Dear Fellow Episcopalians,

Greetings in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

This memo contains links and instructions for registering yourselves and delegates from your congregations for Convention, as well as other useful information.

Almighty and everliving God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who will take counsel in this convention for the renewal and mission of your Church.  Teach us in all things to see first your honor and glory. Guide us to perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen. (Book of Common Prayer, p. 818)

Respectfully yours,
The Rev. Dr. Kristine Blaess
The Secretary of the Convention

Nominate Someone / Stand for Election^[4]

• • Who May Nominate: lay or clergy delegates, vestries, mission councils, missionary convocations, the Bishop and Council[5].
  • The deadline for nominations to be included in the Convention brochure is December 30, 2025. Late nominations may be received until noon on Thursday, January 22, 2026, but no later.
  • Nominees will introduce themselves to the Convention on Friday afternoon, January 23, 2026.
  • Summary of Elections
  • Nomination Form:
    • Download
    • Fill out online

Submit a Resolution^[6] …here’s how to, if you wish

• Who May: any lay or clergy delegate, vestry, mission council, missionary convocation, the Bishop and Council.
• Who May Not: diocesan commissions and committees.
• When: 45 (forty-five) days before the first business day of Convention = December 9, 2025. Please Note:  resolutions received by the Secretary after this date will require a majority vote of convention delegates to be placed on the floor.
• How:
  • Resolution Form
  • If you wait to submit your resolution later than December 9, 2025, but no later than 1 ½ hours following the opening of the Convention January 23, 2026, it will require a simple majority vote of delegates to be considered on the floor of Convention;
  • If you wait to submit your resolution until later than 1 ½ hours after the opening of Convention January 23, 2026, it will require a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the delegates to be considered on the floor of Convention;
  • And if you are submitting a late resolution, prepare 300 copies on blue paper for distribution at Convention.

Before the January deadlines:

Register Seminarians and All Others

• Although seminarians and others are not held to the same canonical deadlines as clergy, they may register themselves now using the links below. We ask that they register and pay no later than January 2, 2026.
• Seminarian, Non-delegate Lay Member, and Ecumenical Guest Registration

What to look forward to January 23-24, 2026:

• Lodging in Brentwood:
  • Hyatt Place Nashville/Green Hills, 3818 Bedford Avenue, Nashville, 37215, 615-805-1171
  • Courtyard Nashville/Green Hills, 3800 Bedford Avenue, Nashville, 37215, 615-298-7700
  • Hilton Nashville/Green Hills, 3801 Cleghorn Avenue, Nashville, 37215, 615-297-9979
• Childcare will be available during the Convention at St. Bartholomew’s Church. Please RSVP to Sandra Beld at sbeld@edtn.org by Wednesday, January 14, 2026 if you need childcare, including number of children and ages.
• Parking for Convention
  • A map showing parking options will be in the pre-Convention Memo.

^[4] See Rule of Order 6.1

[5] See Canon 1, Sec. 9

^[6] See Canon 1, Sec. 9 and Rule of Order 3.02