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A new program of the School of the Spirit for those called to the public, gospel and/or traveling ministries. (Prospectus and application form added october 14, 2007)
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The Mary McDowell Center for Learning, an independent Friends school in Brooklyn (New York), is expanding to the high school level to better serve students with learning disabilities. Brooklyn Eagle, December 5, 2008
Friends Meeting School in Ijamsville, Maryland, breaks ground on new building that will allow it to expand to include high school. Gazette Newspapers, November 20, 2008
The African Great Lakes Initiative, a project of Friends Peace Teams, announces 2009 workcamps in Burundi, Kenya and Rwanda. African Great Lakes Initiative, November 2008
Wilmer Cooper, a birthright Friend who spent his life active in Friends institutions and causes, died November 5. Richmond (Indiana) Palladium-Item, November 8, 2008
John McKendy, a Quaker peace and social justice activist who was a professor at St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, is remembered after being murdered by his son-in-law. Telegraph Journal, November 6, 2008
All superintendents of North American FUM-only yearly meetings send joint letter to the Presiding Clerk of Friends United Meeting (FUM) "expressing our deep concern for the mission and future of Friends United Meeting." Yearly Meeting Superintendents, October 28, 2008
Judge rules that the American Friends Service Committee can not rely on the “ministerial exception” to dismiss an employment discrimination lawsuit. The Legal Intelligencer, October 27, 2008
Friends Committee on National Legislation urges candidates to support rebuilding the severely neglected U.S. diplomatic infrastructure and increasing foreign development assistance focused on preventing conflicts. Friends Committee on National Legislation, October 9, 2008
Warwick Friends stress equality, simplicity, truth and peace in their participation in National Quaker Week in Great Britain. Kenworth Weekly News, October 3, 2008
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