‘This feels different in that it’s so simple. It’s set up in a way that makes you feel like your internal world… is equally as important as the space that you’re in.’

Philadelphia Meeting attracts ‘upsurge’ in young attenders

‘This feels different in that it’s so simple. It’s set up in a way that makes you feel like your internal world… is equally as important as the space that you’re in.’

by Rebecca Hardy 16th January 2026

A Philadelphia Quaker Meeting has seen ‘an unprecedented surge in the numbers of attendees’, according to reports in the US media.

Philadelphia Meeting attracts ‘upsurge’ in young attenders

‘This feels different in that it’s so simple. It’s set up in a way that makes you feel like your internal world… is equally as important as the space that you’re in.’

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