# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Stoking the Fire
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 22 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sun, 24 May, 2026 at 12:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Stoking the Fire will be May 22-24, Pentecost weekend.  This year the retreat will be at 1st Friends Richmond, Whitewater Monthly Meeting in Richmond Indiana.   

In one of her books, the author Brené Brown writes about a muscle injury that took her off the pickleball court. As she worked toward healing and preventing future injury, Brown’s physical trainer explained that her core muscles were weak. This left Brown open to injury, because she was relying too much on smaller muscle groups rather than on her larger muscles groups—lats, abs, and glutes. In order to achieve her goals on and off the pickleball court, Brown had to go back to the fundamentals, building the strength of her core. 
 
This year’s Stoking the Fire theme, Rediscovering the Fundamentals, is about reclaiming the fundamentals of our spiritual fire—getting us to a place where we can empower the core strength of our faith. We will be exploring questions about the space between ideal and real. What do we consider fire? Does everyone’s fire need to be identical? How do we show up for ourselves and one another when all we have is a small spark? What does it look like to stoke the flames of spiritual fire when it is raining and damp and the kindling is wet? 

Speakers/presenters for this year’s STF will be FUM General Secretary Kelly Kellum, FUM Global Ministries Coordinator Karla Jay, FUM Communications Director Dan Kasztelan and FUM North American and Caribbean Ministries Coordinator Michael Sherman. 

We will be kindling our spiritual fires with meaningful songs of formation and grounding, I Love You, Lord and It Only Takes a Spark, and Create in Me a Clean Heart.  

Create in me a clean heart, O God, 
And renew a right spirit within me. 
Create in me a clean heart, O God, 
And renew a right spirit within me. 
Cast me not away from Thy presence; 
Take not Thy holy Spirit from me. 
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; 
And renew a right spirit within me. 

Together, we will seek out ways to restore the joy of God’s salvation as we work to have a right spirit renewed within us allowing God to create in us clean hearts.  

You can register for this year’s Stoking the Fire using this link: 

https://www.cognitoforms.com/FriendsUnitedMeeting/StokingTheFire2026RediscoveringTheBasics
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/richmond/stoking-the-fire/200029921311148
- **Event Categories**: meetups, art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Richmond
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: First Friends - A Quaker Meeting
- **lat**: 39.85993
- **long**: -84.8894
- **full address**: First Friends - A Quaker Meeting, 2010 Chester Blvd.,Richmond,IN,United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Stoking the Fire being held?
  - **A:** Stoking the Fire takes place on Fri, 22 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sun, 24 May, 2026 at 12:30 pm at First Friends - A Quaker Meeting, 2010 Chester Blvd.,Richmond,IN,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Stoking the Fire?
  - **A:** Stoking the Fire is organized by Friends United Meeting.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Stoking the Fire is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Richmond, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Stoking the Fire sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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