Diocesan Council Approves Appointments to Fill Vacancies Until Convention Elections

On the nomination of Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley, at the last Diocesan Council meeting earlier this month, the group voted to fill two vacancies amongst their membership with the Rev. Michael Crandall, rector, St. George’s, Summerville; and the Rev. Deacon James Pecoy, St. Stephen’s, Charleston. The two new members fill vacancies created when the Rev. Mike Szymanowski and the Rev. Roy Tripp recently requested to step down from Council for personal reasons. Bishop Ruth Woodliff-Stanley expressed her immense gratitude to the Revs. Szymanowski and Tripp for their service to the diocese, and she thanked the new members for their willingness to fill these openings and serve in this leadership role.

The Diocesan Council is composed of six clergy and six lay members elected by the Convention of the Diocese. Those newly appointed will serve in their positions until the next election at Diocesan Convention in November 2025. Beginning this year, the Diocesan Council committed to a change in format to meet in-person on a quarterly basis with a robust agenda grounded in the Strategic Vision of the Diocese, the diocesan budget, and the relationships among the various commissions and partnerships that make up our collective ministry.

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