Bear Creek Friends Favorite Sites
Iowa Friends
- Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) IYM(C) The IYM(C) has their annual business meeting the last week in July of each year on the campus of Scattergood Friends School. The Mid-Year Meeting is a spiritual & social gathering held in early spring at Bear Creek Friends Meeting, near Earlham, IA. Other meetings in IYM(C).
- Scattergood Friends School is a co-educational college preparatory boarding high school located near West Branch, Iowa. This rural school has the capacity for approximately 60 boarding students and a few day students in grades 9 through 12. Owned and operated by the Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends (Conservative), Scattergood Friends School was founded in 1890 by local members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
- The Iowa Peace Network builds spiritual community among people working for peace.
Quaker Organizations
- Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). Washington DC based lobbying and advocacy organization supporting peace, social justice, and environmental responsibility.
- Quaker Earthcare Witness (QEW). A spiritually-centered movement of Quakers and like-minded people seeking ways to integrate concern for the environment with Friends’ long-standing testimonies for simplicity, integrity, peace, and equality.
- American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). The American Friends Service Committee carries out service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world.
- Quaker Information Center -A good resource for learning about Quakers.