Quakers in Mosedale

Friends from Mosedale write about their experience of withdrawing from being a recognised Local Meeting and suggest that ‘one size does not fit all’

by Friends from Mosedale 24th July 2015

During 2008 Mosedale Friends were increasingly concerned that the administrative burden on our numerically small and ageing membership of being a Local Meeting was seriously undermining the spiritual life for which we strived. We held several meetings trying to discern a way forward. In the end we came to the conclusion that we would live adventurously by continuing as a worshiping group but opting out of being a recognised Local Meeting. We considered that we could retain our links with local, regional and national Quaker affairs through participation at Area Meetings and offering ourselves to serve on committees at all levels. We are a registered charitable trust and would continue to meet our obligations as such.