Two years ago, Fletcher Kitchell lost his job. He began looking for networking opportunities and came across YCP online. The chapter in his city hadn’t officially launched yet, so he followed along on social media and then, as life does, it faded into the background.

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Until a friend reached out. “He said, ‘You should consider a leadership position at YCP Indianapolis,'" Fletcher remembers. “And I had never even been to a meeting.”

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Fletcher doesn’t believe in coincidence. Over the years, he’s come to trust that the Lord often moves through other people, sometimes through an invitation that feels small at first. 

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He said yes to joining the YCP Indianapolis Leadership Team.‍

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Seeds You Don’t See Yet

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If you ask Fletcher what YCP has done for him, he pauses. “It’s honestly hard to explain,” he says. “I can see seeds being planted now that I probably won’t fully understand until much later.”

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One of those seeds was planted at a chapter retreat. He found himself sitting next to someone he’d never met before. They both worked in tech. They were both Catholic. And because of that shared foundation, the conversation moved quickly past small talk.

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“There was a comfort there,” he says. “Something about being understood just by showing up."

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At some point, the conversation turned toward family. Fletcher shared that he grew up without his father - something that has shaped him more than he often admits.

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“At that point,” he says, “I was starting to feel calloused. Like maybe this wound just wasn’t going anywhere. Maybe I should just get used to it.” The woman told him about a retreat called Life-Giving Wounds, a ministry for adult children of divorce.

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“For her to say, ‘There’s still healing possible for you,’ it spoke to a place in my heart I didn’t think could be touched anymore.”

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Within weeks, Fletcher had signed up for the retreat.

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Looking back, he’s not sure that conversation would have happened anywhere else. There’s something different, he says, about a space where faith isn’t assumed away or compartmentalized. YCP draws people who are serious about both their work and their relationship with Christ and that changes the depth of what gets shared.

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Showing Up Matters

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Fletcher is one of the older members of his chapter’s leadership team. He and his wife have four young children. He’s balancing a new job. Free time is limited. He’s realistic about that.

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But he also knows that presence matters.

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He describes the people in his chapter as strong professionals - thoughtful, capable, committed to their faith. Being part of that kind of circle has its own influence. And for younger members, simply seeing someone navigating marriage, fatherhood, and career with intention is a witness.

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YCP, he explains, holds a unique place. It’s one of the few environments where you don’t have to separate your faith from your ambition. The two can sit at the same table.

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The Multiplication Principle

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When asked what he would say to someone considering stepping into a Chapter Leader position, Fletcher doesn’t hesitate.‍

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“Our Lord is never outdone in generosity. When we give gifts, especially when they’re given from a good place, He multiplies them. The ways the Lord has blessed me…I can’t even count.”

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For him, YCP hasn’t just been a networking opportunity or another volunteer line on a résumé. It’s been a place where giving time, even when life is full, has come back in ways he didn’t expect.

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He is never outdone in generosity.