Below you’ll find information and links to help you prepare, including instructions for registration, hotel accommodation, and a link to information and resources. This year’s annual convention will be a Hybrid Convention, allowing participants the option to attend in-person or online.

However you decide to join us, we look forward to seeing you in November.

Schedule

The convention Eucharist will be held on Friday, November 4, starting at 7 p.m. followed by a reception in Founders’ Hall. Convention check-in for people attending in person will open at 6 p.m.

Convention will start with morning prayer at 8:30 a.m. on November 5, with the business session commencing immediately after. Convention check-in for people attending in person will open at 7:30 a.m. We hope to conclude the business session aby 5 p.m.

Registration

 Important! Individual Registration is Required: All delegates and visitors must register individually. Do not rely on your church’s leadership registering for you. You must register yourself. 

In-person attendance, current COVID precautions: All attendees must show proof of vaccination (including boosters, if eligible) to be maskless indoors. Otherwise, masks are required indoors. 

Online delegates:  Please attend online if you are not fully vaccinated, immunocompromised, or uncomfortable attending in person. We will ensure that you have everything you need to participate successfully, including online training held in advance. A Help desk will also be operational during the annual convention to assist you.  

Guests and visitors: This year’s convention will be open to guests and visitors. Nonetheless, we recommend that those who are not delegates watch from the comfort of their own homes.  Registration is not required to watch online. 

Registration Deadline is October 7, 2022 

Electronic Voting

This year we are trialing the use of electronic voting for both in-person and online attendees. Delegates attending in person are asked to bring their mobile devices with internet access — Smartphones, netbooks etc. — with them to vote on. The convention registration form includes a question about this to determine what additional resources, if any, we will need to make available at convention to ensure everyone has timely access to a device in order to vote.  

Hotel Reservations 

Details on reserving your hotel room if you are attending in-person and require accommodation are available at the link below.

Annual Convention 2022 Information and Resources 

Information and resources for our annual convention are available online. Reports, resolutions, and nominations will all be published online. Please visit the Annual Convention Website regularly for updates and further information.  

WiFi is available at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral to enable everyone present in-person to access all the relevant documents during the business session. A limited number of paper copies of essential documents will be available. 

Full details of the 133^rd Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri are available on the Convention website.

Nondelegates can watch the proceedings of the Annual Diocesan Convention on social media and this site. Visit our live video page to watch convention and for links to social media.

If you want to know more about the Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri, you can read about it here, About Annual Convention.