The convention of the Diocese of Minnesota approved a feasibility study for a three-year mission plan when it met Oct. 24-25 in Mankato. The mission plan includes planting new congregations in areas not served by the Episcopal Church, and assistance for congregations poised for growth.

"There are two premises that underlie our plan for mission," said the Rt. Rev. James L. Jelinek, Bishop of Minnesota, in his convention address. "A diocese is only healthy when it has growing congregations is planting and growing more congregations. A congregation is healthy only when it is growing - yes, in faith, but let us never use that as an excuse not to grow in numbers, i.e., spread the good news."

The results of the feasibility study will be reported to the diocese in the spring, and then a capital fund drive to finance the mission plan would begin.

In other business, the convention passed the first reading of a revised diocesan constitution, and the congregation of St. John's, Moorhead, was transferred to the Diocese of North Dakota.