Friends Women is an arm of Evangelical Friends Church - North America (EFC-NA), which invests in outreach, both globally and locally, through prayer, special project funding, financial support, education, encouragement, reading, and fellowship. 

The Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends Women organization began in the early 1940s for the purpose of supporting women missionaries through prayer and finances. The first annual banquet was held in 1946 in Newberg, Oregon. Fall retreats began around 1955. Projects have included financial support for Friends Serving Abroad and fledgling churches in the Northwest, including the purchase of equipment, books, clinical supplies, Bible, hymnals, and so on. Scholarship assistance has been given to young women to attend seminars, conferences and more. Ladies are encouraged to write to Friends Serving Abroad, support with finances, and to always PRAY.

• We participate in Jesus' Great Commission through prayer and financial support

• Friends Women pray for the spreading of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the discipling of new believers

• We get to know the cultures and current events of countries in which Friends serving abroad live and work

• An annual missions banquet in conjunction with Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends is held at the beginning of the annual sessions for all to attend

• Retreats are held at Quaker Hill Camp and Twin Rocks Friends Camp annually - a highlight of the year for women throughout the Pacific Northwest

• Spring luncheons give opportunities for fellowship and special projects

• Banquet, luncheon, and retreat speakers give insight into our own spiritual growth

Shine Retreat projects include the support of both international and local missionaries as they are actively engaged in their local contexts. Friends Women also serves as an information link for Evangelical Friends International. Groups within individual churches also have local service projects, fellowship events, and support meetings.