Monday, May 18, 2015

House of Deputies State of the Church Committee issues report, bulletin inserts

The House of Deputies State of the Church Committee (SOTC) has concluded its work for the triennium. The report, submitted as part of the Blue Book, is available here.
 
The charge of the House of Deputies Committee on the State of the Church, the oldest committee of the Church, is to prepare a report for the House of Deputies that shows an accurate picture of The Episcopal  Church and to approve the form of the Annual Parochial Report.  
 
The Committee on the State of the Church has partnered with Forward Movement , working together to offer an overview, or "snapshot," of the 38- page report.  This summary report is available as a PDF document in two formats - as an 8 1/2 x 11 full sheet here or as a half-sheet suitable for use as a bulletin insert, available at no fee  here. Congregations are encouraged to print and distribute this information so that Episcopalians across the church will gain an awareness of the state of our Church.