Interview: Paul Parker

In the first of a two-part interview, the recording clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting talks to the Friend about his faith, life and work

by Ian Kirk-Smith and Symon Hill 25th May 2012

How did you come to Quakerism?  I came to Quakerism as a young teenager. I was brought up in a family with a Methodist mother and a very determinedly atheist father. I was taken to Sunday school every Sunday by my mother.  I became increasingly uncomfortable with being told what to believe. So, as a twelve or thirteen year old, I started going to different churches – looking to see if what I was searching for existed.