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Bishop’s Address

Convention Highlights

The Rt. Rev. Phyllis Spiegel

Convention Eucharist

Pilgrimage to Tule Lake

Honorary Doctorate for Bishop Megan Traquair

Greetings from Honduras!

Stories from Around the Diocese

Convention Book

2025 Convention Book














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  • Agenda
  • House Rules
  • Governance Elections
  • Resolution
  • Petitions
  • Financial Reports
  • 2026 Budget
  • Governance Reports
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Call of Convention

2025 Call of Convention

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Keynote Speaker

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.

House Rules

2025 Convention House Rules

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Elections

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
Resolutions

2025 Resolutions

                                                                                              View Resolutions:


R1-2025
Dignity, Not Hate, Not Mass Deportation, Not Silence: PASSED

R2-2025
Revision of the Diocesan Apportionment Structure: “Motion to Refer” PASSED 

R3-2025
Canonical Change to Canon 16 Elected Deanery Members: PASSED










Petitions

2025 Petitions

                                                                                              View Petitions:


P1-2025
Change of Status for St. Johns, Marysville: PASSED

P2-2025
Dissolution of St. Johns, Marysville: PASSED 










2026 Budget

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2025 Important Dates

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
Schedule at a Glance

2025 Convention Schedule at a Glance

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Deanery Convocations

2025 Convocation Book

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Town Hall

Delegate Forms

2025 Lay Delegate Forms

  • 2025 Certificate Of Lay Delegate Form
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  • 2025 Filing Alternate Vacancies Form

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