In 1757- two decades before the birth of the United States- the Quaker Community of New Garden, North Carolina, established its burial ground. From the wars of three centuries to the fight for civil rights, New Garden Friends Cemetery reveals a fascinating history. There will be a graveyard tour on May 29th at 10:00 a.m. led by Max Carter.
The Maiden Group, Sojourners, and Friends Committee on National Legislation Ed Fund will host a webinar on May 24, at 5:00 p.m. featuring Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock (GA), Ron Ferguson of Winchester Friends Meeting, and other faith leaders. This online event is an opportunity to learn more about what is being negotiated on Capitol Hill, the impact on our communities, and how you can influence the decisions being made by Congress. Click the following link…
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The last Meeting for Worship for New Garden Friends School, Guilford Campus will be Friday, June 2 (our last day of school). It begins at 9am, at New Garden Friends Meeting. Students begin arriving between 8:30-9am depending if they have things to prepare for the message. –– Jeannie Sykes
The North Carolina Council of Churches invites you to join people from diverse religious traditions across North Carolina, in opposing Senate Bill 20, Care for Women, Children, and Families Act. The hasty passage of this bill demonstrates a lack of careful consideration and seeks to stigmatize those involved in reproductive healthcare. As religious people, we believe that the decision to continue or end a pregnancy is a deeply personal and moral choice, one that should…
June’s Monthly Meeting for Business will have several options to consider as new messages for the streetside sign on New Garden Road. The Communications Committee met May 15 to generate suggestions for future messages for the sign. The meeting, held in response to a request from Monthly Meeting for Business, was publicized beforehand and open to all New Gardeners. More than a dozen persons attended. Considering new messages for the sign, which currently reads “Black…
Dear Friend, We are excited to release three videos in our series on the work of Right Sharing. The first video features Sallian Sankoh, Program Coordinator for Sierra Leone. Watch here to learn about her passion for working to amplify the voices of women in her country.The next video features Sathya, a mother in Tamil Nadu, India. “I wish all women who are suffering could be supported to develop their own businesses and livelihood” Every…
The Communications Committee will meet at 2 p.m. Monday, May 15, in the Brotherhood Room to consider messages that may one day be mounted on the sign facing New Garden Road. The sign’s Black Lives Matter message has been in place since the sign was erected in 2020. All members and attenders are welcome at this meeting to offer suggestions for future wording. The sign was designed so that the two-sided message board could be…
On behalf of the leadership here at Persimmon Grove AME Church, we want to take this opportunity to invite you to our Mass Choir’s Musical Praise & Worship Experience on Saturday, May 20th at 6:30 p.m. We are blessed to have the very talented, Reginald Gillespie, as our guest musician. We also have invited special guests to join in. These have certainly been challenging times of late, but there is nothing quite like the power…
Being nonracist will not change our current situation of racism. It may make you feel like you’re a good person. But it, once again, reinforces racism. There is no action in being non-racist. You may be conscious of not saying racist statements and you yourself may feel like you are making a difference by sharing a quote from an African poet on social media. The reality is: inaction will do nothing other than maintain the…