Greetings FCNI Members and Friends,

As I look out my window, I see leaves starting to bud on the trees and spring flowers starting to emerge from the ground after being hidden away during the cold winter. Most of the lakes have lost their thick cover of ice and the water birds have returned for a few short months. The changing seasons remind me of what it is like to be a nurse. There are times when we are on the hard, lonely path of nursing, our winter season, and we feel overwhelmed, undervalued and unsure how to best serve those we have been called to care for. Then spring slowly starts to reveal itself when life is refreshed around us and we feel hopeful. The spring of nursing is a time when we feel supported, hopeful and valued in the profession that God has called us to. How appropriate it is that we celebrate Florence Nightingale’s birthday and National Nurses Week in May, in the midst of spring! Faith Community Nurses International (FCNI) recognizes the hard work you do as nurses and values your expertise. What sets us apart from other faith community nursing organizations is that we are an organization for FCNs by FCNs. We are committed to supporting you in your practice. We welcome nurses in all stages of their careers, from nursing students to those who may be nearing retirement. Whether you are looking at our website for the first time, or have been a part of FCNI for years, we are glad you are here!

FCNI has been working hard to provide nurses with quality educational opportunities throughout the year. While the educational topics are focused towards FCNs, they are ones that all nurses can relate to and benefit from. The content varies and is available as live webinars along with past webinars that can be found on the website under the “Education” tab, then “Videos-Past Webinars”. We also offer additional resources and support to nurses through research opportunities, our online journal “International Journal of Faith Community Nursing”, and the practice toolkit and monthly health topics which can be downloaded for use in your faith communities. The respiratory infections and vaccination resources that were the focus of our Summer 2025 campaign with CVEEP can now be found under the Practice Toolkit tab under “Respiratory Health and Prevention”.

Each of you has a unique set of skills that are used within your nursing practice. We would be honored if you would consider sharing your skills and talents with FCNI. This might mean becoming a member if you are not already one, telling others about FCNI or serving on one of our committees. Whether you have a talent for writing, research, finances, practice or education, there is a committee for you!

As part of our ongoing commitment to FCNs, we continue to improve our website in order for it to be user friendly. We also strive to reach more of the international community of FCNs. Our hope is to grow our international membership and to also provide more international nursing resources to the practice toolkit. You are all a wealth of information. If you have FCN resources that you would like to share, we would be happy to include them in the toolkit.

Despite the fact that spring has just arrived, we are already finalizing FCNI’s annual virtual conference, which will be held this fall. “Whole Person Health: Implications for Faith Community Nursing Research and Practice”, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with presenters from both the U.S and Norway. Please see more information about the annual conference below.

Here is our June CNE webinar coming up:

"A Primer on Research, EBP, and QI for the Faith Community Nurse"
Presented By: Mary Lynne Knighten, Donna Callaghan, and Lori Kokoszka
Date & Time: Thu. June 11 at 6 pm CST (Central Standard Time U.S.)

Whether a nurse is looking for resources for their FCN ministry, continuing education webinars, or would like to be part of a nursing organization that will uphold you in prayer, FCNI has a place for you! Please prayerfully consider becoming a member if you are not already one.

FCNI celebrates you and all you do for the people you care for!

NEW BENEFIT FOR FCNI MEMBERS!

Discounted subscription to the Journal of Christian Nursing through Lippincott using code WMK028AA.

• Go to journalofchristiannursing.com and click on “Subscribe to Journal.
• Enter promo code WMK028AA in the shopping cart.
• This code takes a 1 year print + online subscription from $90 to $72.

This benefit is graciously made possible by Dr. Kathy Schoonover-Shoffner, Editor-in-Chief of JCN

Keynote: “Spiritual Care and Assessment in FCN Practice”

Tove Giske, PhD, RN, Bergen, Norway and Pamela Cone, PhD, RN, Scottsdale, Az Tove Giske and Pamela Cone are longtime nursing research partners in nursing education, nursing practice, and spiritual care and assessment.

Research Drives Practice: Topic: Communication Considerations with Individuals and Families in EOL Care. Tami Borneman was a nurse researcher with Betty Ferrell at the City of Hope in Los Angeles, CA.

Practice Drives Research: Trauma-Informed Care for Victims of Trauma, Crises, and Sexual Assault. Amy Haycraft is a faculty and Psych Nurse Practitioner with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Closing Session: Topic: Sleep Hygiene and Well-being. Ana-Marie Gallo is a Clinical Nurse Specialist, faculty at Azuza Pacific University, and nurse scholar studying sleep.

Practice drives research Research drives practice