Task Force on LGBTQ+ Inclusion

Mandate

2022 - D026 Create a Task Force on LBGTQ+ Inclusion

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,

That it is the intention of The Episcopal Church to continue our becoming “The Beloved Community;” a charism of which is a church that functions with equity and care for the whole body, including its LGBTQ+ members; and be it further 

Resolved, That the 80th General Convention direct the Presiding Bishop and the President of the House of Deputies to appoint jointly a Task Force on LGBTQ+ Inclusion, consisting of not more than 14 people, to include 2 bishops, 6 priests or deacons and 6 lay people, who represent the diversity of the LGBTQ+ members of this Church; and be it further 

Resolved, That the Task Force initiate a churchwide audit of how The Episcopal Church has lived into its 1976 commitment to provide full and equal claim to the love, acceptance and pastoral concern and care of the Church to its LGBTQ+ members; and be it further 

Resolved, That the Task Force begin the process of creating an archive of the history of the work for LGBTQ+ inclusion in The Episcopal Church; and be it further 

Resolved, That the task force begin its work no later than January 1, 2023, with the task concluding its work at the conclusion of the 82nd General Convention, unless its mandate is extended by the 82nd Convention; and be it further 

Resolved, That the task force provide an interim report to the 81st General Convention and a final report with recommendations to the 82nd General Convention; and be it further 

Resolved, That the General Convention request the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance to consider a budget allocation of $100,000 for the implementation of this resolution, $30,000 to be allocated to the first triennium and the remainder to the second.