Vitality: Announcing the 2026 Gathering - Friends General Conference
As we prepare for a Spirit-led week, it’s also time to get ready for early registration. Early pre-registration will open in Fall 2025.| Friends General Conference
Thank you to everyone who gave so generously through the end of September. With your help, wemet the $20,000 match goal before the end of FGC’s fiscal year! Your gifts support FGC programs and services that nurture the spiritual vitality of Friends, and you are deeply appreciated. Many of you added personal notes of support for... The post Vitality: Staying Grounded in Times of Uncertainty appeared first on Friends General Conference.| Friends General Conference
For me, a big thing is ‘what does God want me to do?’ And my answer to that is use my work to somehow provide comfort, to somehow improve the lives of other people, to create moments of connection as opposed to ‘How far am I? How much further can I go?’ – Brandon Stanton,... The post Vitality: Humans of the Quaker Faith appeared first on Friends General Conference.| Friends General Conference
In the early 1980s, an interfaith group, including Quakers, was led to deepen their solidarity with immigrants in Central America. That contributed to the beginning of the interfaith sanctuary movement. The litigations that FGC and several affiliated yearly meetings have recently signed on to, as well as the countless ways Friends and meetings are standing together... The post Vitality: Staying Faithful to Our Testimonies in Times Like This appeared first on Friends General Conference.| Friends General Conference
Ashley M. Wilcox is the Executive Director of Public Friends. Their mission is to ensure the future of Friends in North America by supporting and developing Quaker ministers to a professional standard. The views expressed here are Ashley’s and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Friends General Conference. LG’s story is not unusual. A... The post Vitality: Making Money in Ministry appeared first on Friends General Conference.| Friends General Conference
You may know that the Friends General Conference Staff was in retreat this week at Pendle Hill in Wallingford, Pennsylvania this week. I am happy to let you know that we have been rejuvenated and given language around our strengths and gifts. Besides letting you know how great our time was with one another, a... The post Vitality: A Faith that Honors Diverse Practice appeared first on Friends General Conference.| Friends General Conference
Who’s ready for another reference to “The Wizard of Oz?” At the dawn of the 20th century, two journeys began. In 1900, L. Frank Baum introduced the world to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. That same year, Friends General Conference was born. Both have since spawned countless new versions, remixes, and re-visions. Quakerism, like Oz,... The post Vitality: Ease on Down appeared first on Friends General Conference.| Friends General Conference
As we prepare for a Spirit-led week, it’s also time to get ready for early registration. Early pre-registration will open in Fall 2025.| Friends General Conference
FGC recommends the following tip for newcomers to the Quaker faith: attend virtual worship anywhere in the world| Friends General Conference
In Robin DuRant’s Los Angeles community, people are still rebuilding from January’s wildfires. At an iconic flower stand, fresh flowers were recently set out, but the people who sold them disappeared. They have not returned. A short walk from her monthly meeting, children watched as a bus stop was raided in plain sight of their... The post Help support religious freedom appeared first on Friends General Conference.| Friends General Conference
The different lawsuits involving Quaker groups are explained in this brief essay from Friends General Conference.| Friends General Conference
Friends General Conference invites Quakers connected with an affiliated Monthly Meeting, Yearly Meeting, or program to consider serving on the Representatives Council. If you feel led to this work, FGC welcomes your interest. FGC especially encourages Friends of Color, young Friends, young adult Friends, and LGBTQ+ Friends to apply. To move toward becoming an actively... The post Join FGC’s Representatives Council appeared first on Friends General Conference.| Friends General Conference
The Intermountain Yearly Meeting Statement of Conscience affirms the Quaker belief in the inherent worth of every person.| Friends General Conference
Read this evoking poem from Trayce Peterson, one of the co-clerks of the Young Adult and Youth Gathering.| Friends General Conference
The 2025 Online Gathering will be held online February 1st through 9th. Registration for the Online Gathering will open in December. The Online Gathering is primarily aimed at adults, although high schoolers are welcome to register. YAY Gathering – an in-person event for Young Adult, Youth, Children and Families – will take place July 2-6, 2025 in...| Friends General Conference
FGC has two funds for people of color – the Mahala Ashley Dickerson Fund and Bayard Rustin Fund– to support them to attend FGC sponsored events through travel reimbursement and...| Friends General Conference
Learn about the event package options and different fee levels for the 2025 Online Gathering| Friends General Conference
