Meeting the needs of Friends through online and in-person options
May 25, 2023
Online offerings connected with the 2024 FGC Annual Gathering of Friends include many of the evening plenaries as well as the daily Bible Half Hour. Friends who wish to participate in possible online worship sharing groups can indicate that on their registration form. If available, the worship sharing groups will be facilitated by volunteers. Supported by…
Quaker Leadership Conference & FGC Fall Online Consultation
May 22, 2023
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…
A First Gathering Story
May 19, 2023
High school student, Asma arrived at her first Gathering in 2022 after a 10-hour drive with Friends from her Florida meeting…
Virtual Consultation Survey
May 17, 2023
The Gathering Anew project will be hosting a Virtual Consultation this fall. Please complete the survey to help determine topics.
Book Musings, May 2023: Community
May 11, 2023
QuakerBooks offers carefully selected books that nurture the spiritual journey of our readers.
What’s New at QuakerBooks?
May 5, 2023
QuakerBooks by FGC offers the following new titles through our online bookstore. Click the title to learn more and purchase.
Meet the Staff: nova george and Johanna Jackson
May 5, 2023
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?
May 5, 2023
Shifting social, financial, ecological, spiritual, and public health realities call us to experiment with new practices in how we gathering together as Friends.
Quaker Jobs Update for May 3, 2023
May 3, 2023
Friends General Conference shares the following job announcements that may be of interest to Quaker job seekers.
Quaker Jobs Update for April 21, 2023
April 21, 2023
Friends General Conference shares the following job announcements that may be of interest to Quaker job seekers.
Upcoming Inter-Christian, Inter-Religious Opportunities for Friends
April 16, 2023
Here are two upcoming opportunities for Friends to participate in inter-Christian, inter-religious gatherings.
The Vitality of Now
April 4, 2023
In considering a theme our upcoming 2022 Impact Report, FGC reflected on what the past year looked like. Amid the challenges, we kept seeing vitality emerge. We saw it in the Gathering Anew focus groups, the Quakers Uprooting Racism Cohort, Young Adult and Youth Programming, outreach to newcomers, and meeting collaborations. We saw The Vitality…