Convention Documents

232nd Diocesan Convention Election Results

The 232nd Diocesan Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina was held November 18-19, 2022, at the North Charleston Marriott, hosted by the West Charleston Deanery.

The following nominees were elected to serve the Diocese:

Diocesan Council (Three-year terms)
Clergy: The Rev. Eunice Dunlap, the Rev. Michael Szymanowski
Lay: Eve Pinckney, Taylor Skardon
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Standing Committee (Three-year terms)
Clergy: The Rev. Michael Bye, the Rev. Dr. Michael Shaffer
Lay: Veronica Hinkson, Larry Watt

Trustees of the Diocese (Terms as noted)
Clergy: The Rev. Ross Tortora (six-year term)
Lay: Michael Battle (six-year term); James Phelps (two-year term)

Deputies to the 81st General Convention in 2024(two-year terms)
Lay Deputies: Andrea McKellar, Deb Harris, Sarah Tipton, Josh Bullock
Lay First Alternate: Brent Watts
Lay Second Alternate: Sally Mayse
Lay Third Alternate: Jane Hart Lewis

Clergy Deputies: The Rev. Dr. Adam Shoemaker, the Rev. Denise Trogdon, the Rev. Dr. Wilmot Merchant, the Rev. Cn. Ramelle McCall
Clergy First Alternate: The Rev. Bill Coyne
Clergy Second Alternate: The Rev. Roy Tripp
Clergy Third Alternate: The Rev. Charles Jenkins

University of the South Trustee(Three-year term)
Lay: Laura Marshall

232nd Diocesan Convention Video Recordings

First Business Session

Convention Eucharist

Bishop’s Address

Second Business Session

Bishop’s Cross Presentation

Call to Convention

November 18-19, 2022

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina will be hosted by the West Charleston Deanery at the North Charleston Marriott on November 18-19, 2022. 

We are delighted to have the Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers with us for Convention this year. Canon Spellers serves as Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Canon for Evangelism and Reconciliation. The author of The Church Cracked Open and The Episcopal Way (with Eric Law), she has directed mission and evangelism work at General Theological Seminary and in the Diocese of Long Island. A native of Kentucky and a graduate of both Episcopal Divinity School and Harvard Divinity School, she lives in Harlem, New York. 

Diocesan Convention this year presents opportunities to do the necessary yearly work for our diocese and to celebrate congregations returning to The Episcopal Church. As part of our continued efforts in racial justice, we will mark the Presiding Bishop’s presence at pre-opening events for the International African-American Museum earlier that week and we will welcome global Anglican Communion partners as our special guests at Convention.

Come to the table.

The 232nd Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina will be held November 18-19 at the North Charleston Marriott, with a Friday evening Eucharist and reception at Grace Church Cathedral in Charleston, SC. Delegates and visitors are welcome.

You are invited to the Welcome Lunch of the 232nd Diocesan Convention as 12 noon on Friday, November 18, at the North Charleston Marriott, as we celebrate our theme, “One Bread, One Body, One Table,” and hear from +Ruth our Bishop, learn about special guests of honor, and a listen to a word from our featured Convention speaker, the Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers. 

To attend the Welcome Lunch and other parts of Convention, please register as a visitor at the link to the right. Visitor registration is open until November 4. The cost for attending lunch and the remainder of Friday is $50, and $100 for both days. If you are already registered as a clergy or lay delegate, or previously registered as a visitor for Friday, there is no action necessary.

Be inspired by our special guests.

Keynote Speaker

The keynote speaker for Convention will be The Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers, who serves as Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Canon for Evangelism and Reconciliation. ​As a preacher, teacher, and author, Canon Spellers is one of the Episcopal Church’s leading thinkers on the topics of race, mission, and evangelism. Through her books and preaching, she has shown herself to be a clear-eyed guide on the Way of Love. She joins us to help point our diocese toward the future God has in store for us and our region.

International Guests and the International African American Museum

It was in showing hospitality to three unexpected guests that Abraham heard the promise of the Lord that his wife Sarah—even in her old age—would bear a son. We are honored at this gathering by the presence of very special guests. 

• The Most Rev’d Dr. Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith is the 12th Primate of the Church of West Africa and the Archbishop of Ghana. 
• The Right Rev’d Moisés Quezada Mota is the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic and he will be joined by his wife, Mary Jeannette Pringle de Quezada.

Bishops Ben-Smith and Quezada are visiting us not only to further the relationships among our dioceses, but to join Presiding Bishop Michael Curry for a pre-opening event of the International African-American Museum in Charleston. The public is invited to attend an ecumenical celebration with a sermon from Bishop Curry at Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church on the evening of Wednesday, November 16.