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[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The Book of Common Prayer is 475 years old, yet Episcopalians in 2024 remain at odds over how to properly define their prayer book or even whether it exists solely as a physical book. Such questions generated vigorous debate two years ago at the 80th General Convention, and this…

House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris begins her sermon during General Convention’s opening Eucharist June 23 in the Kentucky International Convention Center in downtown Louisville. Photo: Melodie Woerman/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris said in a sermon at General Convention’s opening Eucharist June 23,…

Maimie Thomas of the Diocese of South Dakota, one of two official youth members attending the 81st General Convention, spoke to some 2,000 attendees during the June 22, 2024, pre-convention revival held at the KFC Yum! Center. Photo: Randall A. Gornowich [Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The 81st General Convention is underway in Louisville,…

About 2,000 people gathered at the KFC Yum! Center June 22, 2024, in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, for a pre-General Convention revival. he 81st General Convention is taking place June 23-28 at the Kentucky International Conference Center. Photo: Randall A. Gornowich [Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] When Presiding Bishop Michael Curry headlined and preached at…

[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The legislative committees on Prayer Book, Liturgy & Music took another look at some of the 43 resolutions assigned to them during their first in-person meeting June 22, the day before the start of legislative sessions at the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. Highlighting the day was action…

[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The Social Justice & International Policy legislative committees June 22 heard testimony on five resolutions, with most of the debate centered on the word “genocide.” The meeting at the Kentucky International Convention Center was the first time the bishops’ and deputies’ committees met in person since committee hearings began…

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry receives applause from bishops and deputies during his opening remarks before a joint session June 22 at the 81st General Convention, with House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris behind him. Photo: Randall A. Gornowich [Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] This wasn’t a true goodbye. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry doesn’t…

[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The three Episcopal dioceses in Wisconsin took a step closer toward reuniting as the combined Diocese of Wisconsin, and the area mission that includes Guam is on a path to join the Diocese of Hawai’i after committees voted June 22 to recommend both to the 81st General Convention, which…

General Convention’s Social Justice & U.S. Policy committees June 22, 2024, voted on 11 proposed resolutions. The meeting at the Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel in Kentucky marked the first time the parallel committees of deputies and of bishops, which, though distinct, typically meet and deliberate together but vote separately, met in person. The committees began…

The Joint Budget Committee holds a hearing June 22 on the proposed 2025-27 churchwide budget plan at the Louisville Marriott Downtown. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The 81st General Convention is underway in Louisville, as committees met in person for the first time on June 22, a day before…