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AED at General Convention

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80th General Convention - 2021 
July 2021
Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD
79th General Convention - 2018
July 5-13, 2018, Austin, Texas

Donations can still be made to underwrite the Deacons & Friends reception using the link here. Click on Donations, select an amount and the box for Reception.
AED endorsed these resolutions
  1. A024 Forming Culturally Diverse Clergy & A027 New Funding for Clergy Formation 
  2. A056 Create Task Force on the Theology of Social Justice Advocacy as Christian Justice
  3. C009 & C018 Becoming a Sanctuary Church & C033 Respecting the Dignity of Immigrants
  4. C005 & C036 Create Task Force to Study Implementation of Canon III.1(a)
  5. D004 Addressing Mass Incarceration
  6. C034 Ministry to People with Mental Illness and their Families [Deacon Susan Phillips]​
78th General Convention - 2015
AED endorsed 5 resolutions, which all passed in both houses:
  • A082 Provide Theological Education for Latino/Hispanic Ministries 
  • A091 Affirm Work for Food Ministries and Food Security 
  • A096 Affirm Relationship-Based Social Justice
  • C020 Ministry to People with Mental Illness and Their Families
  • A011 Recommit to Criminal Justice Reform Study and Advocacy 

​A General Convention 2015 Summary of Actions is available.
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77th General Convention - 2012
The Deacons' Resolved, General Convention 2012
Looking through a diaconal lens, General Convention 2012
Taskforce for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC )
TREC's final report, Word to the Church, lays out their recommendations for adoption at General Convention 2015. This letter discusses prophetic voices, catalysts for mission, and nonstipendiary clergy.
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AED's Convention Button: Shocking the Church into action
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AED's booth #1129