Legislative chairpersons for this summer’s 76th General Convention in Anaheim have been announced.
According to the Bishop and Deputy Handbook:
Legislative committees are appointed. The President of the House of Deputies appoints the deputies. The Presiding Bishop appoints the bishops. A Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary are designated for each committee by the Presiding Officers.
In the House of Deputies the appointment process begins when each diocese notifies the General Convention Office of the election of its deputies and alternates. Data sheets containing committee preferences are collected from each deputy and are used in the appointment process.
The list of committee chairs is as follows:
Legislative Committees
01 Dispatch of Business: The Rev. James Simons, The Rt. Rev. Wayne Wright
02 Certification of Minutes: Ms. Linda Freeman, The Rt. Rev. Don Johnson
03 Rules of Order: The Rev. Brian Prior, The Rt. Rev. Kenneth Price
04 Constitution: Mr. William Cathcart, The Rt. Rev. Neff Powell
05 Canons: Mr. Tom Little, The Rt. Rev. Catherine Waynick
06 Structure: Mr. David Pitts, The Rt. Rev. James Curry
07 Consecration of Bishops: Ms. Lynn Schmissrauter, The Rt. Rev. Neil Alexander
08 World Mission: The Rev. Gay Jennings, The Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf
09 National and International Concerns: Deputy TBD, The Rt. Rev. John Chane
10 Social and Urban Affairs: Ms. Diane Pollard, The Rt. Rev. Bavi Rivera
11 Church in Small Communities: The Rev. Ivette Linares, The Rt. Rev. Thomas Ely
12 Evangelism: The Rev. David Ota, The Rt. Rev. David Jones
13 Prayer Book, Liturgy and Church Music: The Very Rev. Sam Candler, The Rt. Rev. G. Wayne Smith
14 Ministry: The Rev. Silvestre Romero, The Rt. Rev. Barry Howe
15 Education: Mr. Scott Evenbeck, The Rt. Rev. John Rabb
16 Church Pension Group: Ms. Katherine Weathersbury McCormick, The Rt. Rev. Gayle Harris
17 Stewardship and Development: Ms. Pat Abrams, The Rt. Rev. Bud Shand
18 Ecumenical Relations: Ms. Cecily Sawyer Harmon, The Rt. Rev. Edwin Gulick
19 Communications: The Rev. Peter Strimer, The Rt. Rev. Kirk Smith
22 Committees and Commissions: Deputy TBD, Bishop TBD
23 Credentials: The Rev. Elizabeth Tattersall
25 Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance (PB&F): Ms. Pan Adams