Annual Convention Reminders
Annual convention delegates, have you registered yet? Save the date for delegate training. The deadline for registration and Resolutions is October 7.
Convention
We need you!
One-minute read. Volunteers are needed to serve in various roles for the diocese. What can you do to help?
Nominations, resolutions, and reports, are now being accepted for the 2022 Annual Convention
One-minute read. Nominations, resolutions, and reports for the 133rd Annual Convention of the Diocese of West Missouri taking place on November 4 and 5 at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral and online are now being accepted.
Save the Date — 2022 Annual Convention — November 4 & 5
One-minute read. This year’s convention will again be a combined online and in-person event held at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, and via online meeting software, with the proceedings being shown on social media.
Annual Diocesan Convention — Recalling our roots to grow anew — November 4 & 5, 2022
Two-minute read. Planning for the 133rd Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri began back in January. following a lot of discussion and reflection by the Convention Planning Team, along with lots of details, a convention theme, and an outline schedule for this year’s convention has been set.
A round-up of West Missouri’s first hybrid Annual Convention
Two-minute read. On November 5 and 6, 2021, the 132nd Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri was held. This was the diocese’s first hybrid (Online and in-person) convention. It also marked the first time a live Spanish interpretation has been provided.
The Rt. Rev. Diane M. Jardine Bruce appointed Bishop Provisional of West Missouri
One-minute read. This afternoon, Saturday, November 6, 2021, the 132nd Annual Diocesan Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri voted overwhelmingly to appoint Bishop Bruce as bishop provisional of West Missouri.
Annual Diocesan Convention 2021
The 132nd Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri is quickly approaching and we’re looking forward to seeing you, whether in-person or online, very soon!
Full details of the 132nd Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri are available on the Convention website.
Live Broadcast – 131st Annual Convention
Six-plus hour video. Watch the complete 131st Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri on YouTube.
More Annual Convention training, plus updated and new documents on the website
One-minute read. With the Annual Convention just days away, updates and additions to the Annual Convention website’s documents are arriving all the time.
Annual Convention Update
Three-minute read. Annual Convention is less than a month away and we are constantly adding documents to the Annual Convention website. Nominations are now closed, and the slate of nominees will be published shortly. Here’s a brief summary of where we are.
2019 Convention Round-up
Five-minute read. A quick summary of the key items from the 2019 Diocesan Convention business session.
2020 Plan for Ministry Presentation Slides
Diocesan Treasurer, Tom Kokjer’s 2020 Plan for Ministry Slides.
What has the diocese done for us?
15 Minute video. This year’s Plan for Ministry video focused on some of the behind-the-scenes work of the diocese and diocesan staff. The video was first presented at the 130th Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri on Saturday, October 26, 2019.
2019 WEMO Youth Events
10 minute video. For those who could not be at the Diocesan Convention, or missed the video because of the problems with the sound, here is the video the Youth Ministry Council presented about their ministry over the past year.
Diocesan Convention – Documentation Update
One-minute read. The 130th Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri is taking place on Saturday, October 26. All reports and resolutions received have now been published online, including those received after the submission deadline. One previously published document has been updated.
FINAL REMINDER: Diocesan Convention Registration closes this Friday, October. 18
One-minute read. Make sure you register your church’s delegates and visitors for this year’s Diocesan Convention, as lunch will not be provided for those not registered.
Nominees for Deputies to the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church
One-minute read. The slate of eleven clergy and seven lay nominees for election as deputies to the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church (2021) has been published on the Diocesan Convention Website.
Nominees for Diocesan Council
One-minute read. The slate of two clergy and four lay nominees for election to Diocesan Council has been published on the Convention Website.
Reports Submitted to the 130th Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri
One-minute read. (unless you read all the reports). Twenty-two reports were submitted before the September deadline for reports expired. Links to all the reports submitted are provided here.