General Convention

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.

The Summary of Actions of the 79th General Convention is available here. This includes the text of resolutions.

AED endorsed these resolutions

A024 Forming Culturally Diverse Clergy & A027 New Funding for Clergy Formation
A056 Create Task Force on the Theology of Social Justice Advocacy as Christian Justice
C009 & C018 Becoming a Sanctuary Church & C033 Respecting the Dignity of Immigrants
C005 & C036 Create Task Force to Study Implementation of Canon III.1(a)
D004 Addressing Mass Incarceration
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.

AED's Convention Button: Shocking the Church into action

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AED's booth #1129