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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.

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 – Lunch and Noonday prayer
  • 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 is now open. You must register by October 25. This includes clergy delegates, lay delegates, lay alternates, visitors, guests, youth delegates and alternates. You will also need to bring a device with internet access in order to vote. Registrants are also allowed to bring a non-metal framed stadium seat cushion to use in the nave of the Cathedral.
If you have any questions or issues during registration, reach out to our Communications Director or the Bishop’s Assistant at 816.471.6161.

Register for Convention

Delegate Changes

We recognize that we’re still aways from our convention date and the situation is constantly changing. So, if your attendance needs changed after registering, no problem; just let us know by October 25 by emailing the Bishop’s Assistant. After October 25, however, any delegate changes must be presented IN WRITING on November 8 using the form linked below. This form will also be available at the check-in desk, if needed.

Delegate Change Form

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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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Name*
(ex: St. Green's Church/Anytown)
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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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Name*
Are you clergy or laity?*
Which deanery do you reside in?*
What would you like to serve on? (Select all that apply)*
Max. file size: 128 MB.
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Reports

How to Submit a Report

Chairs of all Diocesan Commissions, Committees and Ministries are required to complete an annual written report to Diocesan Convention. This year, we’ve simplified the process. Leaders are to complete the online form (below), which will assist you in answering the following questions for this year’s report:

  • When does your group regularly meet?
  • How many meetings were held this year?
  • What are the highlights of your ministry for 2024?
  • What are your plans for ministry in 2025?
  • Who are the members of your commission, committee or ministry (with email address, if possible)?

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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Name of Person Completing Form*
(i.e. the second Tuesday of each month at 4:30pm)
On your list, please indicate the leader(s) as well as the members and include email addresses (if possible) for all. You may also upload a file (below), if you'd prefer to submit your membership list in that format.
Only required if you did not list your membership in the field above. Please indicate the leader(s) as well as the members and include email addresses (if possible) for all.
Max. file size: 128 MB.
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Reports Received

2024 Reports

Convention Materials

Convention Materials will be linked and published as they are finalized. Continue to check back frequently for updates.

Draft Minutes

View the draft of the minutes for the 2023 Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri.

Voting Information

Cast your vote or learn more about the voting registration process.

Draft Budget Document

View the draft budget document (also known as the plans for ministry).

Order of Service

Read and download the Order of Service for this year’s Convention Eucharist.

Rules of Order

View the Rules of Order; a guide on resolutions and motions, procedures, and other vital rules that the diocese follows for Annual Convention.

Convention Booklet

Download the Convention Booklet.

Necrology

Will be announced at a later date.

Ministry Fair

Ministry fair booths will be announced after October 25th. If you wish to register your ministry for a booth, please fill out the registration form below.

Ministry Fair Form

Adoptions and Results

Results will be posted after Convention

The Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce’s Address

Read the Bishop’s Address.

Election Results

Review the 2024 Appointment and Election Results.

Adopted Budget

View the adopted budget for 2024.

Adopted Resolutions

TBA after Convention