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2025 Convention Keynote Speaker
The Rt. Rev. Phyllis A. Spiegel
Bishop Spiegel was consecrated as the 12th Bishop of Utah in 2022. Her ministry centers on deepening discipleship through daily faith practices and advocating for the dignity of the unhoused and those living with mental illness.
Ordained in 2004, she has served congregations in Virginia and Ohio before being called to Utah. Her leadership is shaped by early work in grassroots organizing, international service in Kenya, and a decade of conservation education with her mother.
Bishop Spiegel holds degrees from Emory & Henry College and Virginia Theological Seminary. She lives in Utah with her beloved dog Samson and treasures visits with her daughter and son-in-law in England.
2025 Elections
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Governance (Elected):
Board of Trustees
- Clergy: The Rev. Bret Hays (3-year term)
- Lay: Margie Harrison-Smith (3-year term)
Standing Committee
- Clergy:
- The Rev. William Glenn (3-year term)
- The Rev. Nancy Streufert (4-year term)
- Lay: Donnie Wallace (4-year term)
Deputies to 2027 General Convention (Elected):
- Clergy:
- 1 – The Very Rev. Matthew Woodward (Head of Deputation)
- 2 – The Rev. Annie Mertz
- 3 – The Very Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan
- 4 – The Rev. Dr. Daniel London
- Lay:
- 1 – Jacob Zuniga
- 2 – Amy Nykamp
- 3 – Peter Juvé
- 4 – Jo Ann Williams
Alternates to 2027 General Convention (Elected):
- Clergy:
- 1 – The Rev. Jim Richardson
- 2 – The Rev. Sara Potter
- 3 – The Rev. Kate Sefton
- 4 – The Rev. Bret Hays
- Lay:
- 1 – John Torres
- 2 – Don Taylor
- 3 – Shelly Carlson
- 4 – Liz Bull
2025 Important Dates & Deadlines
| Early Registration Opens | Monday, June 16 |
| Early Registration Closes | Thursday, August 1 |
| Regular Registration Opens | Friday, August 1 |
| Lay Delegate to the Convention form | Wednesday, August 6 |
| Proposed Resolutions | Friday, September 5 |
| Governance Nominations | Friday, September 5 |
| Nominations re-open (if needed) | Saturday, September 6 |
| Deanery Convocations | Saturday, October 4 |
| Resolutions sent to Deans | Tuesday, October 7 |
| All Nominations Closed | Wednesday, October 8 | 11:59 pm |
| Town Hall | Thursday, October 9 |
| Regular Registration Closes | Sunday, October 12 |
| Late Registration Opens | Monday, October 13 |
| Meetings of Convention (packet sent) | Monday, October 13 |
| Clerical Members of Convention Posted | Friday, October 31 |
| 115th Convention | Redding | Friday, November 7 – 8 |












