Johanna Jackson

This lesson plan is for the book “I Wanted to Know All About God.” Children age 4-8 can describe their own experience of the Divine.

This lesson plan is for the book “Somewhere Today: a Book of Peace.” It includes activities for a peace collage, acting, and service.

This lesson plan is for the book The Empty Pot. Lesson plans are appropriate for children ages 5-11. They include gardening and art projects.

This lesson plan is for the pamphlet “Friends and God,” a short, easy-to-read, pamphlet about Quaker concepts of the Divine.

This is a sample of what a young person might share with their meeting if they are applying to be a Conscientious Objector.

Some features of the FGC website will be temporarily down on Sunday, November 9. These include donation forms, submission forms, and registration forms. FGC expects that these features will return midday on Monday, November 10.

The 2026 Gathering will be spacious, somewhat simpler, and formatted differently than past Gatherings.

Read this evoking poem from Trayce Peterson, one of the co-clerks of the Young Adult and Youth Gathering.

Friends General Conference has updated its page on groups that support faithfulness.

The 2025 Young Adult and Youth Gathering ended on a sweet note. See a few photo highlights here, and learn about the program itself.

…queens and rainbow balloons without feeling afraid. The person with the pennywhistle did not waver. They stayed by the men for an hour, beeping. They had found a way to harmonize with the horn. Johanna Jackson Communications Coordinator…

The latest Spiritual Deepening eRetreat, “Quaker Tools for the Spiritual Journey,” held its last session on May 19. Here’s a brief report!