org.
More information about the General Convention is available at https://www.generalconvention.org.
The Most Rev. Michael Curry’s nine-year term as presiding bishop concludes Oct. 31, 2024.
The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop asks the church to join it in prayer for the discernment and election process. It has offered the following prayer, which members hope Episcopalians will use in the Prayers of the People during worship, as well as in their personal devotions:
Almighty God, source of all wisdom and understanding: Look graciously on your church, and so guide the hearts and minds of those who will choose our next presiding bishop, that we may receive a faithful pastor who will care for all of your people, equip us for our ministries, and proclaim your word to us and to the world, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop asks the church to join it in prayer for the discernment and election process. It has offered the following prayer, which members hope Episcopalians will use in the Prayers of the People during worship, as well as in their personal devotions:
Almighty God, source of all wisdom and understanding: Look graciously on your church, and so guide the hearts and minds of those who will choose our next presiding bishop, that we may receive a faithful pastor who will care for all of your people, equip us for our ministries, and proclaim your word to us and to the world, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Committee outlines presiding bishop nomination, election processes
The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) is continuing its work to prepare The Episcopal Church for the election of the 28th presiding bishop at General Convention in 2024. Here is the final of three educational essays the JNCPB is posting this month. It lays out the basic timeline and steps for the nominating and election process.
(Press release in English, Spanish, and French)
The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) is continuing its work to prepare The Episcopal Church for the election of the 28th presiding bishop at General Convention in 2024. Here is the final of three educational essays the JNCPB is posting this month. It lays out the basic timeline and steps for the nominating and election process.
(Press release in English, Spanish, and French)
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