- Fox Forward: 400 Years and Beyondon June 13, 2024
July 2024 marks the 400th birthday of Quakerism co-founder George Fox. For more than a year, Friends around the world have been pondering and planning how to celebrate the life
- Are You Getting the Idea that FGC Can Change Your Life?on May 21, 2024
Here is a snapshot of “my story” of being a part of Friends General Conference’s Gathering as an important part of my spiritual journey. I have attended the Gathering since
- PYM’s Joey Leroux to Lead Tour of Philly’s Quaker Business Influencerson May 16, 2024
Join Joey Leroux, PYM’s new Director of Grantmaking & Data and co-founder of Beyond the Bell Tours, on Saturday, June 1, for Phriends Influencing Philly, a first-of-its-kind interesting and informative
- Quaker Call to Protect Our Elections and Save Democracyon May 13, 2024
In February, 2022, Bruce Birchard, Sam Caldwell and Michael Wajda, all members of meetings in Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, initiated what became “An Urgent Call to the Religious Society of Friends.”
- Funding Opportunities from the Friends Historical Associationon May 9, 2024
The Friends Historical Association is pleased to offer funding to support contributions to the field of Quaker history. There are three grant opportunities: project support, publication subventions, and research funds.
- FGC Gathering Registration Updateon May 2, 2024
General Registration will re-open on Wednesday, May 01! The Gathering of Friends has almost 800 Friends registered as of the close of early registration, and we expect that we will
- Attending The Gathering From Childhood Reinforced Lifelong Connections with Friendson April 22, 2024
Attending the Gathering from Childhood Reinforced Lifelong Connections with Friends When I was nine, my family’s move brought us to a different unprogrammed meeting in a new state. My newly-
- Asma’s First FGC Gathering Storyon April 9, 2024
May 19, 2023 by Joan Botto, (first published on the Friends General Conference website) Asma arrived at her first Gathering in 2022 after driving 10 hours with Friends from her