About general convention

The Episcopal Church’s General Convention, the bicameral governing body of the Church, is intended to be held every three years. It is comprised of the House of Bishops, with upwards of 200 active and retired bishops participating, and the House of Deputies, with clergy and lay deputies elected from the 109 dioceses and three regional areas of the Church, numbering more than 800 members.

OUR 2024 Deputies to General Convention

CLERGY:
The Rev. Elizabeth Duff Popplewell (St. Luke’s Cedar Falls)
The Rev. Cn. Meg Wagner (Diocese of Iowa)
The Rev. Stephen Benitz (St. John’s, Mason City)
The Rev. Cn. Kathleen Milligan (St. Stephen’s, Newton)

CLERGY ALTERNATE:
The Rev. Kris Leaman (St. Mark’s, Fort Dodge)

LAY:
Mr. Bill Smith (St. Timothy’s, West Des Moines)
Mr. Dale Schirmer (St. John’s, Mason City)
Ms. Tiffany Farrell (St. Luke’s, Cedar Falls)
Ms. Alescha Caldwell (Christ Church, Clinton)

LAY ALTERNATES:
Ms. Brenda Freeman (St. John’s, Ames)
Mr. Jay Leaman (St. Mark’s, Fort Dodge)

Legislative committee membership from Iowa

• 03 - Governance & Structure/HoB -- Bishop Monnot

• 04 - World Mission/HoD -- The Rev. Elizabeth Duff Popplewell, Asst Secty

• 05 - Racial Truth-Telling, Reckoning & Healing/HoD -- The Rev. Canon Meg Wagner, Secretary

• 13 - Stewardship & Socially Responsible Investing/HoD -- Mr. William Smith

• 15 - Environmental Stewardship & Care of Creation/HoD -- Ms. Tiffany Farrell