Friends at the Gathering. Photo: Photo: Liz Yeats.

Over 1,200 Quakers are attending this week’s Friends General Conference (FGC) Gathering in Pennsylvania

Friends General Conference Gathering underway

Over 1,200 Quakers are attending this week’s Friends General Conference (FGC) Gathering in Pennsylvania

by Tara Craig 4th July 2014

More than 1,200 Quakers are attending this week’s Friends General Conference (FGC) Gathering at the University of California’s Pennsylvania campus.

This year’s theme is ‘Let Love Be the First Motion’, a quote from Quaker and eighteenth century abolitionist John Woolman.