Quaker Information Center Associate Members
The work of the Quaker Information Center is also supported by the following associate members:
- Earlham School of Religion, 228 College Avenue, Richmond, IN 47374. (800) 432-1ESR; email: esr@earlham.edu; web address: http://esr.earlham.edu/index.php. Earlham School of Religion is a Christian graduate seminary in the Quaker tradition. ESR encourages women and men from within and outside of the Religious Society of Friends to explore the intellectual, spiritual, and practical dimensions of their calls to ministry. Master of Ministry/Divinity and MA in Religion. Emphases: Peace & Justice, Christian Spirituality, Quaker Studies, Biblical Studies, Pastoral Ministry, Teaching, Unprogrammed Friends, Pastoral Care & Counseling, Christian Theology, Writing. Theological Reflection Year, 10-month Writing Program. Residential and online accredited degrees.
- Friends Association for Higher
Education. Kori Heavner, Coordinator, Friends Association for
Higher Education, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19102. Phone:
(215) 241-7116; fax: (215) 241-7278; e-mail: fahe@quaker.org. Clerk: Rebecca Mays rgkmays@hotmail.com; web address: http://www.earlham.edu/~fahe The
purposes of the Friends Association of Higher Education is to strengthen
the Quaker mission in higher education by providing a supportive relationship
and opportunities for fellowship among all who share Quaker ideals
of higher education, whether on Quaker or non-Quaker campuses.
- Friends
Committee on National Legislation,
245 Second Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-5795. Phone: (202) 547-6000;
Legislative Action Message: (202) 547-4343; fax: (202) 547-6019; e-mail: fcnl@fcnl.org;
web address: http://www.fcnl.org/. FCNL,
is a Quaker lobby in the public interest. FCNL seeks to bring the concerns,
experiences and testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends to bear
on policy decisions in the nation's capital. FCNL's small staff works
with a nationwide network of thousands of Quakers and like-minded people
to advocate social and economic justice, peace, and good government.
- Friends Fiduciary Corporation, 1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102. Phone 215-241-7212; fax 215-241-7871; e-mail: info@friendsfiduciary.org. Friends Fiduciary sole mission is to assist Meetings and Organizations, within the Religious Society of Friends, in the stewardship of their financial resources. Good stewardship requires responsible management of the funds entrusted to your organization, while adhering to the principles which advance Friends' testimonies. Friends Fiduciary Corporation has the knowledge, experience and expertise to help your Friends Meeting or organization meet those goals.
- Friends
Services for the Aging,
1777 Sentry Parkway West, Dublin Hall, Suite 400, Blue Bell, PA 19422.
Phone: (215) 619-7949; fax: (215) 619-7950; e-mail: info@fsainfo.org; web address: http://www.fsainfo.org/. Friends Services for the Aging is an association of Quaker organizations that provide services to older adults in Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. It facilitates cooperation among these independent programs to enhance the quality of their services through collaboration in staff training and development, marketing, referrals, planning, and other joint efforts. FSA provides an information and referral service, available to everyone regardless of religious affiliation or geographic location, and publishes a Guide to Quaker Services for the Aging.
- Friends
United Meeting.
101 Quaker Hill Drive, Richmond IN 47374-1980. Phone (765) 962-757. Fax
(765) 966-1293. Email: info@fum.org.
Web address: www.fum.org.
FUM is an international association of Friends Meetings and Churches,
organized for evangelism, global partnership, leadership development
and communications. Its purpose is "to energize and equip Friends
through the power of the Holy Spirit to gather people into fellowships
where Jesus Christ is known, loved and obeyed as Teacher and Lord."
- Friends World Committee for Consultation
(Section of the Americas), 1506 Race Street, Philadelphia,
PA 19102. Phone: (215) 241-7250; fax: (215) 241-7285; e-mail: Americas@fwccamericas.org; web
address: http://www.fwccamericas.org/ The
FWCC Section of the Americas serves some 40 diverse yearly meetings
and groups in the western hemisphere. It sponsors a variety of programs,
most with an international outreach and all seeking to bring Friends
from different traditions together in unity. They include: Quaker
Youth Pilgrimages (together with EMES), the Wider Quaker Fellowship,
and the Committee of Latin American Friends (COAL).
- William Penn House. Byron Sandford, Director. 515 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, D.C. 20003. Phone (202) 543-5560. Fax (202) 543-3814. Email: info@wmpennhouse.org. Web address: www.williampennhouse.org. William Penn House is a Quaker seminar and hospitality center conveniently located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. It promotes the Quaker vision of a peaceful and just society by providing educational seminars, opportunities for dialogue, and simple, inexpensive lodging for those who come to the area to learn, lobby, or serve.