President's Blog

You are invited to attend two upcoming virtual Town Hall meetings on September 19 and 26 (both from 1:00-3:00pm EST) hosted by our Fellowship National Council.

The latest AoF Report was sent to you on June 25th sharing the status of the draft AoF with a glimpse into what to expect.

The English draft Affirmation of Faith was sent to our English-speaking churches on September 5th, with the French version of the draft Affirmation of Faith following soon after to our French-speaking churches.

We need your feedback:

1. Each church board will be encouraged to complete a brief survey, which will accompany the draft AoF (deadline: October 15th)

2. All Fellowship family members will be invited to attend two virtual Town Hall meetings (September 19th and 26th)

3. All Fellowship National Conference delegates will have opportunity to comment (November 12th)

Affirmation of Faith Town Hall Meetings

The Chair of the AoF Team, Doug Blair, will be hosting the two virtual Town Hall meetings hosted on Zoom on September 19th and 26th, each from 1:00-3:00pm EST, as opportunities to note that, due to the challenges of a virtual setting and the number of people anticipated to be a part of the Town Hall meetings, there will likely be some limitations in the amount of feedback possible.) The first meeting (September 19th) will address the first seven articles of the draft AoF and the second meeting (September 26th) will address the second seven articles.

We plan to use an interactive tool (Mentimeter) to capture as much feedback as possible. Some time will be given for sharing verbal comments during these meetings, but note that more discussion time will be provided during the three-hour gathering at FNC 2024 (November 12th, 2:00-5:00pm).

Your Fellowship National Council promised a transparent process process (see Process for Change document) during our Affirmation of Faith journey. Your AoF Team hopes to hear from many of our constituency through the church board survey, interactive Town Hall meetings, and discussion at FNC 2024. Please plan to participate in one, two, or all three opportunities to share your feedback and suggestions. To register for one or both of the AoF Town Hall meetings on September 19th and 26th, click here.

We look forward to seeing you virtually on September 19th and 26th and live on November 12th at FNC 2024 in Niagara Falls, ON. Note that Zoom link(s) will be sent a day or two prior to the event.