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Standing Committee

Our Standing Committee is an elected group of servants especially dedicated to overall parish health, stability, and opportunities to grow and thrive. Their duties, responsibilities, selection, and governance is established by Canon 8 of the Canons of the Diocese of Indianapolis.

If a Bishop or Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese, who is canonically authorized to act, is unavailable, the Standing Committee shall have the Ecclesiastical Authority of the Diocese for the time being. This authority extends to matters of consent to ordinations within the diocese, and consent to elections of bishops throughout the church. Only the standing committee can authorize sale of property or taking on debt.

In January 2023, the Standing Committee organized the second Episcopal Mutual Ministry Review with Bishop Jennifer. The Rev. Canon Linda Grentz facilitated the process. To review the executive summary of the results of the Episcopal Mutual Ministry Review, please click HERE or email Janet Brinkworth.

Members

The Rev. Karen Sullivan (2024), Chair
Mr. George Eastman (2026)
The Rev. Dr. Paul Jacobson (2026)
Mr. Michael McGraw (2024)
Ms. Sue Murray (2025)
The Rev. Dr. Matt Seddon (2025)
The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, ex officio

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