Established in 1959, Barclay Press serves the Friends Church through the publication of books, pamphlets, curriculum, and periodicals.
The Barclay Press office is located in Newberg, Oregon, near the campus of George Fox University. Since 1959, Barclay Press has served the Friends Church through the publication of books, pamphlets, curriculum, and periodicals. For its first 42 years Barclay Press was owned and operated by Northwest Yearly Meeting of Friends. In 2001 the curriculum publication ministry of Evangelical Friends International (operating as George Fox Press) merged with Barclay Press. The reorganized Barclay Press is governed by a board of directors with broad geographic representation from evangelical Friends.
Friends have always placed importance on publications. Early Friends were called “publishers of truth.” This concern for effective communication continues as Barclay Press seeks to deliver publications that stimulate positive change in the life of the reader.
However, the ministry of Barclay Press is not exclusively for the Friends Church. Robert Barclay (for whom the business is named) addressed his Apology “to the Clergy, of every kind into whose hands these theses may come, . . . whether Episcopal, Presbyterian, or otherwise.” The targeted attention Barclay Press gives to the great commission, spirituality, and social responsibility is a Christian message not exclusive to Friends.
Illuminate Friends Bible Study Series, Fruit of the Vine
