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Articles on latest events, workshop and gatherings. FGC is an association of local and regional Quaker organizations primarily in the United States and Canada. Together they nurture the spiritual vitality of Friends.
Friends General Conference
3y ago
Friends General Conference welcomes Pim Halka to staff! Ze will join the Gathering team as Online Events Associate.
Pim’s home meeting is Northside Friends Meeting in Chicago. Ze has a background working at the Chicago Friends School, facilitating community art projects, and librarianship. Pim has experience facilitating a wide variety of virtual events in both secular and Friendly spaces ..read more
Friends General Conference
3y ago
Deeper Than The Skin
Reggie Harris and Greg Greenway are on a pilgrimage together. The racial divisions that are the reality of America started them in two different worlds, but the bonds of music, respect, admiration, and shared vision brought them together as friends and colleagues. The musical and spiritual blooming of this history has become Deeper Than the Skin, the telling of their stories through words and music ..read more
Friends General Conference
3y ago
Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns (FLGBTQC) "came out" at a summer Gathering 50-ish years ago. Join us in your rainbows and sequins and glittery best for an all-ages dance party to celebrate 50-ish fabulous years of FLGBTQC. A DJ will be spinning family-friendly club anthems, with the playlist going PG-13 (parental consent preferred) at 9pm for the afterparty ..read more
Friends General Conference
3y ago
A Journey of Resistance and Obedience
Jackie Stillwell currently serves as the General Secretary of Right Sharing of World Resources. Jackie’s call to ministry is one of spiritual accompaniment, grounded in an awareness of the abundance of God’s Love and a strong sense of connection and kinship with all life ..read more
Friends General Conference
3y ago
...and follow me: On Being Human and Becoming Divine
Yolanda Webb is an accomplished professional and the CEO and Principal Advisor for the WEBB Advisory Group. Yolanda is known for helping turn around organizations facing issues of racial bias and the miscommunication caused by cultural incompetency. Yolanda will help us ask how we self-actualize and move beyond humans having a spiritual experience to spiritual beings having a human experience ..read more
Friends General Conference
3y ago
FGC is collaborating with Everence (a faith-based financial services organization) to offer a how-to workshop on creating financial and estate plans with a lens on Quaker values. This free online workshop is suitable for all ages and income levels, and runs for 90-minutes including time for questions and answers.
Join the discussion on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 starting at 2pm ET | 1pm CT | 12pm MT | 11am PT.
Pre-registration is required.
Register today ..read more
Friends General Conference
3y ago
Join young Quakers from all over North America for a week of spiritual exploration and fun ..read more
Friends General Conference
3y ago
We are so excited! Preparations are underway for the 2022 Gathering "...and follow me" in-person at Radford University in Radford, Virginia from July 3 – 9. Our planning includes the usual things like discerning workshops, selecting plenary speakers, and thinking carefully about our ice cream options.
Additionally, this year FGC is taking extra steps to ensure the health and safety of all those attending Gathering in person ..read more
Friends General Conference
3y ago
Location: Being based in Philadelphia is a plus, but we are open to the right candidate working from anywhere in the continental United States with high speed internet access ..read more