2024 Annual Convention
Welcome to the 2024 Annual Convention Information page for The Diocese of West Missouri. All the information you need for this year’s Convention is below.
Announcements
Schedule and Agenda
Schedule
Friday, November 8, 2024
- 11 a.m. – Check in and Ministry Fair begins
- 1 – 7 p.m. – Business session (no lunch, midday break with provided snacks)
- 7 – 8 p.m. – Reception
Saturday, November 9, 2024
- 8 a.m. – Check-in
- 9 a.m. – Eucharist
- 10:30 a.m. (approximately) – Bishop election begins
- Noon – Noonday prayer, if neeed
- Conclude with commissioning service and prayers for the newly elected bishop with a 5-10 minute live video introduction
Business Session Agenda
TBD
Registration
Registration for the 2024 Annual Convention will open on September 25. You must register by October 25. If you have any questions about registration, or require additional information, please contact the diocesan office at 816.471.6161 or email info@diowestmo.org.
Change your mind?
We recognize that we’re pretty far out from our convention date and the situation is constantly changing. So, if your attendance needs change after registering, no problem; just let us know by October 25 by emailing the Bishop’s Asistant.
Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral
415 W 13th St,
Kansas City, MO 64105
November 8 – 9, 2024
This year’s Convention will be held in-person, with live-streaming available for people to watch.
Resolutions
Extract from the Canons and Constitution
Business before the Convention
- No resolution shall be considered as before the house unless it has been submitted in writing (including electronic submission in a manner approved by the Bishop and the Secretary) and has been received by the Bishop and Secretary four weeks before the opening of Convention to allow distribution to all delegates and introduction by title at Convention.
- Any resolution which has not been presented to the Bishop and to the Secretary four weeks prior to the convention date will not be considered as before the House unless copies of such resolution are made available to every delegate and, at Convention, two-thirds of said delegates agree to consider such resolution.
Resolutions Deadline & Submissions
Resolutions should be submitted via the form below by October 11.
Submit Resolution
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Sample Resolution
Title: Request for feasibility study for establishing a new congregation.
Proposer: Vestry of St. John by the Pond Church, Enterprise City, Vestry of St. Sebastian’s Arrowville.
Resolved: that the Diocesan Convention direct the Congregational Development Commission to undertake a research project to determine the feasibility and potential success of a new congregation in Jones County, Missouri and be it further,
Resolved: that the Convention allocate $500 from the Church Planting Fund to cover the cost of the study and be it further,
Resolved: that the Convention direct the Commission to report results of the study no later than six weeks prior to the 2014 Diocesan Convention.
Explanation:
Jones County is the third fastest growing geographic area in the diocese. New residents have been attracted by the satellite campus of South Lake Community College, the new microchip factory and the Amazon.com warehouse in Pike Center, the largest town in the county. The availability of jobs and the attractive surroundings of Jones County suggest the likelihood that population will continue to grow.
At this time, the two closest Episcopal Churches are St. Sebastian’s Arrowville and St. John by the pond Enterprise City. Both are more than one hour drive from Pike Center. Within a 25 mile radius of Pike Center, there are only three churches.
The proposers believe that sufficient population exists in Jones County to motivate a study in support of establishing a new congregation of the Episcopal Church. The proposers feel strongly that members of the Congregational Development Commission have the knowledge, expertise and experience to conduct and report a study that would provide additional information pertinent to a decision to establish a new congregation.
Resolutions Received
Resolutions will be published on October 15.
Nomination Form
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Reports
How to Submit a Report
If you are responsible for preparing a report please follow the guidelines below, and please ensure a roster of your membership with contact information is included as an addendum to your report.
Using bullets or full sentences as you prefer, please submit your reports to answer the following questions:
- How many meetings were held?
- Who are the members of your commission, committee or ministry (with email address, if possible)?
- What are the highlights of your ministry for 2024?
- What are your plans for ministry in 2025?
Careful and considered answers to these questions will continue to help guide us in being more missional minded and more consistent in thinking through how our ministries meet or fail to meet the imperatives of the Gospel.
Submit your reports via the form below by October 11.
Submit a Report
As the leader of a committee, commission or group affiliated with the Diocese of West Missouri, you are responsible for preparing a report to the annual convention. Please answer the questions below, remembering that careful and considered answers to these questions will continue to help guide us in being more missional minded and more consistent in thinking through how our ministries meet or fail to meet the imperatives of the Gospel.
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Reports Received
Convention Materials
Convention Materials will be linked and published as they are finalized. Continue to check back frequently for updates.
Necrology
Will be announced at a later date.
Ministry Fair
Will be announced after October 25th
Adoptions and Results
Results will be posted after Convention
Adopted Resolutions
TBA after Convention
