Central Committee

Marvin Barnes, Presiding Clerk of Friends General Conference, discusses the importance of volunteers to the ongoing success and health of the community.

Central Committee, the governing body of FGC, gathered virtually from October 16th to 18th, 2020.

In October 2019, Executive Committee joyously approved Pacific Yearly Meeting’s request to affiliate with Friends General Conference.

Members of FGC’s Central Committee met to share reports of our organization’s accomplishments over the past 12 months.

The unrelenting focus on FGC’s future direction all funneled into intense discussions and worship until the body arrived at unity around direction for the way forward.

Here are some highlights of the governing board’s time together in worship, fellowship, and discernment.

FGC’s Central Committee, our governance group, meet October 22-25, 2015 at Pearlstone Center outside of Reisterstown, Maryland.

We send you greetings from the Friends General Conference Central Committee, meeting Tenth Month 16-19, 2014 at Pearlstone Retreat Center in Reisterstown, Maryland.

Central Committee is the governing body of FGC and guides our organization’s work. Committee members came together in Maryland from October 16th to 19th to reflect and move forward on key initiatives.

As one Friend said: “There is a deep and powerful stream flowing here, and we are invited to plunge in.”

Our experience has been that spiritual gifts are not distributed with regard to sexual orientation or gender identity.

By Laura Dixson The summer I turned sixteen, I was a teenager secure in my life, antsy for my independence (and drivers license), and annoyed because I was single. Then, I was nominated by Northern Yearly Meeting to be a representative to Friends General Conference, and attend Central Committee. At the time, I was struggling…