World Plenary 2024 - part three

The Friend reports on the celebration of George Fox’s 400th birthday and the plenary keynote panel of the FWCC World Plenary in South Africa (5-12 August)

by Joe Jones 16th August 2024

Tuesday night was given over to a celebration of George Fox at 400. The host was Gretchen Castle, the dean of Earlham School of Religion (and former FWCC general secretary). She was moved from the start: ‘How exciting to be here! It’s just extraordinary… What a great gift we are to each other.’

Friends began by singing ‘To God be the glory’, after which Gretchen talked of the range of celebratory events that had already taken place.