Annual Conference
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Susan Brown Snook, Bishop of San Diego, and the Vergers and Staff of St. Paul's Cathedral are excited to welcome the Vergers Guild of the Episcopal Church to their 2023 Annual Conference. Head Verger Lisa Churchill and her team have put together an awesome conference. Great fun, wonderful fellowship, sacred worship, stellar workshops, and a dynamic Keynote speaker.
Make plans to join us for the 35th Annual gathering, September 28 through October 1, 2023 in San Diego. (click here)
About the VGEC Annual Conferences
One of the most anticipated and popular activities of the Vergers Guild of the Episcopal Church is our annual conference which takes place at a member parish each year.
These exciting events are normally held Thursday through Sunday in late September to mid-October. Each conference has a series of sessions that cover several topics of interest to the verger and several events that foster fellowship, learning, and worship during the weekend.
Each conference culminates with a festival Holy Eucharist with a procession of all vergers in attendance. Each conference has an official conference photo to commemorate the weekend. Photos for all past conferences are located HERE.
Future Conferences
If you are interested in hosting a VGEC Annual Conference, please contact the chair of the VGEC Annual Conference Committee at conference@vergers.org. You will be asked to submit this VGEC Annual Conference proposal document as part of the process.
Past Conferences
2021 Virtual Annual Conference
2020 Virtual Annual Conference
2019 Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas
2018 Denver, Colorado
2017 Atlanta, Georgia
2016 Spokane, Washington
2015 St. Louis, Missouri
2014 Burlington, Ontario Canada
2013 Nashville, Tennessee
2012 Lakeland, Florida
2011 Cleveland, Ohio
2010 Washington, DC
2009 San Diego, California
2008 Burlington, Vermont
2007 Albuquerque, New Mexico
2006 Boca Raton, Florida
2005 Sewanee, Tennessee
2004 Dallas, Texas
2003 Lexington, Kentucky
2002 Denver, Colorado
2001 Overland Park, Kansas
2000 Vancouver, BC Canada
1999 Jackson, Mississippi
1998 Houston, Texas
1997 New York City, New York
1996 Atlanta, Georgia
1995 Spokane, Washington
1994 Indianapolis, Indiana
1993 Miami, Florida
1992 St Louis, Missouri
1991 Phoenix, Arizona
1990 San Francisco, California
1989 Nashville, Tennessee, Inaugural Conference
All VGEC Annual Conference photos are available at photos.vergers.org.