The Grace Circle: Redefining Etiquette, Culture, and Connection

By Tosin Clegg

In just a few months, The Grace Circle, an initiative from Faith Morey’s GracefullyFaithMorey brand, has emerged as one of the year’s most closely watched cultural gatherings originating from Africa.

Founded by Nigerian American entrepreneur, philanthropist, etiquette coach, and media personality Faith Morey, who also established the Okachi Charity Foundation, the project channels the same values of dignity, cultural stewardship, and communal care that underpin her wider work. From the outset, The Grace Circle was conceived as an inclusive forum, and though often perceived as a women’s movement, it has always welcomed men and women equally.

The inaugural edition, held in Lagos on March 27, formally introduced The Grace Circle to Nigerian audiences and set the tone for what followed: conversations about presentation, manners, and personal comportment delivered with a level of refinement rarely seen at comparable events. Morey credits the Lagos audience with helping to define the initiative’s early direction.

A month later, on April 4, The Grace Circle made its regional intentions clear with a second edition in Accra, Ghana, a signal that the movement was meant to travel beyond a single market from day one.

In June, the movement’s most striking expansion yet occurred when it gathered at Rolls-Royce Pasadena in California. Staging the event within a venue celebrated for precision and artisanal heritage provided an apt setting for a brand built on intentionality.

The California edition featured an accomplished panel, including Dr Jerrold Green, Dick Cook, Stephanie Carter, and Rickey Williams, whose contributions elevated the conversation well beyond a standard society affair.

For Morey, the partnership with Rolls-Royce was more than aesthetic; it affirmed that a movement grounded in grace and etiquette could command space alongside institutions defined by legacy and craftsmanship.

Next on The Grace Circle’s calendar is its Canadian debut, An Afternoon in Bloom, scheduled for July 16 at Via Allegro Ristorante in Toronto’s west end.
From Lagos to Pasadena and now Toronto, The Grace Circle is quietly making the case that etiquette, culture, and community merit renewed attention, building influence one city, one thoughtfully curated room at a time.