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80th General Convention

News and commentary from the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, which met from July 8 – 11, 2022 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

2022 in Review: The Episcopal Church

The General Convention and the pandemic competed in dominating the headlines

Executive Council Launches Its Unusual ‘Biennium’

Orientation of new members focuses on the challenges of crowding the work of three years into two

Reading the Necrology in the House of Deputies

I felt a deep peace and felt that we were indeed a community, intensely in touch with our common humanity and with the deepest longings of our hearts.

New: 7/31 TLC Online

The 80th General Convention has passed, and TLC has the first rough draft of history, while the Lambeth Conference looms

COVID Caution Kept Infections at 34

By Kirk Petersen By the time of the closing gavel, nearly three dozen people at the 80th General Convention in Baltimore had tested positive for...

President-elect: ‘Look at the Violets in our Church’

House of Deputies President-elect Julia Ayala Harris wasted no time in challenging General Convention on the morning of its final legislative day: “Our time...

Budget Approved, Process Simplified

By Kirk Petersen The 80th General Convention passed, as it always must, a budget for the operations of the Episcopal Church. More importantly, or at...

Communion Partners Seek Clarity on Prayer Book

By Mark Michael On a divided vote on General Convention’s final day, the House of Bishops approved an amended form of Article X, which defines...

Bishops: ‘Political, From a Faithful Point of View’

By Mark Michael The House of Bishops rejected a resolution that “denounced many crisis pregnancy centers” on General Convention’s third day, responding partly to discussions...

Indigenous Priest Elected Vice President of Deputies

By Kirk Petersen The House of Deputies elected the Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton of the Diocese of Olympia on July 10 to serve as vice president...

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