The General Convention of the Episcopal Church
The Episcopal Church is governed as a whole by the General Convention, a gathering of representatives (deputies and bishops) from every diocese in the Church. It meets every three years, last meeting in 2006.
Learn more about General Convention:
- General Convention is executed by the Executive Offices of the General Convention. Visit their website here.
- The next General Convention is in 2009. Visit the homepage for this event here.
- Volunteer to work at General Convention 2009 in Anaheim, CA!! Click here for more information.
- Link to a basic introduction to General Convention by Gregory Straub, Executive Officer of the convention.
- Read Bishop Bainbridge's summary of the actions of the 2006 General Convention.
- The Windsor Report made headlines last year. Read Bishop Bainbridge's response to the report.
The Deputies to General Convention 2009 from the Diocese of Idaho
Along with the Bishop, each diocese sends 8 deputies (4 clergy, 4 lay).
| CLERGY | LAY |
| The Rev. Tammy Jones St. Matthew's, Rupert | Mick Hodges Ascension, Twin Falls |
| The Rev. David Wettstein St. Stephen's, Boise | Doug Reincke St. Matthew's, Rupert |
| The Rev. Karen HunterGrace, Nampa | Gretchen BurdinSt. Stephen's, Boise |
| The Rev. Scott EllsworthSt. Stephen's, Boise | Linda ThorsonSt. Thomas, Ketchum |
