Friday, March 27, 2015

Legislative committee appointments

The legislative committees for the 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church were announced earlier this month. Six deputies from The Episcopal Church in South Carolina have been appointed by the President of the House of Deputies, the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings.

Mary Ann Foy – Credentials
Lonnie Hamilton – Privilege & Courtesy
Andrea McKellar – Formation and Education for Ministry
The Rev. Dr. Wilmot Merchant – Social Justice & International Policy
The Rev. Dr. Jim Taylor, Vice Chair – Stewardship & Development
Tom Tisdale – Constitutions & Canons

Legislative committees of deputies, along with parallel legislative committees of bishops, work before and during General Convention to review and propose legislation for the convention to consider.