Río Texas Annual Conference

administrative agency

Committee on the Episcopacy

Supports the bishop and the work of the episcopal office.

Book of Discipline
¶636636 · Conference Committee on Episcopacy1. There shall be a conference committee on episcopacy elected quadrennially by the annual conference at the session following the General Conference. The committee's membership shall number at least seven, but no more than seventeen.…The Book of Discipline 2020/2024, ¶636 · via PlenaryRead ¶636 in full →
Members
12
Accountable to
Annual Conference

Source: 2026 Río Texas Pre-Conference Report · p. 148 ↗

This year’s members

As of 2026-06-08 · 2026 nominations report

1 seat is up for election this year — shown highlighted below. See the full slate and how to nominate.

MemberDistrictStatusGenderRace / ethnicity
Cynthia Fierro Harvey – BishopConferenceClergyFemaleHispanic/Latino
Jay BrimNorthLayMaleWhite
Brooks SchuelkeNorthLayMaleWhite
Daesub HanNorthClergyMaleAsian
Minerva CanalesSouthLayFemaleHispanic/Latino
Lupina Villapando Stewart – ChairCentralClergyFemaleHispanic/Latino
Kevin ReedNorthLayMaleWhite
Teresa KeeseCentralLayFemaleWhite
Claire Sharpup for electionNorthLayFemaleWhite
Robert PeralesSouthClergyMaleHispanic/Latino
Rachel WrightNorthLayFemaleWhite
James AmersonSouthClergyMaleAfrican American
Jason AdamsCentralClergyMaleWhite
Cynthia EngstromCentralClergyFemaleWhite

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