Mission

Friends Center Corporation nurtures awareness of the presence of God, enlivens work for peace and justice, and invites the highest aspirations of the human spirit as an expression of the beliefs and testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. Friends Center promotes peace, social equality, and stewardship of the earth in Philadelphia and throughout the world through its stewardship of and outreach from its campus at 15th and Cherry Streets in Center City Philadelphia. Friends Center supports its equity partners--the American Friends Service Committee, Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting of the Friends, and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends--and welcomes additional organizations whose missions complement or advance the missions of the partners.