176th Diocesan Convention in 2015 | Episcopal Diocese of Missouri

The 176th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri took place on November 20 and 21, 2015, at the Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center, Chesterfield, Missouri. The theme of this convention was Be Reconciled! Host parish for this convention was St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Creve Coeur.

8/28/2015 Nominations forms and brochure available online
8/28/2015 Hotel information and reservation link is online.

September

9/4/2015 Mailing of bishop's letter of invitation to participants in convention and invitation from the bishop's executive staff about this year's meeting as it transitions to a paperless gathering.
9/4/2015 Copies of those letters, along with a draft agenda will be available online
9/4/2015 Registration for Exhibitors and Vendors opens, will be available online
9/9/2015 Request for annual reports sent to leaders of diocesan organizations and governance bodies

October

10/1/2015 All nominations must be received by 5 pm
10/1/2015 All resolutions for both the Resolutions Committee and the Constitution and Canons committee must be received by 5 pm
10/8/2015 Nominations published online.

November

11/1/2015 Registration deadline for convention
11/1/2015 Deadline for Hotel reservations at the convention block rate
11/1/2015 Deadline for reserving Childcare
11/1/2015 Deadline for Exhibitors and Vendors to order space and register
11/2/2015 Perfected resolutions from Resolutions Connittee due in communications office by 5 pm
11/2/2015 Perfected resolutions from Constitution and Canons committee due in communications office by 5 pm
11/6/2015 By this date all nominees photos and bios will be published online
11/6/2015 All resolutions received and perfected by Resolutions Committee will be published online
11/6/2015 All resolutions received and perfected by Constitution and Canons committee will be published online
11/6/2015 Second mailing to convention participants directing them to available information online
11/6/2015 Operating budget as proposed by Diocesan Council will be published online
11/6/2015 All annual reports due in the communications office by 5 pm
11/16/2015 By Noon on this date the final version of convention booklet will be published. (We made it by 1:30pm.

Resolutions as adopted by the 176th convention.

Minutes of Convention from the Secretary, with resolutions as approved by convention.

Bishop Wayne's address to convention is online.

Elected by convention.

Ministry Minutes transcript.

176th Resolutions Adopted (71 KB pdf)
Minutes of the 176th Diocesan Convention (224 KB pdf)
Convention Eucharist, Ordination Service Leaflet (577 KB pdf)
176th Convention Booklet 2015 v.3 11-17-15 8:30am (7.2 MB pdf)
Resolutions A-G from the Resolutions Committee (92 KB pdf)
Second Letter from exec. staff to convention participants (411 KB pdf)
Preliminary Agenda for convention (58 KB pdf)
2016 Proposed Budget for Diocesan Convention 2015 (220 KB pdf)
Nominees' bios and photos (1.8 MB pdf)
Invitation to Exhibitors and Vendors from the convention coordinator (64 KB pdf)
Preliminary Convention schedule (51 KB pdf)
How to Submit a Resolution, due Oct. 1, 2015 (59 KB pdf)
The Executive Staff welcomes you to convention (43 KB pdf)
Bishop Wayne's invitation to convention (51 KB pdf)
Call for Nominations to Leadership Positions (102 KB pdf)
Nominations form, due Oct. 1, 2015 (DOC) (380 KB doc)
Nominations form, due Oct. 1, 2015 (PDF) (82 KB pdf)

As we transition to a more "paperless convention" we will print only three copies of the convention booklet for each table. If you prefer to have your own printed copy we ask that you print it in advance and bring it with you to convention.

For those who prefer using digital copies, download the booklet (or the documents you want at hand-- nominees, resolutions, budget) to your laptop, smart phone or tablet in advance of convention from this page.

Wifi will not be available on the convention floor.

Online registration is now closed. Please direct registration questions to Robin MacLaughlin or phone: 314-231-1220 ext.1373.

All convention takes place at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel St. Louis-Chesterfield
16625 Swingley Ridge Road Chesterfield, Missouri 63017
Phone: 636-532-5000
The convention hotel rate was good through Nov. 1.

Exhibitor/Vendor welcome letter
Questions to Michael Reiser, convention@diocesemo.org

Convention Lock-In. Hosted by St. Timothy's in their new parish space. Learn about convention and have some fun. Saturday the youth will go to convention, support the youth council's presentation, participate in convention, and volunteer with some behind-the-scenes tasks. Online registration is now closed.

Event consent form (required)
Youth Covenant (required)
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