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.
One-minute read. The slate of two clergy and four lay nominees for election to Diocesan Council has been published on the Convention Website.
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.
One-minute read. The slate of seven clergy and seven lay nominees for election to Standing Committee has been published on the Convention Website.
One-minute read. Seven resolutions were received by the September deadline for resolutions for the 130th Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri taking place on Saturday, October 26.
Three-minute read. The 2020 Plan for Ministry was published on September 30, and it is available to read online or download and print. Follow the link below to see the complete document. Read on for the full text of Bishop’s Marty’s introduction to the plan.
Don’t let worries about childcare prevent you from volunteering to take part in the 2021 General Convention of the Episcopal Church. – Children’s Program open to children from infants to 12 years of age.
One-minute read. Have you considered volunteering your time and talents to serving the church in diocesan leadership (elected and/or appointed) and wondered what would be expected of you? How much time is involved? Descriptions of all opportunities are available online.
10 minute read. A copy of the slides presented by Tom Kokjer, Diocesan Treasurer to the 2018 Diocesan Convention.
Five-minute read. Brief notes and useful links relating to the three Diocesan Convention Gathering presentations.
Ten-minute read. How General Convention works, and some idea of what to expect from the 79th Convention of The Episcopal Church.
The Episcopal Diocese of Texas has produced a handy pictorial guide to General Convention. Follow the links provided to see an online version of the guide, which you can download and print if you wish.
Eight-minute read. A digest of events that took place and the official actions of the 2017 diocesan convention.
One-minute read (unless you follow the links and study the budget!) A report on the work of the Finance Team.
Five-minute read. A report from the Diocesan Council Goals Team.
Five-minute read. The Metrics Team spotlights how Episcopal churches are changing and being challenged in West Missouri, and looks at how we can measure performance against our goals.
Five-minute read. Our goal is to give people the feeling that we are one “parish of the whole” by expanding our interests, experiences, information, and Christian formation to lead us to increased interaction within the diocese.