2023 Annual Convention Resolutions Received
2022 Resolutions 2023 Resolutions received four weeks prior to convention
2023 Diocesan Council & Standing Committee Nominees
2022 Standing Committee Nominees. Click on any of the entries to read the full profile of the nominee. Clergy, two to be elected. Lay, two to be elected.
2023 Annual Convention
Website of the 133rd Annual Convention of The Diocese of West Missouri.
2023 Nomination Form
Lay members and clergy canonically resident in The Diocese of West Missouri and who are interested in serving on the Diocesan Council or the Standing Committee of the diocese, or serving as a General Convention Deputy should use this form to place their name in nomination.
Post-Visitation Form
For Church leadership (clergy in charge/wardens in charge)! If Bishop Bruce has visited your church in 2023 and baptism, confirmation, reaffirmation or reception took place, please fill out the Post-Visitation Form below. Doing so will help assure that all canonical requirements are fulfilled. If you have questions, please contact Emily in the Diocesan Office.
2023 Annual Convention Registration
Registration for the 2023 Annual Convention opened on September 8, and closes on October 10.
Juneteenth Pilgrimage — Springfield lynching site
The June 19, 2023 Springfield lynching site pilgrimage flyer is available for download from here (PDF format).
Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation Policy updated
The Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation Policy has been updated and converted to a web page.
Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation Policy
The Canons of the General Convention (Title I Canon 7 Section F) require that an annual audit of parishes of the diocese be submitted to the Office of the Bishop, such examination being conducted as permitted by Diocesan Council. The canonical deadline for filing the examination report with the Office of the Bishop is September 1 of each year.
Liturgy — Wear orange for gun violence awareness Sunday
Liturgy of special prayers of lament and of hope for Wear orange for gun violence awareness Sunday. Download the Liturgy in PDF format.