Jen Ambrose

Mico attended many FGC Gatherings in the East before they got the wild idea to plan one closer to home — on the West Coast. In 2006 they co-clerked the Gathering in Tacoma, WA.

Memorable Gatherings, retreats, worship and connections helped us do the important work of Building Resilient Community.

“We are dimming our lights for fear of what people will think of us. The people [from our Quaker history] that we now uphold as heroes — the humanitarians, the justice leaders, etc. They were considered fanatics during their time. What if those people who were on the right side of justice had support and backing for their leadings early on? What would have happened?”

“My Quaker faith definitely keeps me centered,” Kira says. For many years she’s participated in FGC’s Gathering, Ministry on Racism retreats, and online Spiritual Deepening eRetreats.

The High School Gathering Co-Clerk shares about the spiritual impact of the Gathering.

For thousands of Quakers, for hundreds of years, our shared reality and our lived experience continues to affirm one core truth — that the seed of God lives in everyone. We are guided by a love of community that helps us peel back the layers of our individual views and seek ongoing revelation. We are…

FGC’s 2023 Impact Report explores our experience of Seeing Anew over the past year. It dives into the experiences, opportunities and conversations that gave us new energy, ideas and perspective.

In the preface to his new biography, Dancing with History, Quaker activist and author George Lakey states, “I find there is something deeply human about wanting to show up—to be as Latin American activists might say, ‘presente!’ One way I think of my life’s mission for peace, justice, and equality is to make it right…

The 2023 Gathering was held on the west coast for the first time since 2006. It was a celebration, marking our return to being together in-person, witnessed by giant sequoia trees, flowering rose bushes and the 540 Friends and newcomers who traveled to Monmouth, Oregon. An additional 120 Friends participated online. Kri Burkander lives in…

The Gathering Together campaign strives to ensure that all Friends have access to the life-changing experiences that FGC provides.

High school student, Asma arrived at her first Gathering in 2022 after a 10-hour drive with Friends from her Florida meeting…

In considering a theme our upcoming 2022 Impact Report, FGC reflected on what the past year looked like. Amid the challenges, we kept seeing vitality emerge. We saw it in the Gathering Anew focus groups, the Quakers Uprooting Racism Cohort, Young Adult and Youth Programming, outreach to newcomers, and meeting collaborations. We saw The Vitality…