How is the church governed?

?  In an established, self-sustaining congregation, or "parish", day-to-day matters are handled by a panel of elected lay people called a "vestry, usually numbering twelve lay people. The head priest, or "rector", handles spiritual and worship-related matters, and usually serves in an advisory capacity on church committees. Depending on the size of the congregation, the rector may have one or several ordained assistants. Often there will be other lay or ordained people in charge of specific areas, such as a parish administrator, a music director, and a youth minister, to name a few.  Churches that are not self-sustaining are called "missions."  Often they are newly formed congregations, or congregations with a very small membership, administered by the bishop's office, and often largely funded by the diocese. All individual congregations are part of a larger geographical area called a "diocese," which is lead by a bishop. St. Andrews is in the Diocese of San Diego. Some churches in the Anglican Communion also have larger administrative districts called "archdioceses," which are comprised of several dioceses and are administered by "archbishops."  ECUSA does not have archdioceses or archbishops. Instead we have a "Presiding Bishop," who is elected to serve a nine-year term.