DIOCESAN GOVERNANCE
GENERAL CONVENTION
The 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church is being held
in Baltimore, MD, July 8 – 11
General Convention is the highest governing body of The Episcopal Church, meeting every three years and made up of the Church’s bishops and elected lay and ordained deputies from each diocese. The 80th General Convention met in Baltimore, July 8 – 11, 2022. The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Triennial met concurrently. As the host diocese, we prepared a special website to welcome the Church to Baltimore. Please visit us virtually at gceighty.org and learn more about our work at General Convention!
Below are helpful websites to guide you through Convention. Click the images to visit the House of Deputies, General Convention, the Virtual Binder, and the Archives of The Episcopal Church websites for updates, current legislation, research and more.
MARYLAND
GC80 SITE
GENERAL CONVENTION
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
TEC
GC NEWS
SIGNUP
HOUSE OF DEPUTIES
THE LIVING
CHURCH
VIRTUAL
BINDER
EPISCOPAL
NEWS
EPISCOPAL
ARCHIVES
The Executive Office of the General Convention
News for Bishops and Deputies
- Episcopal News Service
- Office of the General Convention Announcements
- House of Deputies News
- Public Affairs of The Episcopal Church
Resources on The Archives of The Episcopal Church
- The Acts of Convention
- Journals of Convention
- Reports to the General Convention (also known as The Blue Book – for the current edition, click here)
- Constitution and Canons (use only for prior editions – to copy/quote the current edition, click here)
General Convention Deputies from the Diocese of Maryland
(Elected by the 236th Diocesan Convention)
Lay Deputies
- Ms. Alma Thompson Bell
- Ms. Carrie Brown
- Ms. Rachel Erdman
- Ms. Mary H. DeKuyper
- Mr. David Mallery (Alternate)
Clergy Deputies
- The Rev. Ramelle McCall
- The Rev. Randy Callender
- The Ven. Ruth Elder
- The Rev. Jess Sexton
- The Rev. Canon Scott Slater (Alternate)
Learn more about the polity and legislative process of General Convention here and in this 20-page illustrated online booklet [PDF].