Annual Diocesan Convention

46th Annual Diocesan Convention

Our in-person gathering will begin with 5:00 p.m. Eucharist and catered reception afterwards on Friday, April 4, at St. James in Alexandria. The regular business meeting to follow on Saturday, April 5, at the Best Western Alexandria Inn & Suites.

Friday, April 4

St. James, Alexandria

5:00 p.m.- Opening Eucharist with Catered Reception to Follow

The Opening Eucharist will be livestreamed here.

Saturday, April 5

Best Western Alexandria Inn & Suites

8:30-9:30 a.m.- Check-In Begins

10:00 a.m.- Convention Convenes

Childcare will be available both days.


convention Registration 

2025 Diocesan Convention registration is now open! Please review the following notes before you begin:

  • Everyone must register:
    • Clergy
    • Lay Delegates
    • Lay Alternates (register as a visitor unless you will be replacing a Delegate)
    • Vendors
    • Visitors
    • Anyone who only wants to attend Friday night Eucharist and reception
  • There is NO COST to attend Convention. A meal will be included for each registrant.
  • Childcare will be available at all Convention events.
  • Display tables will be available for vendors from outside the diocese and diocesan clergy and laity who want to display information about their organization or ministry. Anyone who registers to attend Convention will be asked to indicate if they need display tables on their registration form. You do not need to complete a separate registration.

Register Now

Please click here for Registration FAQs.

STILL HAVE QUESTIONS? Please contact Joy Owensby.


Lodging Options

A room block has been secured at the Best Western Alexandria Inn & Suites. Lodging is optional and at your own expense.

Best Western Alexandria Inn & Suites

Address: 2720 N MacArthur Dr, Alexandria, LA 71303
Phone: (318) 445-5530
Room Block Code is "Diocese"
Double Queen- $109.49 plus taxes/fees
King-$104.49 plus taxes/fees
View hotel website

The conference center is located at the back of the hotel property. Click here to view a map.


We are the Episcopal Church in Western Louisiana. We are culturally diverse. We are welcoming. We believe in a loving, liberating, and life-giving God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection saved the world. And we know that God loves you – no exceptions.

PO Box 4330, Pineville, LA US 71361

(318) 442-1304

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