327th Yearly Meeting of NCYM (Conservative)

Seventh Month (July) 10 - 14, 2024

Theme: Kinship with All Creation

Come to Greensboro, NC this summer to join in sharing how the natural world has influenced our spirituality and to see the Biblical tradition through new eyes as Randy Woodley shares with us his Indigenous perspective. “Randy identifies strongly with issues of eco-justice, diversity, and racial justice. He has found the sweet spot of sharing difficult truths, in the spirit of love and acceptance through his teachings and writings. Randy’s authentic and timely messages dig to the root of our own imbalanced and unjust systems in an effort to restore us all to ways of harmony.” https://www.randywoodley.com/about

Come and connect with Friends from the region, stay in the dorms, attend business sessions (including the query responses from all of our meetings!), eat and converse in the cafeteria, enjoy Bible study, deep thirst-quenching worship, thoughtful speakers and many opportunities to share our experience of the Spirit. You can come on Wednesday afternoon and stay through Sunday noon, OR make your own schedule. There will also be a Zoom option. You choose what feeds you.

Children of all ages love the age-appropriate independence of living on campus and participating in their own program which includes visiting local sites for recreation and learning, Quaker-grounded religious activities, and lots of fun. The children's program runs Wednesday afternoon through Sunday noon (with children spending nights with their families.)

YM in person at Guilford College with Zoom options for some sessions.
Schedule and program details below (subject to change as the Spirit directs).
Only day visitors and virtual attendees can register after 6/22.
Overnight accommodations not available available for late registrations.

LINK to SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE and FULL SCHEDULE

LINK to REGISTRATION

LINK to ANNOUNCEMENTS (updates posted during sessions)

LINK to BUSINESS SESSIONS (agenda and advanced documents) and OTHER ADVANCED DOCUMENTS

Program Presenters for the 327th Yearly Meeting of NCYM (Conservative)

Keynote Speaker: Randy Woodley

Randy Woodley, a Cherokee descendent recognized by the United Keetoowah Band, is an accomplished author, theologian, and teacher. His creative spirit is evident in his thought-provoking writings that explore the intersection of Indigenous wisdom, ecological sustainability, theology, and spirituality. Dr. Woodley is Distinguished Professor of Faith and Culture Emeritus at George Fox University/Portland Seminary and the former Director of Intercultural and Indigenous studies. He is the author of nine books and over 30 chapters. His book, Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth (2022) is critically acclaimed, and Indigenous Theology and the Western Worldview (2022) was voted a Top Ten Book of the Year by the Academy of Parish Clergy. Randy and his wife, Edith Woodley, founded and co-sustain Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice and Eloheh Farm & Seeds, a non-profit organization that seeks to foster equity and justice between Indigenous peoples, the land and the wider society. (www.eloheh.org) Randy will be joining us from Oregon via zoom.

Bible Study Leader: Marguerite Dingman

Marguerite (Margie) Dingman has been part of Durham Friends Meeting and North Carolina Yearly Meeting (Conservative) for 30 years. Her family background includes New England Congregationalists and Quakers and she experienced nature spirituality before she had a name for it. She studied religion in college and graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary, later getting her MSW and establishing a career in social work. She lives in Durham, NC with her human, canine and reptile family.