Spring FUM Board Meetings Scheduled at Quaker Hill - March and June 2025

The clerk of the FUM Board (Sarah Lookabill) has decided that the North American and Caribbean Region of the Board will meet in Richmond from March 6-8, 2025. Rania Maayeh, RFS Head of School and and Kelly Kellum, General Secretary have advised Sarah Lookabill that it is not advisable for the General Board to continue plans to host our Spring meeting in Ramallah, she approved. We did not decide to cancel the planned trip to Ramallah lightly, especially considering the tradition of hosting a General Board meeting at one of our field sites every triennium. The clerk has decided that the North American and Caribbean Region of the Board will meet in Richmond from March 6-8, 2025. Kelly Kellum is currently making arrangements to visit with a much smaller group on a pastoral care and solidarity trip to Ramallah during the first week of April.

Additionally, the clerk is working with the North American Ministries Committee regarding our 5-7 June General Board Meeting. Since Pentecost weekend coincides with Stoking the Fire, which we are hosting, the General Board sessions will start on Thursday morning, 5 June, and end on Friday afternoon, 6 June. We encourage board members to stay for the weekend of spiritual enrichment and growth. The schedule and details for these sessions are still being developed.  We will continue to share information with the Board and on our website as we learn more!  Thank you for your understanding.