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Annual Sessions Information, July 24–27

Annual Sessions Information, July 24–27

Wilmington Yearly Meeting of Friends will convene on Thursday, July 24 through Sunday, July 27.  Thursday's pre-Yearly Meeting retreat will be an outing to the Great Council State Park & Museum in Xenia, OH. The park and museum are free, but you may want to take...

Yearly Meeting Officers and Committees

WYM Officers

Presiding Clerk, Patricia Thomas
Asst. Presiding Clerk, Doug Woodmansee
Recording Clerk, Judy Leasure
Asst. Recording Clerk,  Robin Hansel
Treasurer, J.P. Lund
WYM Coordinator, Melodi Goff (staff)

Finance and Stewardship

Mike Anderson, Clerk (2027)
Duane Early (2027)
Jeannette Hamby (2027)
Lee Armlovich, Recording Clerk (2028)
J.P. Lund,  Treasurer, Ex Officio
Mel Goff, Coordinator, Ex Officio

Wilmington College Committee

Miriam Speaight, Clerk (2026)
Stephen Pottoff (2026)
Terry Miller (2026)
Nancy Bernard (2026)
Bill Kincaid Jr. (2026)
Paul Moke (2027)
Doug Burk (2027)
Jennilou Grotevaunt (2028)
Nancy McCormick, Campus Minister

Christian Concerns for Peace and Society

Gary Huffenberger, Clerk (2026)
Jonathan Goff (2026)
Melodi Goff (2028)
Penny Kincaid (2027)
Christine Snyder (2026)
Becky Strafford (2027)
Scilla Wahrhaftig (2026)

Ministry and Counsel Officers

Presiding Clerk, David Goff
Asst.Clerk, Jonathan Goff
Recording Clerk, Miriam Speaight
Asst. Recording Clerk, Rebecca Strafford

Youth and Young Adults

Jon Goff, clerk (2026)
Becky Godfrey (2028)
James Godfrey (2027)
Eric Guindon (2028)
Ashlyn Stanton-Henry (2028)
Nancy McCormick (2028)
Vicky Powers (2028)
Jordon Snarr, Youth Minister Ex. Off.

Program Planning Committee

Marla Stewart, clerk (2027)
Dave Goff (2028)
Mary Ann Raizk (2027)
Penny Kincaid (2027)
Mel Goff, WYM Coordinator (ex officio)

WYM Trustees

JP Lund, clerk (2028)
Hannah Lutz, treasurer (2028)
Jim Newby (2026)
Mary Ann Raizk (2026)
Mike Miller (2027)
Mel Goff, WYM Coordinator (ex officio)

Quaker Knoll Grounds and Facilities

Russell Kincaid, clerk
Cody Camp
Lydia Donovan
David Hackney
Kevin Snarr
Doug Woodmansee
Mike Miller, Rep. from WYM Trustees
Mel Goff, WYM Coordinator, ex officio

Missions and Evangelism

Cathy Hadley, clerk
Jeannette Hamby
Mary Ellen Krisher
Rick Kendall
Katie Terrell

Historical Materials Resource Contacts

Joan Van Sickle Sloan
Christine Snyder

Training and Recording

Craig Strafford, clerk (2027)
Jennilou Grotevant
Nancy McCormick
Jim Newby
Patricia Thomas

book of discipline

Faith & Practice

This is our declaration of what it means to be Quaker in the membership of the Wilmington Yearly Meeting.

The book is divided into three major parts:

PART I — FAITH AND LIFE

PART II — ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS PROCEDURE

PART III — AUTHORIZED DECLARATION OF FAITH

Policies and Procedures

This manual is a reference for Wilmington Yearly Meeting members.  It is a collection of minutes and memoranda that describe how things are to be done.  For an organization run largely by volunteers who change from time to time, it is helpful to have these procedures documented in a place where people can find them.

The table of contents is below.  To get to the substance of any section, click on the title.

Section 1. Mission Statement

Section 2. Updating Procedure

Section 3: Organizational Description of Wilmington Yearly Meeting

pg. 1. Organizational Chart
pg. 2. Yearly Meeting Structure
pg. 3. Composition of Executive Committee
pg. 4. Structural Changes Approved in July 2021
pg. 5. Training and Recording Flow Chart

Section 4: Ministry and Counsel

pg. 1. Ministry and Counsel Description
pg. 3. Compete Process for Recording a Minister (Chart)

Section 5: Wilmington Yearly Meeting Committee Descriptions

pg. 1.  Yearly Meeting Structure
pg. 2. Yearly Meeting Committee General Information
pg. 3. Trustees & Fiduciary Corporation
pg. 4. Second Century Fund
pg. 5. Second Century Matching Funds
pg. 6. Composition of the Executive Committee
pg. 7. Christian Concerns for Peace and Society
pg. 8. Financial Stewardship Committee
pg. 9. Missions and Evangelism Committee
pg. 10. Friends Response Team
pg. 11. Quaker Knoll Grounds and Facilities
pg. 12. Youth and Young Adults Committee
pg. 13. WYM College Committee
pg. 15. Wilmington College Joint Trustee Nominating
pg. 16. Training and Recording Committee
pg. 17. Program Planning Committee
pg. 18. Historical Materials Resource Contact
pg. 19. Nominating Committee
pg. 20. Epistle Committee

Section 6: Roles and Responsibilities of Committee Clerks and Officers

pg. 1. Committee Clerks Roles and Responsibilities
pg. 2. YM Clerks Roles and Responsibilities
pg. 3. Recording Clerk Roles and Responsibilities
pg. 4. Treasurer Roles and Responsibilities

Section 7: Business Practices

pg. 1. Yearly Meeting Minutes
pg. 2. Consensus and Action Agendas
pg. 3  Forty-Five Day Guideline

Section 8: Finances

pg. 1. Fiduciary Corporation Funds
pg. 8. Administrative Policies for 2nd Century Fund
pg. 9. Trustees 2% Management Fee

Section 9: Personnel

pg. 1. Yearly Meeting Coordinator Job Description
pg. 3. Yearly Meeting Coordinator Term of Service

Section 10: Marriage

Minute on Marriages Under Care of Monthly Meetings and Churches

Section 11: Quaker Knoll Camp

pg 1.  Benchmarks
pg 3.  Code of Conduct
pg.5.  Medical Form
pg. 7.  Camping Program
pg. 8.  Adult Camp Counselor
pg. 9.  Counselor in Training
pg. 10. Camp Counselor
pg. 11. Camp Chaplain
pg. 12. Camp Director
pg. 13 Camp Nurse

Section 12: Harassment Policies and Procedures

pg. 1. Antiharassment Policy
pg. 3. Complaint Procedure
pg. 5. Eldering Guidelines

Section 13: Guidelines for Submitting Materials to Watson Library

Section 14: Wilmington College and WYM Relationship

1. Minute of Approval of Articles of Incorporation and Regulations
2. Wilmington College Revised and Amended Articles of Incorporation 2021
3. Wilmington College Revised and Amended Regulations 2021

WYM Expenditure Request Form Fillable Committee clerks, please download, complete, and email this form to the Yearly Meeting office to request funds as approved by your committee. The Minute from your committee meeting approving the expenditure should accompany the completed form if possible. Thank you for your efforts in helping the Finance Committee perform their role of good financial stewardship of the Yearly Meeting’s finances!

This pdf version of the 2024 Minute Book for the Wilmington Yearly Meeting of Friends has been redacted. Personal contact information has been removed, resulting in a truncated version of Section Three.