Committee for Friends General Conference

Purpose

Friends General Conference exists to serve and support the spiritual life of its affiliated yearly and monthly meetings and the spiritual growth of their members. The Friends General Conference Committee interprets New England Yearly Meeting and its needs to Friends General Conference and the resources and needs of Friends General Conference to the Yearly Meeting.

Procedures

Members are expected to attend the annual Central Committee meeting in late October or fall of each year and to serve on one of its program or administrative committees. These committees meet in various locations, often in the Mid-Atlantic States, on one to three occasions during the year. The committee meets during FGC Central Committee to name its representative to FGC Executive Committee, at NEYM annual sessions, and at other times as needed.

Committee Resources