New Quaker Checklist #7
August 9, 2024
FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: read An Introduction to Quakerism.
New Quaker Checklist #6
July 31, 2024
FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: view QuakerSpeak videos.
New Quaker Checklist #5
July 31, 2024
FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: follow Quaker organizations on Social Media.
New Quaker Checklist #1
July 30, 2024
FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: attend meeting for worship for newcomers and seekers.
A Gathering Epistle From “Acting Out a New Story” Workshop
July 24, 2024
July 5, 2024 To All Friends Everywhere Eleven Friends gathered this week at Haverford College during Friends General Conference, under the theme of Acting out a New Story, Singing A New Song. We’d like to tell you our experience even if this expression is an imperfect sketch of something impossible to put it into words. …
Statement on events of July 13, 2024
July 14, 2024
Yesterday in Butler, Pennsylvania, lives were lost and people–including a former president of the United States–were injured in a violent attack.
Attending the Gathering from Childhood Reinforced Lifelong Connections with Friends
April 19, 2024
Susan Taylor shares about the loving sense of community that drew her to the FGC Gathering.
Eavesdropping on Ministers: How are Meetings and Quaker Institutions Supporting Public Ministry?
March 14, 2024
An article by Windy Cooler about how meetings do, or do not, support public ministry among their members.
Reforming the Modern Prison System With Quaker Values in Mind
January 30, 2024
The modern prison system is a legacy of Quaker ideology, asserts Christina Pan, FGC’s intern through the Georgetown VIEW Program.
The Concerns of Public Ministry
December 28, 2023
by Windy Cooler I need to find ways to put my love into the world. It is frustrating but the Society of Friends does not have the kinds of relationships I longed for. What [I have] learned was a lot of people were getting hurt. A public minister in the liberal tradition, Fall 2023
FGC Office Closed December 25-26
December 22, 2023
Friends General Conference will be closed on December 25 and December 26. The office will reopen on Wednesday, December 27, 2023.
What is a Quaker Public Minister?
November 27, 2023
by Windy Cooler Throughout Friends General Conference, Friends are taking up the cause of “right relationship,” as 18th-century Quaker public minister John Woolman advocated. This cause involves addressing previously taboo issues and bringing hidden hurts into the healing light. This is the essence of a public minister’s role: summoning the courage to confront harsh realities,…