| Abbreviation | FOR USA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1915 |
| Founders | A. J. Muste, Jane Addams, Bishop Paul Jones, and 65 other pacifists |
| Type | Nonprofit peace and justice organization |
| Headquarters | P.O. Box 271, Nyack, NY 10960 USA |
| Location | |
Executive Director | Rev. Dr. Emma Jordan-Simpson |
| Website | forusa.org |
United States Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR USA) was founded in 1915 by sixty-eight pacifists, including A. J. Muste, Jane Addams and Bishop Paul Jones, and claims to be the "largest, oldest interfaith peace and justice organization in the United States."[1] Norman Thomas, at first skeptical of its program, joined in 1916 and would become the group's president. Its programs and projects involve domestic as well as international issues, and generally emphasize nonviolent alternatives to conflict and the rights of conscience. Unlike the U.K. movements, it is an interfaith body, though its historic roots are in Christianity. Both the FOR in the United States and similarly named organizations in other countries are affiliated with the International Fellowship of Reconciliation.