ECMN Convention 2025
We are happy to announce that 2025 ECMN Convention will be taking place November 14th and 15th in Rochester at the Mayo Civic Center. Registration is now open!
Register Here by November 3. Early bird registration ends September 26th. After September 26th the registration fee will increase. If you are having issues registering please refer to this document.
Lay Delegate Certification
Deadline: September 14 (although the deadline has passed, please still certify delegates if you have not yet!)
You can certify the lay delegates from your congregation now! (There is no need to certify clergy; all canonically-resident clergy are automatically certified.) Here is the form to certify your lay delegates.
See the most updated list of certified Convention 2025 lay delegates here.
Business Booklet
The business booklet, which contains all necessary information for participating in the business portion of convention. You can download your copy of the Business Booklet by clicking here.
Resource Fair
A limited number of organizations are welcome to participate in ECMN's Convention Resource Fair on Friday and Saturday. While each table has a fee, these costs off-set the cost of accessing the food and beverages available at Convention. Learn more and register here.
Fall Pre-Convention Gatherings
All Episcopalians living and worshipping in the diocese are invited and encouraged to attend your fall mission area gathering! Twice-annual mission area gatherings offer us the opportunity to meet our fellow Episcopalians living in our area of the diocese. Mission area gatherings strengthen our familial ties and offer us the opportunity to celebrate the diverse church ecology we are blessed with here in Minnesota. Fall mission area gatherings focus on reviewing the diocesan budget that will be voted on at diocesan Convention. If you'd like to be a part of how we, as a community, faithfully discern the best way to steward the resources God has given us, this is your opportunity to see the budget, ask questions, and offer feedback. Clergy and lay delegates are particularly invited and encouraged to attend.
Council members are also elected at Mission Area Gatherings. Council acts as the governing board of convention throughout the year, providing oversight for the organization, assisting in the development and approval of the financial statement of mission and helping to set and align the vision for ECMN. If your mission area is electing council representatives, you will see that listed below.
Find your mission area here, and find the dates for your mission area gathering below.
Apply to become a Council candidate here.
Southwest and Southeast Mission Area Gathering
*Southeast is electing one lay and one clergy
Tuesday, October 21, 6pm | Zoom
East Metro Mission Area Gathering
Tuesday, October 28, 6pm | Zoom
West and Central Metro Mission Area Gathering
*West Metro is electing one lay and one clergy
Thursday, October 30, 6pm | Zoom
Northwest and Northeast Mission Area Gathering
Saturday, November 1, 10am | Zoom
Hotel Blocks
Room blocks have been reserved at several hotels near the Mayo Civic Center. Blocks will expire in mid-October, so go ahead and get your room reserved today!
Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic
10 E Center Street
Rochester, MN 55904
Rate: $199+tax
Block closes 10/22/2025
Group Name: 2025 ECMN Convention
Call for reservations: 507-258-5757
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Hotel Indigo Rochester Mayo Clinic
220 Broadway Ave S
Rochester, MN 55904
Rate: $129+tax
Block Closes 10/12/2025
Group Code: 2025 ECMN Convention
Call for reservations: 507-252-8200
Canonical Amendments
The deadline for receiving Canonical amendments has passed.
Resolutions
The deadline for submitting resolutions to be included in the business booklet has passed.
Nominations/Applications for Elected Bodies
The deadline for submitting nominations and applications for elected bodies to be included in the business booklet has passed.