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Members of the Council of the General Synod (CoGS) for the 2025-2028 triennium include:

  • President: The Most Rev. Shane Parker
  • Prolocutor: The Ven. Tanya Phibbs
  • Deputy Prolocutor: Brian Lee
  • Chancellor: Canon Clare Burns
  • Interim General Secretary: Canon Ian Alexander (non-voting)
  • Acting Interim General Secretary: Dr. Andrea Mann (non-voting)
  • Treasurer: Amal Attia
  • National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop: The Most Rev. Chris Harper

Elected members

The Council of the General Synod in June 2025.

Province of British Columbia and Yukon

  • The Rt. Rev. Clara Plamondon
  • The Ven. Jeffrey Mackie-Deernsted
  • Zach Groves
  • Anne McMichael
  • Gia Love (youth member)

Province of Northern Lights

  • The Rt. Rev. Helen Kennedy
  • The Ven. Jordan Haynie Ware
  • The Ven. Lauren Schoeck
  • Connie Jensen
  • Mary McKay
  • Colleen Walker
  • Henry Thiessen (youth member)

Province of Ontario

  • The Rt. Rev. Dr. Susan Bell
  • The Very Rev. Douglas Michael
  • Dorothy Patterson
  • Noah Skinner
  • Paige Keller (youth member)

Province of Canada

  • The Rt. Rev. John Watton
  • The Rev. Mickton Phiri
  • Dion Lewis
  • Edith Marshall
  • Sally Smith (youth member)

Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples

  • The Rev. Canon Dr. Murray Still
  • Rosie Jane Tailfeathers

Anglican Military Ordinariate: Lt. Col the Rev. Canon Judson Bridgewater
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada: TBA

Partners

The Episcopal Church: Warren Hawk (non-voting)
Alongside Hope: The Rev. Cynthia Haines Turner (non-voting)

Acknowledging the land and God’s creation

This acknowledgement is crafted in light of the Principles of Reconciliation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, as we seek to live faithfully in Christ and in right relationship with all. 

We give thanks to the Creator for this land, its waters, forests and all living beings, and for the abiding presence of Christ among us. From coast to coast to coast, these have been cared for and nurtured by First Nations, Inuit and Métis through countless generations. 

We honour the enduring relationship Indigenous Peoples have cultivated with these lands and waters, and the treaties and agreements that reflect these sacred bonds. We acknowledge the harms caused by colonial expansion, through frameworks like the Doctrine of Discovery and structures like the residential school system. We recognize our past failures as a Church, including disruption of connections to the land and suppression of Indigenous spiritualities. 

Guided by the gospel of Jesus Christ, we confess our need for healing. We commit ourselves to seeking truth, pursuing reconciliation and nurturing harmony with all creation. We place our trust in Christ, through whom all things are reconciled to God. 

May God strengthen us to live faithfully as stewards of the Earth. Let us walk in love, justice and reconciliation, joining in God’s work to restore all creation.