Preconvention
Saturday, August 23 at 12:00 noon via Zoom
Location: Your designated regional site
Join us for a Preconvention Meeting hosted by your Regional Diocesan Council Representatives. Each site will connect via Zoom with the Diocesan Office.
All delegates, alternates, clergy, and interested church members are encouraged to participate.
Meeting Agenda:
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Review the 2025 Draft Budget
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Preview submitted resolutions
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Updates on leadership nominations
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Conduct regional elections
Please attend your designated site (full list available on our website):
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Region I – Thomas the Apostle Center, Cody
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Region II – Holy Trinity, Gillette
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Region III – Christ Church, Douglas
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Region IV – Canterbury Fellowship, Laramie or St. Thomas' in Rawlins
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Region V – St. James' in Kemmerer
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Region VI – St. John’s, Jackson or St. James’, Riverton
Please note that some of the designated regional sites have changed from last year.
Thursday, October 9 – Sunday, October 12, 2025
Carbon County Fairgrounds
683 Harshman Street
Rawlins, Wyoming
59TH DIOCESAN CONVENTION
The Theme of the 2025 Convention is “Watershed Moments.” Through this theme, we will explore the physical significance of the Continental Divide, that geological feature that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those that drain into the Atlantic Ocean. We will talk about the spiritual Watershed of our lives during this time of change for the diocese.
St. Thomas’ Rawlins and our friends in Region IV look forward to hosting the annual convention which will go back to the slightly longer schedule. We will begin with an opening reception hosted by St. Thomas’ on Thursday, October 9th and end with Sunday Morning Eucharist on October 12th, 2025.
REGISTRATION
Convention Registration Now Open!
Registration Questions?
Contact Jessica Renolds, Canon for Finance & Transitions
at 265-5200 or jessica@episcopalwy.org
Convention Tentative Schedule
Thursday, October 9
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3:00 pm: (Optional) Immigration 101 and Know Your Rights Training
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6:00 pm: Opening Reception and Early Check-In - (St. Thomas’)
Friday, October 10
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9:00 am: Check-in
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9:00 am: Budget and Resolution Hearings
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10:30 am: Convention Begins
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12:30 pm: Lunch
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2:00 pm: Keynote: The Rt. Rev. Michael Hunn
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3:30 pm: Break
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3:45 pm: Foundation Business Meeting
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5:00 pm: Evening Worship
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6:30 pm: Episcopal Relief and Development Ingathering
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Foundation Luau
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Saturday, October 11
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8:30 am: Prayer
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9:00 am: Keynote: The Rt. Rev. Michael Hunn
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10:30 am: Break
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11:00 am: Break Out Sessions
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12:00 pm: Lunch
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1:30 pm: Business Meeting
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5:00 pm: Social Hour
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6:00 pm: Closing Banquet
Sunday, October 12
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9:00 am: Holy Eucharist (St. Thomas')
LOGISTICS
Hotel Reservation Information
Room blocks are reserved at the following hotels. Please contact the hotel directly to make your reservations. Reference Episcopal Church in Wyoming when calling.:
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Best Western CottonTree Inn – 2221 West Spruce, 307-324-2737 - $125/night (no elevator)
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Econolodge – 1801 East Cedar, 307-370-1666 - $70/night/no breakfast (no elevator)
Other recommended available lodging without room blocks:
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Hampton Inn – 406 Airport Road, 307-324-2320
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Fairfield by Marriott – 2370 East Cedar, 307-328-5991
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Comfort Inn & Suites – 2366 East Cedar, 307-324-3663
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Holiday Inn Express – 201 Airport Road, 307-324-3760
Things to Note:
Bring Your Own Mug & Bottle to Convention
In keeping with our commitment to creation care, all clergy, delegates, and guests attending the 59th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in Wyoming are asked to bring:
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A reusable water bottle
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A reusable coffee mug
Let’s work together to reduce waste and honor the sacredness of our environment throughout the weekend.
A Call to Congregations
Each congregation is invited to bring a small amount of water from a local natural source—a stream, lake, spring, or river in your area.
During one of our worship services at Convention, we will hold a Gathering of the Waters ritual. Water from every congregation will be poured together, blessed as a sign of our shared life in Christ, and then each church will receive a container of the mingled, blessed water to take home.
This is a symbolic act of unity, renewal, and reverence for the land we all call home.
