Friends General Conference

Quaker House at Chautauqua

Quaker House is located on the grounds of Chautauqua Institution (CI) in western New York, which was the home (in…

Friends General Conference

Friends General Conference (FGC) presented two separate events in July. Virtual Gathering 2022, attended by 484 Friends, was held July…
News

19 Friends launch a call to action in response to threats to U.S. democracy

A nationwide group of Friends launched Quaker Call to Action, “an invitation to a national dialogue on the urgent threats… FJ News Editors

Friends General Conference

October 2021 Update
QuakerSpeak

QuakerSpeak, December 2020

We brought together several Quakers to share their thoughts on preserving a loving spiritual community in the midst of profound… Staff

Friends General Conference

October 2020 Update
Interviews

The 2020 FGC Gathering Goes Online

A video interview with Friends General Conference staff and volunteers around the cancellation of the in-person 2020 Gathering. Martin Kelley
Audio

Interview: The 2020 FGC Gathering Goes Online

An interview with Friends General Conference staff and volunteers around the cancellation of the in-person 2020 Gathering. Martin Kelley
Blogs

Quaker Meetings Respond to Coronavirus

Friends adapt to the spread of COVID-19. Katie Breslin

Michele Shanklin Avery

Avery—Michele Shanklin Avery, 67, on October 2, 2018, in West Chester, Pa. Chel was born on April 2, 1951, in…
News

Pacific Yearly Meeting joins Friends General Conference

n October, Pacific Yearly Meeting’s request to join Friends General Conference (FGC) was accepted by the FGC Executive Committee. “We… Staff

Agnes Miyo Moriuchi and Steven Elkinton

Married on September 3, 2017, under the care of Chestnut Hill Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa.
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