Guatemala Friends Monthly Meeting

General Information

Guatemala Friends Monthly Meeting does not have a permanent meeting house. Meeting for Worship is held in Friends' homes on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month at 11 AM. At the rise of meeting, Friends share a pot luck lunch. Currently, most meetings are held in Antigua or Guatemala City.

Contact one of the individuals below to confirm dates, times and locations.


Kitty Brown
 phone: Int’l code+502+5700-5129
e-mail: KarenBrown@conexion.com.gt

Martha Dugan
phone: Int’l code+502+7832-5653
e-mail: mardugan@earthlink.net

If calling within Guatemala, use only the last 8 digits of the phone number.
Our Programs
The in-country administration of the Guatemala Scholarship/Loan Program (a joint project with Redwood Forest Friends Meeting in Santa Rosa, California) is under the direct care of our meeting. This program, know as PROGRESA in Guatemala, supports over 130 students. Most study at the university level though some attend a technical high school. The program is open to all but gives preference to women and students of Maya ancestry living in rural areas.  A special program  gives scholarships to students whose lives were disrupted by the civil war, allowing them to continue their education past 6th grade.

PROGRESA offers Study Tours which give participants a unique opportunity to visit service projects and meet former and current students while enjoying the natural beauty and rich culture of Guatemala.
The FUNDIT El Tejar Programs help poor women and children in the small Guatemalan highland town of El Tejar. They were founded by the late Nancy de España, a beloved member of Guatemala Friends Monthly Meeting. Though Child Aid, a US based 501(c)(3), non profit has assumed primary responsibility for FUNDIT’s programs they remain under our meeting’s limited care.

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