Annual Meeting 2025 Schedule

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Friday, November 14 

11:00-11:45 a.m.          Coffee with F/friends: An informal time for fellowship

12:00-1:00 p.m.            Opening of Annual Meeting
Daily Action: Calls to Congress

1:00-1:15 p.m.              Break

1:15-2:30 p.m.              Meeting for Worship with Concern for Business
Michael Fuson, Clerk; Kitty Ufford-Chase, Assistant Clerk; Becky Steele, Recording Clerk

• Executive Committee report
• Policy Committee report & introduction of AI policy statement revision
• Development Committee report
• Naming Committee report
• Nominating Committee report

2:30-3:00 p.m.              Break

3:00-4:00 p.m.              Plenary: Acting for Democracy’s Future (Part 1)
Timothy Snyder in conversation with Larissa Gil Sanhueza (FCNL)

4:00-4:30 p.m.                  Break

4:30-5:30 p.m.              Plenary: Acting for Democracy’s Future (Part 2)
Adam Russell Taylor (Sojourners), Itzel Hernandez (AFSC), Maya Wiley (Leadership Conference on Civil Rights), in conversation with Bridget Moix (FCNL)

5:30-6:30 p.m.              Break (Optional time for informal small group conversations about the program)

6:30-7:15 p.m.              Evolving Nationwide Advocacy with FCNL’s Strategic Advocacy Team

7:15-7:30 p.m.              Break

7:30-8:30 p.m.              Worship sharing in small groups (see worship sharing guidance here.)

Saturday, November 15 

11-11:45 a.m.               Caucus groups meet
Space for people to connect around a shared social identity, or for accountability. Groups offered: LGBTQIA+, people of color, young adults, people with disability, European descent/white.

12:00-12:45 p.m.          Worship sharing in small groups (see worship sharing guidance here.)

12:45-1:00 p.m.            Break

1:00-2:15 p.m.              Meeting for Worship with Concern for Business

• Treasurer’s report
• Finance Committee report
• Capital Campaign Committee report
• Field Committee report
• Introduction of proposed FCNL bylaw changes
• Celebration of committee history

2:15-3:00 p.m.              Daily Action: Today, Tomorrow, and December

3:00-3:30 p.m.              Break

3:30-4:30 p.m.              Reflection and feedback on Artificial Intelligence policy revision
For members of FCNL’s General Committee

4:30-5:00 p.m.              Break

5:00-7:15 p.m.              Conversation with FCNL Lobbyists
Opening remarks with Amelia Kegan (FCNL) and two break-out conversations with FCNL policy experts, including current FCNL program assistants and Scoville Fellow.

7:15-7:30 p.m.              Break

7:30-8:30 p.m.              Reflecting on the day in small groups

Sunday November 16

11:00-11:45 a.m.          Caucus groups meet

12:00-12:45 p.m.          2025-2026 Standing Committees meet

12:45-1:00 p.m.            Break

1:00-2:00 p.m.              Justice Calls, Love Unites: Building Inclusive Democracy
With Stephen Donahoe (FCNL)

2:00-2:15 p.m.              Break

2:15-3:45 p.m.              Meeting for Worship with Concern for Business

• Memorial meeting for worship  
• AJEDI Working Group report
• For approval:
  • AI policy statement revision
  • Nominations
  • FCNL bylaw changes

3:45-4:00 p.m.              Break

4:00-5:00 p.m.              Closing Worship
Mary Lou Hatcher, Worship Leader

5:15-6:00 p.m.              Executive Committee meets 
For Executive Committee members only