General Convention

General Convention is the highest governing body of The Episcopal Church, meeting every three years and made up of the Church’s bishops and elected lay and ordained deputies from each diocese. The 82nd General Convention will meet in Phoenix, Arizona, July 3–8, 2027. The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) Triennial meeting convenes concurrently.

News for Bishops and Deputies

• Episcopal News Service

• Office of the General Convention Announcements

• House of Deputies News

• Public Affairs of The Episcopal Church

Local GC Resources

• Episcopal Diocese of Arizona: GC 2027

Resources on the Archives of The Episcopal Church

• The Acts of Convention

• Journals of Convention

• Reports to the General Convention (also known as The Blue Book – for the current edition, click here)

• Constitution and Canons (use only for prior editions – to copy/quote the current edition, click here)

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