C056 Create a Task Force on Full Inclusion
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church affirms full inclusion of all members of the Episcopal Church to be an important focus of the work of this Church and our General Convention; and be it further
Resolved, That our commitment to full inclusion be reflected in our policies and in our allocation of the financial resources of our Church; and be it further
Resolved, That the Presiding Officers appoint a Task Force, to be known as the Task Force on Full Inclusion and comprised of members of the Executive Council and others, to examine those areas of our life together as a church, especially in the Diocesan delegations to General Convention which are consistently less than four clerical and lay Deputies as permitted by the Canons, where full inclusion is still only a goal, not a reality, especially for the people and Dioceses of Province IX, and to make appropriate recommendations for action by the General Convention; and be it further
Resolved, That the Task Force on Full Inclusion shall present its report to the 80th General Convention.
Explanation
The mentality of the plantation owner persists to the present day in the structures of the Episcopal Church. The eleven Dioceses which had less than 4 clergy and/or 4 lay Deputies to one or more General Conventions (2006 – 2015): Central Ecuador 2009 Colombia 2012, 2009, 2006 Dominican Republic 2009, 2012 Ecuador 2009 Haiti 2015, 2012, 2009, 2006 Honduras 2015, 2012, 2009, 2006 Litoral Ecuador 2015, 2012, 2009, 2006 Navajoland 2009, 2006 North Dakota 2015 Taiwan 2015, 2012, 2009, 2006 Venezuela 2015, 2012, 2009, 2006