2015 FGC Gathering

The FGC Gathering is a week of Quaker worship, workshops, and community for all ages.

Quakers will gather from throughout North America and across the world to live for a week immersed in Quaker experience. In 2015, we begin our week on July 5 in a beautiful mountain setting at the University of Western Carolina, just west of Asheville, NC.

Here are some of the many possibilities when 1200 people of faith come together at the Gathering:

• Mornings spent in weeklong workshops given by knowledgeable leaders
• Evening plenary sessions to inspire, entertain and challenge us
• Early morning opportunities for movement, worship, or Bible
• Afternoons and late evenings free to choose from a sparkling variety of intergenerational fun activities, spontaneous groups around assorted interests, singing, worship, presentations, field trips, dancing, films, and so many other things!
• Youth programming for small children through high school age
• Dedicated events offered for LGBTQ Friends, non-theist Friends, Friends of Color and their families, Quakers in business and Adult Young Friends, and more!
• The delight of re-connecting with old Friends and making new ones
• Stretching our sense of self, deepening our faith, supporting one another in our growth, exploring new ways of being in the world

All of this is available to us in a welcoming, affirming, and accessible community.

Early registration runs April 1 through April 12. Early registrants have equal access to workshops and priority consideration for FGC financial assistance. Standard registration begins on April 18.

Richmond Friends Meeting offers scholarship assistance up to $400, based on need. Please contact monicashaw@dmshaw for more information.

Copies of the FGC Gathering Advance Program are available at the Meeting House.

Michelle Bellows             3/25/15