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Episcopal Church Executive Council to meet in October and November

October 21, 2024
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The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church will attend online orientation sessions Oct. 22 and 31 and convene in person Nov. 7-9 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. All are welcome to watch livestreams of the orientation and plenary sessions.

The November meeting will be the council’s first official gathering chaired by new Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe, who takes office Nov. 1. The orientation sessions—scheduled for 4 p.m. ET Oct. 22 and 10:30 a.m. ET Oct. 31—will be led by Bishop Rowe and House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris.

View the council roster, schedule of upcoming meetings, resolutions, and more.

Executive Council 

The General Convention of The Episcopal Church created the Executive Council to oversee the execution of programs, policies, the budget of the General Convention, and to serve as the board of directors for the church’s corporate entity, the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of The Episcopal Church. It is composed of 20 members elected by General Convention (four bishops, four priests or deacons, and 12 laypersons) and 18 members (one clergy, one lay) elected by province. The presiding bishop and the president of the House of Deputies are the chair and vice chair. The other officers of the Executive Council serve ex-officio with seat and voice but no vote.