‘Even with the dominance of the Orthodox Church, some Georgians searched for truth through philosophies provided by other denominations and churches.’ Photo: Tbilisi by Denis Arslanbekov on Unsplash.

Cambridge Friends have been supporting Quakers in Georgia for over a decade. Ian Tod has an update

‘Support for Georgian Quakers became pressing after the Russian invasion.’

Cambridge Friends have been supporting Quakers in Georgia for over a decade. Ian Tod has an update

by Ian Tod 30th October 2020

For over a decade, Jesus Lane Meeting in Cambridge, along with Meetings in Bristol and elsewhere in the UK and Ireland, have been supporting Quakers in Georgia. Georgia is located in the Caucuses region of Eurasia, at the crossroads of Western Asia and Europe. It is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. Georgia covers a territory of 69,700 square kilometers and its population is about 3.7 million. The country is a unitary parliamentary republic with the government elected through representative democracy.