The Diocesan Council

Diocesan Council Mission Statement

The mission of the Diocesan Council, serving as Convention in recess, is to implement the mission of The Diocese of Maryland.

Mission and Purpose of Diocesan Council

The Diocesan Council, under the executive leadership of the Bishop, shall have charge of the unification, development and prosecution of the missionary, educational and social work of the Diocese.

The Diocesan Council shall act as a consultative body to the Bishop, shall exercise the powers conferred upon it by Canon and such further powers as may be designated by the annual Convention, shall initiate and develop such new work as may be necessary between the sessions of the convention. It shall also have charge of all receipts and disbursements provided for under the budget or by resolution or authority of the Convention.

It may, subject to the provision of this Canon, enact bylaws for its own government and the government of its several departments. The Council, through its own appointed agents or by other established means, shall be responsible for disseminating throughout the congregations in union with the Diocese information and knowledge of the Missionary, Educational and Social Work of the Church in the Diocese.