FGC Offices Closed Until January 3, 2023

In addition to our regular closure for the weekend, Friends General Conference will be closed from December 26, 2022, through January 2, 2023. The office will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. QuakerBooks.org will be available for your orders 24/7, as usual!

FGC Welcomes Kody Hersh

Friends General Conference warmly welcomes Kody Hersh to the role of Young Adult & Youth Coordinator.

Hanae Togami Begins at FGC

Friends General Conference is pleased to announce the hiring of Hanae Togami in the Ministry on Racism Program.

Growing through the Gathering

Susan Taylor, Yearly Meeting Visitor, listened intently as a Young Adult Friend shared their Gathering experiences during Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s annual session. Susan could relate to their story. FGC and the Gathering have inspired many transformations in her own life. Susan first attended the Gathering in Cape May, New Jersey when she was nine years…

Quaker Jobs Update for December 8, 2022

Friends General Conference shares the following job announcements that may be of interest to Quaker job seekers.

Giving Tuesday Challenge

Giving Tuesday started 10 years ago as a movement to celebrate the generosity in each of us. Whether a gift of time, money, or talent, we all have something to give. This Giving Tuesday, Friends are honoring the spiritual gifts young clerks bring to their meetings through a $1500 Donor DOUBLE Match Challenge. In the…

Quaker Cloud Program to be Phased Out by December 2023

After much research, work and discernment, the Quaker Cloud website-hosting program of FGC will be phased out by December 1, 2023.

Quaker Cloud: A Deeper Dive

Hello Friends, This message will provide deeper clarity into FGC’s decision to phase out the Quaker Cloud Program over the next 12 months. Current Quaker Cloud clients will have until December 1, 2023, to complete the process of launching new websites on the platforms of their choosing.  Friends General Conference believes this is enough time…

Quaker Jobs Update for November 11, 2022

Friends General Conference shares the following job announcements that may be of interest to Quaker job seekers.

What it Means to be Quaker

Ella Frey grew up going to meeting for worship with her family and attending Quaker school. Being Quaker was Ella’s identity but it didn’t hold personal meaning for her until she engaged with the wider community of young Friends. There she found a deeper connection to what it means to be a Quaker in the…

FGC is Hiring a Spiritual Deepening Program Assistant

The Spiritual Deepening Program Assistant supports the development of Spiritual Deepening program content for adults and children.

Donor Match Challenge Update

As the minutes ticked toward midnight, September 30, we edged closer and closer toward our $15,000 Donor Match Challenge goal. We wondered in such a financially challenging year would we make it? We did–thanks to the generosity of so many Friends. FGC is profoundly grateful to everyone who donated and continues to support our ministries….

Pagination

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