Pendle Hill. Photo: Courtesy Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

‘We were stretched and inspired.’

In residence: Catherine Putz & Mark Holtom visit Pendle Hill in the spring

‘We were stretched and inspired.’

by Catherine Putz & Mark Holtom 9th October 2026

When British Friends refer to Pendle Hill, we usually mean the actual hill in Lancashire where George Fox wrote: ‘From the top of this hill the Lord let me see in what places he had a great people to be gathered.’ But our destination earlier this year was Pendle Hill in the USA, the Quaker study, retreat and conference centre in Pennsylvania.