MISSIO, THE ANNUAL GLOBAL MISSION CONFERENCE

Attend Missio to be strengthened by mission companionship in community.

Missio, the annual Global Mission Conference that GEMN convenes, is an opportunity to connect with others who are passionate about mission, be inspired by gifted speakers, and learn and grow through small-group discussions.  You’ll be able to gather resources to take back to your congregation, diocese, seminary, or mission agency as you continue to discern how God is sending you out into a hurting world.

Missio is held in the Second Week after Easter each year. 

Missio 2025 will be held in San Pedro Sula in the Diocese of Honduras, April 29-May 2!  Save the dates and stay tuned for registration details.  The Mission Formation Program will be held in tandem with Missio, April 28-29. 

Future Missio dates:

2026: April 16-18 in the Diocese of Lexington 

2027, April 6-8, venue TBD

2024 Missio: "Joining God's Mission in Tension Times"
Past Conferences

History of the Missio conferences, 1996-2026

Missio, the annual Global Mission Conference for the Episcopal Church, has been a core initiative of GEMN since 1996, creating a dedicated space for gathering mission-minded dioceses, mission agencies, congregations, religious orders, seminaries and individuals to learn, discern and exchange best practices for global mission engagement. Recently, we have sought to hold the conference outside of the continental US once every three years, so far in Colombia, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.  Beginning in 2025, the standard timing of Missio will be Wednesday-Friday in the Second Week of Easter.

Past conferences:

  1. June 1996 – Nashville, TN
  2. April 1997 – San Antonio, TX
  3. May 1998 – Ellenton, FL
  4. April 1999 – Denver, CO
  5. October 2000 – Fort Mitchell, KY
  6. June 2001 – Los Angeles, CA
  7. June 2002 – Virginia Seminary, Alexandria, VA
  8. June 2003 – Boise, ID
  9. June 2004 – Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, TX
  10. June 2005 – Indianapolis, IN
  11. June 2006 – Gambier, OH
  12. June 2007 – Monteagle, TN
  13. June 2008 – Held in conjunction with “Everyone, Everywhere” – Baltimore, MD
  14. May 2009 – Burlingame, CA
  15. June 2010 – Virginia Seminary, Alexandria, VA
  16. October 2011 – Held in conjunction with “Everyone, Everywhere” – Estes Park, CO
  17. May 2012 – Ivoryton, CT
  18. May 2013 – Bogota, Colombia
  19. May 2014 – Seattle, WA – New Directions in Mission
  20. May 2015 – All Saints’ Church, Atlanta, GA – Mission and Peacemaking
  21. May 2016 – Ponce, Puerto Rico – Mission amid Migration
  22. May 2017 – Camp McDowell, Nauvoo, AL – Reconciliation: God’s Mission and Ours
  23. April 2018 – Virginia Seminary, Alexandria, VA – Mission Connects Us: God, World, Church
  24. April 2019 – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – Evangelism in Mission
  25. April 2020 – Indianapolis, IN – canceled due to Covid-19 Pandemic
  26. April 2021 – Online – Earthkeeping: Creation Care in God’s Mission
  27. May 2022 – Online – Women in Mission
  28. May 2023 – Tampa, Florida – Mission: Journey toward Healing
  29. March 2024 – Online – Joining God’s Mission in Tension Times

Missio in the immediate future: 

2025: April 29-May 2 in San Pedro Sula at the invitation of the Diocese of Honduras.

2026: April 16-18 at the invitation of the Diocese of Lexington (Kentucky)

2027: April 6-8, venue TBD