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by Barry Crossno Earlham School of Religion (ESR) recently held the Quaker Leadership Conference at their campus in Richmond, Indiana.  With many Quaker meetings and churches discerning how to live into a COVID endemic age, bringing Quaker leadership together to talk about this and other issues was timely and important.  There were Friends from across…

Thanks to the generosity of donors to FGC’s Gathering Together campaign, our community has been enriched by two new staff members.

Dear Friends, The staff of Friends General Conference will be participating in the work of team building, knowledge sharing, orientation, and visioning for the future at the 2023 FGC Staff Retreat from March 6 through March 9, 2023. Though FGC staff members will respond to your messages as soon as they can, please expect delays…

Friends General Conference warmly welcomes Kody Hersh to the role of Young Adult & Youth Coordinator.

Friends General Conference is pleased to announce the hiring of Hanae Togami in the Ministry on Racism Program.

Friends General Conference welcomes Pim Halka to staff!  Ze will join the Gathering team as Online Events Associate.

Friends General Conference condemns the act of insurrection at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. and prays for the safety of everyone involved.

FGC’s (currently virtual) office will be closed between December 24th, 2020 and January 3rd, 2021.

As the 2020 Election in the U.S. approaches, remember that we share a deep spiritual commitment to peace and nonviolence.

Ruth Reber experienced the FGC Gathering for the first time when she was three years old.

This March, FGC is welcoming a new Conference Coordinator – and she is a familiar face in the Quaker community!

FGC’s General Secretary Barry Crossno and Quaker author J. Brent Bill have collaborated on a new Pendle Hill pamphlet that examines the spiritual process of vocal ministry.