Beacon Hill Friends House

06/23/2026

Please join us for our annual summer cookout! All are welcome for food, games, and conversation on Saturday, July 25 from noon to 3pm.

Let us know you're coming so we can plan our food:
https://forms.bhfh.org/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F33389

06/11/2026

Please join us at 12:30pm on Sunday, June 28th for Sarah Towle's presentation about the new edition of her book "Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands."

Register at: bhfh.org/friendsforum (don't click directly on the link. However if you right-click and select "Open link in new tab/window" it will work.)

“Sarah Towle has obliterated today’s dead-end arguments about immigration and transformed them into riveting, human stories.
We forget that ideas—good and bad—have always crossed our borderlines; only human beings need a piece of paper. We all deserve a narrative with clarity, and Towle has delivered. Spectacular!”—Ken Burns, filmmaker

04/17/2026

One perfect blossom among hundreds (from Tuesday)

04/13/2026

BHFH has a new website! Check it out here:

YOUR GIFT BUILDS COMMUNITY WITH BEACON HILL FRIENDS HOUSEIn times like these, spaces like BHFH are more essential than ever — places where organizers and activists gather, where individuals and...

04/13/2026

BHFH is looking for some interim support this summer! This is a paid, onsite role.

Learn about the position and apply here:

Spend a summer living in intentional community in downtown Boston, helping sustain Beacon Hill Friends House during a planned senior staff sabbatical. This role offers a chance to practice steady presence, sound judgment, and clear boundaries while supporting day-to-day operations and community life...

03/31/2026

Dreaming of Boston in Spring? Book a stay in our Mary Dyer guest room at bhfh.org!

[Hot tip: the Swan Boats open on April 18th.]

03/30/2026

Please join us for this week's MIDWEEK with Kelsey Day on Land, Poetry, and Prayer! Wednesday, April 1st (no joke!)

Registration link in the comments.

03/26/2026

Here comes our glorious magnolia! Stay tuned for more updates...

03/26/2026

Thanks to Bill Hulseman for a excellent MIDWEEK last night! I will post when I've got the recording on our YouTube page. In the meantime you might check out his book (from which he read an excerpt): "six to carry the casket and one to say the mass: reflections on life, identity, and moving forward"

Explore Bill Hulseman's reflections on life, identity, and transformation through witty essays. Pre-order your copy of this thought-provoking book today.

03/24/2026

Join us tonight!
If you had trouble registering, try this new link!
https://forms.bhfh.org/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F36387