Barry Crossno shares his vision for the future.
July 5, 2012
GC at the 2012 FGC Gathering in Rhode Island.
Understanding Racism and Privilege among Friends
June 18, 2012
Challenging Racism This resource presents some queries to help Friends live the truth of their testimony to equality, discerned by the Religious Education Committee’s Subcommittee on Ending Racism and Privilege among Friends.
“New Meetings” project to nurture new worship groups and meetings
June 15, 2012
Friends General Conference is pleased to announce the formation of the “New Meetings” project to nurture new worship groups and meetings in the United States and Canada.
Interview with Donna McDaniel
June 12, 2012
I see many connections between where I have been led in some 50 years of working and my desire as a young woman to foster an understanding of democracy and equality.
Interview with Author Vanessa Julye
June 12, 2012
Vanessa is a member of Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, where she serves on the meeting’s Membership Care Committee and Ad Hoc Committee on Race and Racism.
Fit For Freedom Authors’ Reflection
June 12, 2012
Our research reveals surprising, perhaps to some shocking, levels of ambivalence and ambiguity in Friends’ relationships with African Americans throughout our history.
Quaker Voluntary Service
May 23, 2012
FGC staff are excited about this new Quaker initiative and wanted to be sure you heard about it.
An Interview with Barry Crossno
February 2, 2011
Barry is the new General Secretary of Friends General Conference. He was interviewed by Chris Pifer, Web and Online Communications Manager for FGC.
FGC Central Committee Minute Affirming LGBTQ Friends
November 1, 2004
Our experience has been that spiritual gifts are not distributed with regard to sexual orientation or gender identity.
FGC Publications & Distribution: A Short History
May 9, 2001
By Wesley Mason Well, wasn’t there always a Publications and Distribution (P&D;) program? No, like everything else we had a beginning. While FGC always produced publications of some type, the genesis of the current Publications and Distribution Program seems to have been in 1972 when FGC first formed a Religious Education (RE) Committee. Previously, written…
Cultures of Peace: The Hidden Side of History
March 3, 2001
Reviewed by Nils Pearson Culture of Peace: The Hidden Side of History, by Elise Boulding, published by Syracuse University Press, 2000 A scholarly and compelling book, this is no easy read. However, if you think that there is too much militarism, violence and war, too many people in prison and too many fast food restaurants; if…