Clergy and lay members elected to this position serve as deputies at the 82nd General Convention, July 3-8, 2027, or any Special General Convention between their election and the election of their successors.

There is an important difference between deputies elected to General Convention and delegates who serve at our Diocesan Convention. Delegates are elected to represent the body who elects them by voting as that body believes. Deputies vote their conscience as led by the Spirit. Therefore, the gift of discernment is an important quality for General Convention Deputies.

General Convention is a gathering of the Episcopal Church every three years. Together the church prays together, builds relationships, discerns God’s call for the church at this time, and tend to the business of the church: consider amendments to the church’s Constitution and Canons, resolutions on ecclesiastical matters and social issues, adopt a budget for the ministry of The Episcopal Church, and hold elections to various offices in the wider church.