232nd Annual Convention (2026)
11/5/2026 – 11/7/2026Fredericksburg Convention Center,
2371 Carl D. Silver Pkwy
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
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St. John’s lay delegate Monti Zimmerman and I attended the 232nd Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia this week. (See the Diocesan Convention website, agenda, and livestream.) Our theme: Read the Book, Tell the Story. Grounded in God’s Word, we share the Gospel with a world in desperate need of faithful action.
On Thursday night during Evensong, we heard the Bishop’s pastoral address (essentially a diocesan State of the Union). Friday featured amazing keynotes from The Very Rev’d Ian S. Markham, Ph.D., Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary (my alma mater!) and The Rt. Rev’d Craig Loya, tenth bishop of the Diocese of Minnesota. Many workshops and seminars followed as well as a celebratory Eucharist.
On Saturday, we saw to the business of convention: election of the Standing Committee (the vestry of the diocese), voting on resolutions, and adoption of the diocese's budget.
We are the Church, and it is because we believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, because we are grounded and formed by the Scripture, we are committed to showing up for our neighbor in faithful action for justice, peace, and love.
Look for a full report from Monti later this month.
