The Digital Archives is a repository of recent policies, positions, and statements by or about the governing bodies of The Episcopal Church. Use the search bar below to keyword search an individual digital archive or across all of the digital archives. Advanced search functions, including by date and topic, as well as search help, can be found on each digital archive page.
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Acts of Convention
The Acts of Convention is a digital archive of the legislative actions taken by the General Convention for the years 1973-2022. The Acts of Convention database standardizes language and metadata about the resolutions to facilitate searching. It includes the final text as adopted by General Convention and a full legislative history including the original resolution language, any amendments or substitutes, supporting documentation, and the final legislative action. Contact the Archives legislative history for resolutions prior to 1973.
Reports to General Convention
The Reports to General Convention digital archive is an authentic record of the official triennial reports of the Interim Bodies of the General Convention for the years 1976 to 2024. The Reports to General Convention database standardizes language and metadata about the reports to facilitate searching. Also known as the “Blue Book”, reports include the rosters, mission mandates, summaries of work, as well as proposed resolutions to General Convention.
Resolves of Council
The Resolves of the Executive Council digital archive is an authentic record of the Executive Council resolutions for the years 1976 to 2020. Organized in 1964, the Executive Council is the chief oversight body for implementing the programs and corporate business of The Episcopal Church in matters affecting its domestic and foreign mission, its ecumenical relationships, and its place in civil society.
Episcopal Press and News
The Episcopal Press and News digital archive is a repository of articles, features, and press releases of The Episcopal Church’s national news-gathering offices, primarily the Episcopal News Service, and includes articles from 1962 to 2011.