On to Minneapolis?
Diocesan Press Service. September 27, 1972 [72135]
GREENWICH, Conn. (DPS) -- The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church has voted to concur with the General Convention's Joint Committee on Agenda and Arrangements which will recommend to the 64th General Convention in Louisville, Ky., in the fall of 1973, that the 65th Convention be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
A sub-committee of the Agenda and Arrangements committee, investigating sites for future conventions, found that the only adequate facilities available in 1975 and/or 1976 are in Minneapolis. Almost every other site with adequate facilities is reserved into the late 1970s. The convention center in Minneapolis is under one roof, and adequate housing nearby is readily available. Cost would be comparable to the cost of facilities in Louisville.
Bishop Philip F. McNairy, the Standing Committee, and the Convention of the Diocese of Minnesota have invited the Convention, and dates have been tentatively reserved for both 1975 and 1976. General Convention in Louisville will determine both the dates and the site.
The General Convention, composed of the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies, normally meets every three years. In 1970 at Houston the Convention adopted a resolution calling for biennial meetings after 1973. However, final enactment of this resolution will require a majority affirmative vote of the two Houses of Convention at Louisville.