Please join the Doubter community for our next Happy Hour, July 7 at 6 pm, for an evening with the Reverend Gay Clark Jennings President of the House of Deputies of the General Convention. Gay will join us as we wind up the final Doubters’ Happy Hour of the “spring” program year.
Gay bears witness to revolutionary change in the Episcopal Church, not only in her nine years as president, but in her over 40 years of life in the priesthood.
As president, Gay is committed to fostering a new generation of leaders in the Episcopal Church and encouraging the church’s work for justice through the actions of General Convention and the work of Episcopalians throughout the church. She works closely with the elected and appointed leaders who serve the church between conventions, with more than 850 members of the House of Deputies, and with the presiding bishop and other church leaders.
Gay, ordained in 1979, is a ten-time deputy from the Diocese of Ohio. She is also the Episcopal Church’s clergy representative to the Anglican Consultative Council. She previously served for 17 years as canon to the ordinary in the Diocese of Ohio and for nine years as associate director of CREDO Institute Inc., a church wellness program.
Prior to serving as president, Gay served on the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church from 2006-2012 and held many elected and appointed leadership positions, including chairing the General Convention legislative committees on Structure, World Mission, Communications, and Canons. She is a founding steering committee member of the Chicago Consultation, which supports the full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Christians.
As you might guess, Gay has a fascinating journey-story to tell that I know you will not want to miss! Grab a beverage of your choosing and join us!
ALL ARE WELCOME! Just email Father Christopher to request the ZOOM Meeting link and password.
