81st GENERAL CONVENTION

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.

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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”.

Representatives from the Episcopal Church in Delaware

Clerical

Deputies

The Rev.
Patty Downing

Trinity Parish
Wilmington

The Rev. Ted Olson

St. Peter's Church,
Lewes

The Rev.
Donna Jean Kiessling

St. Peter's Church,
Smyrna

The Rev. Dr.
Marta Illueca

Trinity Parish,
Wilmington

Alternates

The Rev.
Stacey Carpenter

Christ Church Christiana Hundred,
Wilminton

The Rev.
Marianne Ell

St. Luke's Church
Seaford

Bishop
The Rt. Rev.
Kevin S. Brown

XI Bishop of Delaware

Lay

Deputies

D-L Casson, chair

Sts. Andrew & Matthew,
Wilmington

Helen Spence

St. Thomas's Parish
Newark

Michael Wood

St. David's Church,
Wilmington

Nana Soto

Sts. Andrew &
Matthew,
Wilmington

Alternates

John Michael Sophos

St. Peter's
Lewes

E. Jennifer Christy

Sts. Andrew &
Matthew
Wilmington

Richard Gessner, Jr.

Christ Church Christiana Hundred,
Wilmington

More deputy information

View all deputations here

House of Deputies website

Clerical

Deputies

The Rev. Patty Downing
Trinity Parish, Wilmington

The Rev. Ted Olson
St. Peter’s, Lewes
 
The Rev. Donna Jean Kiessling
St. Peter’s, Smyrna
 
The Rev. Dr. Marta Illueca,
Trinity Parish, Wilmington
 
Alternates
 
The Rev. Stacey Carpenter
Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington
 
The Rev. Marianne Ell
St. Luke’s, Seaford
 
Bishop
 
The Rt. Rev. Kevin S. Brown
XI Bishop of Delaware

Lay

Deputies

D-L Casson, chair
Sts. Andrew & Matthew, Wilmington

Teri Quinn Gray
St. Thomas’s Parish, Newark

Jon Rania
All Saints’ & St. George’s, Rehoboth/Harbeson
 
John Crossan
Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington
 
Alternates
 
John Michael Sophos
St. Peter’s, Lewes
 
Helen Spence
St. Thomas’s Parish
 
Michael Wood
St. David’s Church, Wilmington
More deputy information

View all deputations here

House of Deputies website

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