BUSINESS
Open Positions - Click here to run for the following positions
Three key Convention hearings will be held via Zoom between August 23 and October 9, including:
– Budget Hearings (2 sessions)
– Resolutions Hearing
– Candidate Panel
All sessions will be recorded and shared online.
Check back soon for the full schedule and Zoom links.
DIOCESAN COUNCIL
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One (1) layperson (3-year term)
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One (1) clergyperson (3-year term)
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Regional Rep Region III and IV
STANDING COMMITTEE
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One (1) layperson (2-year term)
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One (1) layperson (3-year term)
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One (1) clergyperson (3-year term)
DISCIPLINARY BOARD
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One (1) layperson (3-year term)
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One (1) clergyperson (3-year term)
FOUNDATION BOARD
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One (3-year term)
GENERAL CONVENTION DEPUTIES/ PROVINCIAL SYNOD
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Four (4) layperson deputies
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Four (4) clergyperson deputies
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Four (4) layperson alternates
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Four (4) clergyperson alternates
General Convention Deputies/Alternates
The new rules of order for the House of Deputies require all deputations to have formation in racial reconciliation. The Wyoming Delegation will be working on this formation through completion of Sacred Ground, a film and reading-based dialogue series on race, grounded in faith.
Resolutions
Join the upcoming Zoom session to hear and discuss the proposed resolutions:
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Monday, September 22
6:00 – 7:00 PM MST
Budgets
Join one of the upcoming Zoom sessions to hear and discuss the proposed 2026 budget for the Episcopal Church in Wyoming:
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Wednesday, September 3
5:30 – 6:30 PM MST -
Saturday, September 13
9:00 – 10:00 AM MST
WORSHIP
Friday Evening Worship Service at 5:00 pm – St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
Sunday Morning Eucharist at 9:00 am – St. Thomas Episcopal Church, The Rt. Rev. Michael Hunn, Preach
FELLOWSHIP
Breakout Sessions
Saturday morning, October 11th | 11am – noon
Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
Explore how the Doctrine of Discovery still shapes our world through an educational gaming curriculum.
Soul Shop Suicide Prevention Mini-Course
Learn tools from trained facilitators to help create a soul-safe church where individuals feel supported.
Faithful Creation Care and Ecological Sustainability
Discover actionable ways to care for creation and promote environmental justice within your faith community.
Faithful Stewardship for a Thriving Church
Gain insights into faithful financial stewardship that supports the mission and sustainability of the Church.
Immigration 101 and Know Your Rights Training
3:00-5:00 - Thursday, October 9th at St. Thomas' Church, Rawlins
Presented by Rosie Read, Legal Director and Founder,
Wyoming Immigrant Advocacy Project (WIAP)
This training provides a foundational understanding of the U.S. immigration system, dispelling common myths and equipping you with essential "Know Your Rights" information. You'll gain key insights and learn how to effectively support and advocate for immigrants in your community.
Episcopal Relief & Development Ingathering and Silent Auction
Join us in raising funds for the Episcopal Relief and Development Fund.
SPEAKERS
The Rt. Rev. Michael Hunn, Bishop of the Diocese of the Rio Grande will be the keynote speaker at the 59th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in Wyoming.
Bishop Hunn grew up in New Mexico and Texas. In over twenty years of ordained ministry he has served as a parish priest, a school chaplain, college chaplain, and Canon to Bishop Michael Curry. Prior to being consecrated as Bishop of the Diocese of the Rio Grande. He led Presiding Bishop Curry's transition team and led a staff-wide restructure and culture transformation process.
As a lecturer, keynote speaker, and preacher, he has spoken on subjects such as public speaking, non-violent communication, canon law, stewardship, and non-violent approaches to conversations about race. He brings fresh ideas to traditional subjects.
Ordained in 1996, Bishop Hunn first served The Kent School in Connecticut as chaplain, head baseball coach, and chair of the Theology Department. He went on to serve as senior associate rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter in Kenilworth, Illinois and as Episcopal chaplain to Davidson College and associate rector of St. Alban’s, Davidson, North Carolina.
Bishop Hunn holds degrees from Middlebury College (Bachelor of Arts, History and Religion) and Cambridge University (Master of Arts, Theology) and a Certificate of Advanced Theological Study from Seabury Western Theological Seminary.
He loves his work for the church and also loves spending time with his family, baseball, digging in his vegetable garden, writing fiction and riding bicycles.
He is married to the Rev. Meg Buerkel Hunn, and has three children, Dexter, Murphy, and Dosie.