FGC's programs include an annual week-long conference called "The Gathering," on-line retreats and worship opportunities, resources for meetings in becoming anti-racist spiritual communities, spiritual mentorship for youth and young adults, book publishing and sales, religious education materials, interfaith relations, and websites for meetings.

As of May 2022, the governing body for FGC is a Central Committee made up of 111 Friends, 54 of whom are appointed by affiliated yearly and monthly meetings.

[5] It is managed by a General Secretary (similar to an Executive Director) who provides spiritually grounded leadership, adhering to the vision statement, minute of purpose, and objectives determined by Central Committee.

[7] A key program of FGC is the annual Gathering for all ages, traditionally held at a different college every July.

Before the pandemic, the event attracted between 800 and 1,500 attenders from around the world, with most participants coming from the United States and Canada.

Since the 1990s the Friends General Conference annual gathering has implemented a unique golf cart transit system on campus.

Staffers are to answer the dedicated Golf Cart Central cell phone and then dispatch volunteer drivers at all hours between 7:00 and 10:00.

Typically 30 volunteer drivers, six dispatcher shifts per day and six to eight golf carts combine to move up to 100 priority riders around campus.