First Friends Meeting, Greensboro, NC

07/17/2026

Kids are always looking for fun with their friends, and we have a way for them to find it at First Friends Meeting from 9 a.m.-noon, Aug. 3-7. Compassion Camp blends stories, crafts, learning, and service into a fun morning for children ages 4-11. This year's theme is Be Loved, Be Kind, Be You! This experience is an opportunity for our children to get to know each other a little better, experience some Bible stories giving us examples of kindness, and crafts and outdoor activities (weather permitting). If you think your child may be interested, please register at friendlyquakers.org/camp.

05/20/2026

Friends, our worship services on Sunday May 31st will be a joint meeting with New Garden, Friendship and Jamestown Meetings on the lawn at the Friends Center on the Guilford College campus. There will be singing at 10:30 am with unprogrammed worship at 11:00 am. There will be activities for our children. A carry in lunch will be served at the rise of Meeting for Worship.

Volunteers from each meeting will be on site at Friends Center to accept dishes that do not need to be heated or reheated beginning at 10 am.

There will be no activities at First Friends Meeting that morning.

03/30/2026

There are a couple of events next week with a very special guest, author, organizer, and poverty-scholar, Aaron Scott.

Aaron will be speaking about his new book on Christian Nationalism: Bring Back Your People: Ten Ways Ordinary People can Put a Dent in Christian Nationalism.

Wednesday, April 1 at 6 PM at Scuppernong Books - Aaron will be talking about his book.

Thursday, April 2 at 7 PM at Guilford College in the Moon Room - Aaron will be speaking about his work organizing rural, poor folks in today’s climate.

I hope to see you at these events!

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01/18/2026

Join your friends of First Friends and Quakers from around Greensboro for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade.

The parade is Monday, January 19 and starts at 11:00 a.m. Line-up begins at 10:00 a.m. The Greensboro Quakers are #94 in the parade.

The parade begins at 2031 MLK Drive and ends somewhere around Natty Green's or Dame's Chicken and Waffles. It's a 1.6 mile walk.

If you would like to carpool (which will keep you from walking all the way to the end and back), please meet in the parking lot of First Friends at 9:15 a.m. You can contact Ruthie Scanlan if you want to let someone know you're coming: [email protected]

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12/12/2025

As the holiday season approaches. emotions often run high. While many are filled with joy and anticipation, for others it can be a time of loneliness, sadness or remembrance of loved ones no longer with us. Join us Sunday, December 21st at 5:30pm in the Fellowship Hall as we gather to acknowledge grief, sadness, or difficulty during a time when society often expects happiness.

Nathan Seben's band "Bless Everyone's Hearts" will be providing the music.