Quarterly Synod Updates
Each Quarter the Diocesan Council staff will post important updates and information for Synod delegates.
2026
Quarter 1
DIOCESAN COUNCIL ACTIONS & MOTION
Deanery Events
• Triangle/ Tidewater (1/29) – Durham, NC
• Triad (2/7-8) – Greensboro, NC Completed
• Metro Mid-Atlantic (2/19-20) – Southampton, PA In Process
• Eastern NC (2/27-28) – Newport, NC
• Blue Ridge (3/6) – Harrisonburg, VA
• Appalachian (3/12-14) – Charleston, WV
• Northeast (3/19-21) – Greenwich, NY
Come and See Retreat (for new clergy, church planters, senior wardens)
• April 17-18 – Christ Church Plano, TX
Virtual Synod Meeting (to select delegates to virtual ACNA Provincial Assembly)
• April 23rd @ 7pm Eastern Time
Quarter 2
2025
Quarter 1
2024 Year End Financial Summary
Summary of Diocesan Council Actions and Motions
Upcoming Events:
Deanery Events
- Triad Deanery (2/7-8) – Greensboro, NC
- Appalachian (2/13-15) – Charleston, WV
- Triangle/Tidewater (2/20) – Chapel Hill, NC
- Eastern NC (2/27-3/1) – Newport, NC
- Blue Ridge Deanery Retreat (3/7) – Charlottesville, VA
- Metro Mid-Atlantic Deanery Retreat (3/13-15) – Southampton, PA
- Northeast Deanery Retreat (3/20-22) – Voorheesville, NY
Come and See Retreat (for new clergy, interested church planters, senior wardens)
- August 8-10 at Lake Junaluska, NC
Quarter 2 - Diocese of Christ Our Hope
Summary of Diocesan Council Motions and Actions
Financial Updates from Quarter 1
Upcoming Events:
Come and See Retreat (for new clergy, interested church planters, senior wardens)
- August 8-10 at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina
Colleges, Convocation, and Synod
- November 6-9 in High Point, North Carolina
Quarter 2 - Great Plains Missionary District
Summary of Governing Team Motions and Actions
Financial Updates from Quarter 1
Upcoming Events:
Summer Camp 2025: Meeting Jesus
- July 6-10 at Lake Texoma
- Sign up here.
CVBC 2025: True North
- June 9-13 at Christ Church in Plano, TX
- Sign up here.
DCOH Leadership Conference: Church Planter Assessment, Come & See, and Commission on Ministry
- August 7-11, 2025 at Lake Junaluska, NC
GPMD District Gathering
- October 2-4, 2025
GPMD Annual Summit
- December 11-12, 2025 at Christ Church in Plano, TX
Quarter 3 - Diocese of Christ Our Hope
Summary of Governing Team Motions and Actions
Financial Updates from Quarter 2
Upcoming Events:
Come and See
- August 8-10 at Lake Junaluska, NC
Colleges, Convocation, and Synod
- November 6-9 at High Point, NC
Quarter 3 - Great Plains Missionary District
Financial Updates from Quarter 2
Upcoming Events:
- DCOH Leadership Conference at Lake Junaluska, NC - August 7-11, 2025: Church Planter Assessment, Come & See, and Commission on Ministry
- GPMD District Gathering: October 3-4, 2025
- GPMD Annual Summit at Christ Church Plano: December 11-12, 2025
Quarter 4 - Diocese of Christ Our Hope
Financial Updates from Quarter 3
Summary of Governing Team Motions and Actions
Upcoming Events:
Colleges, Convocation, and Synod at High Point, NC, November 6-9
Quarter 4 - Great Plains Missionary District
Financial Updates from Quarter 3
Upcoming Events:
Great Plains Missionary District Annual Summit at Plano, TX, December 12-13, 2025
2024
Quarter 1
2023 Year End Financial Summary
Summary of Diocesan Council Motions and Actions
Upcoming Events:
- Blue Ridge Deanery Retreat: February 23-24
- Triangle-Tidewater Deanery Retreat: March 1
- Eastern NC Deanery Retreat: March 1-2
- Metro Mid-Atlantic Deanery Retreat: March 12-14
- Northeast Deanery Retreat: March 14-16
- Quarterly Staff Planning Meeting: March 21
Quarter 2
Summary of Diocesan Council Motions and Actions
DCOH Provincial Assembly and Council Delegates
Upcoming Events:
- Quarterly Staff Planning Meeting: May 30
- Conclave to Elect Next Archbishop: June 20-23
- Provincial Assembly and Provincial Council: June 25-29
Quarter 2: Synod and Budget Updates
Open Diocesan Governance Positions
The call for nominations is officially open. Diocesan Council nominations are due by September 9, 2024 and will be published October 9, 2024.
Constitution and Canons Committee nominations are due by September 9, 2024.
Ecclesiastical Trial Court nominations are due by September 9, 2024.
2025 DCOH Draft Budget and Notes
Please note that this is a first draft and subject to change before Synod. The notes provide further insight into the details of the draft 2025 budget.
This timeline was put forward earlier in 2024 to keep you up to date on the diocesan budgeting process.
Quarter 3
Summary of Diocesan Council Motions and Actions
Convocation and Synod:
Nominations for Diocesan Council, Constitution and Canons Committee, and the Ecclesiastical Trial Court are due September 9, 2024.
Diocesan Council Roster and Rotations
Constitution and Canons Committee Openings:
- 1 Expiring Lay Term
- 1 Expiring Clergy Term
Ecclesiastical Trial Court:
- 2 Expiring Clergy Terms
- 1 Expiring Lay Term
Please email all nominations to the Diocesan Council.
Upcoming Events:
- Ordinand Retreat: August 16-18
- Quarterly Staff Retreat: September 4-6
- College of Deacons and College of Presbyters: November 6-7
- Convocation and Synod: November 8-9