Annual Sessions Dates – 2025
Visit Quakers and attend Annual Sessions! Annual Sessions are a time to gather for Quaker business and fellowship. Friends General Conference shares the following information for Annual Sessions in 2025.
Help young Friends bring their gifts to our faith community.
The High School Gathering Co-Clerk shares about the spiritual impact of the Gathering.
“Weaving a Wider Welcome” eRetreat Wraps Up
Reflections on the Weaving a Wider Welcome eRetreat, which ran from May 29-June 26, 2024
“Encountering Spirit” Draws 91 Friends
FGC’s newest experiment, the Encountering Spirit Retreat, brought together 135 Friends from five different countries.
Dreaming Sanctuary Retreat Draws 50 Friends
Friends General Conference and Pendle Hill cosponsor an intergenerational LGBTQ+ retreat space.
Yearly Meeting News Update for September 29, 2023
Friends General Conference shares the following news that may be of interest to Friends and the Quaker-curious.
Meet the Staff: nova george and Johanna Jackson
Thanks to the generosity of donors to FGC’s Gathering Together campaign, our community has been enriched by two new staff members.
What’s Next in FGC Events?
Shifting social, financial, ecological, spiritual, and public health realities call us to experiment with new practices in how we gathering together as Friends.
eRetreat Facilitators sought
The Friends General Conference Spiritual Deepening Program seeks eRetreat Facilitators for 2022-2023 sessions.
Donna Eisenhower
When Donna signed up for Spiritual Deepening eRetreats in early 2020, she expected to continue in her self-paced exploration into Quaker thought. What she didn’t anticipate was the community she would discover during the early days of the pandemic.
Things I’ve Learned as a Person Who Practices Two Religions
This article was written for the August 2020 Interfaith Issue of the Vital Friends eNewsletter.
New at FGC: Experiencing the Light workshop, Religious Education resources for children, an update from the Anti-Racism Implementation Group, and Fall Fellowship & Learning Events
What’s new and what opportunities are coming soon for friends in the FGC community? Find out in our updates for September 2019!