Programs

The Christian and Interfaith Relations Committee of Friends General Conference views with alarm recent developments that threaten the normal performance of the November election.

Quaker religious education teachers Mim Lilly Coleman and Melinda Wenner Bradley share their reflections on how the coronavirus pandemic changed their work.

This series will allow those of us who identify as white to educate ourselves about racism by discussing films that come from People of Color’s lived experience. 

How can Quaker meeting houses and worship spaces can become more welcoming and inclusive of everyone who comes into them.

Finding common ground in our spiritual journeys through interfaith relationship-building is a powerful way to connect in the age of social distancing.

This article was written for the August 2020 Interfaith Issue of the Vital Friends eNewsletter.

Sue Tannehill shares a story about a family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who worked with her Quaker community to create an English-to-Swahili translation of New York Yearly Meeting’s Faith and Practice.

FGC’s Conference Coordinator Lori Piñeiro Sinitzky describes what it was like to transform the FGC Gathering from an in-person event to a virtual experience.

FGC is pleased to announce that for a limited time, Friends can watch Valarie Kaur’s inspiring presentation from the 2020 FGC Virtual Gathering!

The importance of this Gathering for Friends of Color worshipping in community together cannot be overstated.

The 2020 FGC Virtual Gathering begins today, and we’re inviting participants to update their profile pictures and share their selfies with us!

Many Friends, wishing to see that of God affirmed in all people, have already committed themselves to dismantling systemic racism within the Religious Society of Friends and beyond.