Pendle Hill, a Quaker study and retreat center located outside Philadelphia, Pa., welcomed 168 sojourners, 48 rental groups, 1,537 online and in-person program registrants, and 10,809 visits to hybrid meeting for worship during the past six months.
Last fall began with the annual Stephen G. Cary Memorial Lecture led by Bridget Moix of Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) with over 350 hybrid attendees.
Ann Jerome is the Friend in Residence; Rev. Rhetta Morgan is the Artist in Residence.
Pendle Hill also hosted New Year’s celebrations, with retreats led by Valerie Brown and Karl Middleman, and a concert with Annie Patterson and special guest Peter Blood, both of Rise Up Singing.
Season 3 of the podcast The Seed: Conversations for Radical Hope launched with new episodes featuring Autumn Brown, Ingrid Lakey, Matthew Armstead, and K. Melchor Quick Hall, where they discussed with host Dwight Dunston the practices that enrich connections to self and others.
Schools and universities, wellness and mindfulness groups, social justice organizations, religious institutions, and many others continue to meet at Pendle Hill.
New overnight accommodations are being restored in the historic Upmeads building. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources funded replacing hazardous trees with native species, creating interpretive signage, and coordinating educational programming open to the public.
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