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Quaker organizations seek to adapt, continue work at a distance

The pandemic is leading Friends organizations and their supporters to reflect on their missions and discern a way forward.

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Yearly meetings go virtual

In response to the COVID‐19 pandemic, many yearly meetings annual sessions will be held virtually.

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Friends Ugandan Safe Transport responds to renewed anti-LGBTQ actions in Uganda

Friends Ugandan Safe Transport (FUST) issued a call in December 2019 for increased support to counter renewed anti-LGBTQ pressures in…

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Pickett Fund closes after 29 years

  In February, the Clarence and Lilly Pickett Endowment for Quaker Leadership announced that it is closing and moving its…

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California Friends church resists denominational takeover

  A legal dispute is taking place between Evangelical Friends Church Southwest (EFCSW) and one of its member churches, Friends…

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Viral coming-out video raises LGBTQ issues at George Fox University

Reid Arthur, a senior theater major at George Fox University (GFU) in Newberg, Ore., was already out as gay to…

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Visa denials impact Scattergood Friends School

Scattergood Friends School has a long history of welcoming international visitors, most notably serving as a hostel for refugees from…

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English ecumenical group blocks Quaker in same-sex marriage from president position

Churches Together in England (CTE) announced on November 22, 2019, its decision to have British Quaker nominee Hannah Brock Womack…

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Reader Poll: Paper Books or eBooks?

We asked our Friends Journal readers on Facebook to weigh in on one of the biggest questions of our digital…

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Interview with Lynn and Steve Newsom of Quaker House

A Friends Journal interview with the directors of Fayetteville, N.C.’s Quaker House. You can also watch the video of this interview.…

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