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Friends General Conference is grateful to have received these photos from our Friend Mayland Darlington Crosson, who attended the 1954 Gathering of Friends in Cape May, New Jersey. She writes: These photos were taken by several people, all at the Seacrest House (High School and Young Adult House) in Cape May, New Jersey, July 1954,…

The below call to action was written by participants in the Letting our Light Shine: Governance & Friends workshop at the 2024 Gathering in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The world is facing problems of scale & significance never before seen. We believe that the goal of Beloved Community is POSSIBLE and that Quakers and our organizations have…

FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: Participate in Spring Lobby Weekend with Friends Committee on National Legislation.

FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: Attend a retreat for Friends of Color.

FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: Read Quaker children’s books–they are not just for kids.

FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: Attend an FGC Spiritual Deepening eRetreat.

FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: Take action through the American Friends Service Committee.

FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: Search for additional Quaker communities that can support you! 

FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: Read and use Worship In Song: A Friends Hymnal.

FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: Learn about Quaker colleges.

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…

I want to frame this with my concern for building the trustworthy church. And, to me a trustworthy church, in Quaker terms, is a church where the leadership, the visible leadership, knows or is reminded by the rebels that our single most important query that faces any business meeting is “what does God want to…