Looking Ahead to 2026: Momentum, Planning, and Your Matched Gift
Dear friends,
As 2025 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to reflect on a year of meaningful progress at Beacon Hill Friends House, and to share what we’re preparing for next.
Together, we:
- Finished our rear deck renovation,
- Completed the first phase of critical cellar structural work (including new steel columns and joist reinforcement), and
- Welcomed hundreds of people through residency, worship, guest rooms, and public programs.
At a time when many community spaces are closing or scaling back, Beacon Hill Friends House has remained open, active, and deeply rooted in its mission.
Looking ahead to 2026, our focus is on preparing wisely for the future while sustaining our work in the present.
Recently, our Board and staff have been working with architects to develop a long-range Vision Plan for our building’s next 70 years. The plan asks three essential questions:
- How can we increase accessibility to our space?
- How can resident spaces better support daily life in community?
- How can our public spaces better serve Beacon Hill Friends Meeting and the many groups who gather here?
(Image below offers a glimpse into this early vision.)
We are running a matching campaign for our FY26 operating budget, and we are very close to reaching the full match of $15,000. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has already given — your generosity has brought us almost to the finish line. We have just $3,389 left to raise, and every dollar given now will be doubled until we reach our goal.
Your gift supports the day-to-day life of the House: resident financial aid, programs rooted in peace and justice, staff capacity, and the ongoing care of this 200-year-old building as a living, active community space.
If Beacon Hill Friends House has been meaningful to you, or if you believe places of spiritual depth, hospitality, and public witness matter in this moment, we invite you to help us cross this finish line.
With gratitude,
Jen Newman
