ECMN Convention 2026

Below, you will find some resources from our together at Diocesan Convention October 22-24, 2026, and in the coming days. It will be updated with more re-cap information as well.

Bishop Loya and Canon Kelsey Shuster shared a presentation outlining the current realities facing the church, and the ways we are embracing this as congregations and building initiatives that support this at the Diocese in the years to come. You can find the video of their presentation here and the slides can be found here.

Bishop's Address

You can find the video of the Bishop's yearly address to Convention by clicking here, and the text of the address can be found here.

Executive Summary of Convention Business

You can find here a summary of the actions taken during the business portion of convention, including those elected to various leadership bodies.

We'll share the extended narrative in the weeks to come.

Convention Storytellers

We were blessed by several Minnesota Episcopalians who shared their stories throughout Convention. Find links to those stories by clicking here.

Convention Theme

This year’s diocesan convention will be framed by the words of Jeremiah 6:16.

16 This is what the Lord says:

“Stand at the crossroads and look;

ask for the ancient paths,

ask where the good way is, and walk in it,

and you will find rest for your souls.

But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

The prophet’s first listeners were facing a choice in the aftermath of trauma, crisis, and profound disruption. Walk in the way of the world around you, walk in the way of despair and resignation, or walk in the way of God’s love, the way of God’s promise?

We, like our ancient ancestors, also stand at a crossroads today, as individual churches, as a diocese, as a wider Episcopal Church, and as a society. These past years have brought us plenty of disruption and crisis. The world around us has been upended by pandemic, political polarization, and existential questions about who we will be as a society. In the church, we are in the midst of a profound reshaping as congregations are challenged to find new ways to sustain their properties, face questions about their futures, and respond to the deep pain that exists in the world around us. So much of what has been is passing away, and the full shape of what we will be has not yet emerged.

The time has come for us to heed again Jeremiah’s invitation to stand, to look, and to ask after the way God would have us go. The good news in the midst of all that is hard is that we don’t have to make up something new. We are promised ancient paths and good ways to walk in. We are promised rest - not just rest for our bodies, but rest for our souls. These are ancient paths that still yield abundant life. Our work is to ask how we will walk that ancient path today.

At this year’s convention, you’ll hear stories from leaders in congregations who are finding these ancient ways and walking in them.

On Saturday, the bishop will lead us in a period of conversation as a diocesan family, as we look more closely and deeply at where we are and the current state of the diocese, where we are headed and how we plan to get there, why it matters, and what each of our parts might be.