The Charis Fellowship held its annual Charis Conversation business meeting on Thursday, July 31, 2025, on the final day of Charis Fellowship Conference in Lititz, Pennsylvania. A 24-page delegate report was sent to all registered delegates on July 5. Details were reviewed during the Charis Conversation. Voting was then conducted throughout the week following Conference through a secure online ballot. 156 registered delegates from Charis Fellowship churches across the US and Canada participated in the 2025 vote, and all items voted on were approved.
Oscar Chavez (Hope City Church in Norwalk, Calif.) was elected to begin serving on the Fellowship Council this year. Jeremy Bury (Marysville Grace Church in Marysville, Ohio) was affirmed to begin serving a full-term, and Trevin Hoekzema (Calvert Grace Community Church in Owings, Md.) was affirmed to begin serving on the Fellowship Council this year.
The 2026 Charis Fellowship budget was approved. In addition, Spanish World Ministries and Steady Hands were both approved by delegates to be recognized as Cooperating Ministries of the Charis Fellowship. The ratification of the Fellowship Council’s appointment of Tim Hodge as Secretary and Doug Courter as Treasurer were both approved. Several excellent comments and suggestions were also received from delegates and will be further discussed by members of the Fellowship Council.
Thank you to all delegates who participated this year, and to all churches who submitted their statistical report and Fellowship contribution. Also, to the three men who completed their terms serving on the Fellowship Council, thank you for serving the Fellowship well: Laban Reeves who served a five-year term (2020–2025), and John McIntosh (2024–2025) and Jeremy Bury (2023–2025) who both stepped in to complete incomplete terms. If you have any questions or need additional information, contact the Fellowship Office here.