Dear friends of the Charlotte Fellows,
With sad but hopeful hearts, the Charlotte Fellows board has made the difficult decision to take one year off from hosting Charlotte Fellows in our program. We have welcomed 11 consecutive classes of Charlotte Fellows since beginning the program, and Lord willing, we will welcome our 12th class for the 22-23 year.
Along with the rest of the world, the Charlotte Fellows program adjusted many aspects of this year’s program to account for the Covid-19 pandemic, from securing a rental house for the guy Fellows to assisting Project 658’s mission to support CMS students while learning virtually. Even when Fellows Director Connice Dyar unexpectedly had to step back in the fall, the Lord prepared a way for Assistant Director Laurabeth Harris to seamlessly transition into her role.
As we look towards the future of the Charlotte Fellows program, the Board felt the Lord directing us to take a year off from hosting Fellows in order to focus on hiring a new full time Executive Director and re-build several key components of the program. Along with our partner churches, volunteers and alumni, we plan to re-launch a strong Charlotte Fellows program in the fall of 2022.
While we are saddened that for the first time in 11 years our beloved city won’t be filled with our Charlotte Fellows, we will continue to pray and seek the Lord’s wisdom as He makes the path clear for our program. If you know of anyone who may be interested in the full time Executive Director position, please email Adam Sellner (afsellner@gmail.com) for more details. If you feel led to join us in this work in a volunteer capacity, please reach out to Interim Director, Laurabeth Harris (laurabeth.harris@charlottefellows.org). Most of all, please join us in praying for the Lord to direct our next steps. Thank you for being a faithful partner.