about Quakers

what happens in Quaker worship?

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quaker organizations

The Friends Journal mission is to communicate Quaker experience in order to connect and deepen spiritual lives. Its parent, Friends Publishing Corporation, also produces the Quaker Speak video project, releasing new conversations on Quaker life and testimony weekly.

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (PYM) is both a faith community and an organization. PYM is one of the oldest yearly meetings of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States, with 100+ Quaker meetings in the region. Meetings, members, seekers and staff work together to nurture Quaker faith and practice in today’s world.

Friends General Conference (FGC) is an association of local and regional Quaker organizations primarily in the United States and Canada. With divine guidance, staff and volunteers provide services and resources for individual Quakers, Quaker meetings and people interested in the Quaker faith and practice. FGC’s work is to:

• Help Friends deepen Quaker worship and practice 
• Support welcoming and inclusive Quaker communities
• Support Quaker outreach

AFSC is a Quaker organization that promotes lasting peace with justice, as a practical expression of faith in action. Current work is focused on: building peace; ending discrimination; defending immigrant rights; ending mass incarceration; building economic justice.

The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) lobbies Congress and the administration to advance peace, justice, opportunity, and environmental stewardship. FCNL is a nonpartisan organization that seeks to live values of integrity, simplicity, and peace as Friends build relationships across political divides to move policies forward.

Friends Council on Education provides leadership in drawing Friends schools together in unity of spirit and cooperative endeavors. Friends Council’s work nurtures the Quaker life of schools, strengthens the network of support across schools, promotes Friends education through consultations, programs, and publications, and assists in the establishment of new Friends schools.

A Quaker School for Age 3 – Grade 12
“At MFS, what we believe profoundly shapes how we teach and learn. Because we value the inherent dignity of every person, our students learn to see the Inner Light in people of all beliefs, backgrounds, talents, and personalities. And because we believe our classrooms should be both challenging and compassionate spaces, our students try more earnestly, persevere in the face of difficulty, go deeper, engage with others, and learn more.”