of The Episcopal Church
June 23 – 28, 2024
Louiseville, Kentucky
The General Convention is the governing body of the Episcopal Church. It meets every three years. It is a bicameral legislature (a legislature that has two houses) that includes the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops, composed of deputies and bishops from each diocese. During its triennial meeting deputies and bishops consider a wide range of important matters facing the Church.
The General Convention sets policy for our denomination, including in worship, discipline, mission, finance, and vision. In preparation for this summer’s General Convention, over 20 legislative committees have received legislation that spans the gamut. Every item proposes to tweak our polity, perspective or policy to strengthen our Christian witness, and every item must be given a open hearing in which any Episcopalian can have their voice heard before they are put forward for a vote.
ABOVE: Complete stories at Episcopal News Service, General Convention
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Resolutions call on General Convention to take specific legislative action, such as amending the Canons, creating/funding/starting a particular initiative, or enacting specific policies and procedures.
- View all resolutions and information here.
The Virtual Binder contains all of the legislative information for the meeting of General Convention. The website is vbinder.net and accessible to the public.
Fun fact for those new to General Convention: The Virtual Binder replaced what were actual binders filled with paper. Above: Binders issued to Bishops and Deputies from 2006 in Columbus, Ohio; 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana; and 2009 in Anaheim, California.
Blue Book 2024. The reports to the General Convention are otherwise known as the “Blue Book Reports”.
Budget 2025-2027
- Information on the preparation of the Budget 2025-2027
- Link to the Proposed Episcopal Church 2025-2027 Budget
The below booklet is from the 79th General Convention.
Representatives from the Episcopal Church in Delaware
Clerical
Deputies
Patty Downing
Trinity Parish
Wilmington
St. Peter's Church,
Lewes
Donna Jean Kiessling
St. Peter's Church,
Smyrna
Marta Illueca
Trinity Parish,
Wilmington
Alternates
Stacey Carpenter
Christ Church Christiana Hundred,
Wilminton
Marianne Ell
St. Luke's Church
Seaford
Kevin S. Brown
XI Bishop of Delaware
Lay
Deputies
Sts. Andrew & Matthew,
Wilmington
St. Thomas's Parish
Newark
St. David's Church,
Wilmington
Sts. Andrew &
Matthew,
Wilmington
Alternates
St. Peter's
Lewes
Sts. Andrew &
Matthew
Wilmington
Christ Church Christiana Hundred,
Wilmington
Clerical
Deputies
The Rev. Patty Downing
Trinity Parish, Wilmington
St. Peter’s, Lewes
St. Peter’s, Smyrna
Trinity Parish, Wilmington
Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington
Lay
Deputies
D-L Casson, chair
Sts. Andrew & Matthew, Wilmington
Teri Quinn Gray
St. Thomas’s Parish, Newark
All Saints’ & St. George’s, Rehoboth/Harbeson
Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington
St. Peter’s, Lewes
St. Thomas’s Parish