Man on a mission: Clive Ashwin compares Quaker and evangelical worship

‘The experience was illuminating.’

by Clive Ashwin 13th September 2024

I once attended a service at an evangelical church in London. I confess that my reason was not primarily to worship, but to find an old friend who, I was told, attended this church. The experience was illuminating, and led me to reflect upon aspects of Quaker practice.

The service was led by a dynamic minister who generated a great deal of interaction with, and between, members of the congregation. At one point we were asked to stand and embrace the person on either side of us.