7th December 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Gender diversity statement from Quaker Life Central Committee

by Elinor Smallman

Jocelyn Burnell, co-clerk of Quaker Life Central Committee (QLCC), drew Friends’ attention to an initial statement on gender diversity at Meeting for Sufferings.

7th December 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: BYM considers UK post-Brexit divisions

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers could be doing more to help heal divisions in post-Brexit Britain, suggested one Friend at Meeting for Sufferings. The comment came on 24 November after Jeff Beatty, clerk…

7th December 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Friends tell of how much their world family matters

by Rebecca Hardy

Meeting for Sufferings on 24 November was asked if ‘the world family of Friends matter – to you and your Meeting?’ The question was posed by Ann Floyd, clerk of Quaker World…

7th December 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Questions and considerations for QLCC

by George Osgerby

Having started as a ‘rather self-contained part’ of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) – ‘doing great work, but it didn’t work a lot with other parts of the organisation’ –…

7th December 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: ‘Lots and lots of challenges lie ahead’ for QCCIR

by George Osgerby

The Quaker Committee for Christian and Interfaith Relations (QCCIR) regards its biggest achievement as The Changing Face of Faith in Britain, Stephanie Grant, a member of the body,…

7th December 2018

QSA hails ‘big breakthrough’ in funeral costs

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Social Action (QSA) is celebrating what it hailed as a ‘big breakthrough for those struggling with funeral costs’ after a major investigation into the funeral sector was…

7th December 2018

Quaker Congo Partnership UK event

by Rebecca Hardy

Kingston upon Thames Friends hosted an open event for the Quaker Congo Partnership UK on 25 November.

Benjamin Lay ‘undisowned’ by four Meetings
7th December 2018

Benjamin Lay ‘undisowned’ by four Meetings

by Rebecca Hardy
30th November 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: ‘Simple church’ affirmed as new priority

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees have reaffirmed they want ‘a simple church supported by a simple charity to reinvigorate Quakerism’ as the basis for its new set of…

30th November 2018

Oliver Robertson is the new head of witness and worship

by Rebecca Hardy

Oliver Robertson is to be the new head of witness and worship at Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), it was announced at Meeting for Sufferings on 24 November.

30th November 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Sustainability Group laid down at MfS

by Elinor Smallman

Meeting for Sufferings decided to lay down the Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) Sustainability Group on Sunday 25 November.

30th November 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Implications of Book of Discipline revision

by George Osgerby

Mark Tod, convenor of the Church Government Advisory Group (CGAG), spoke to Meeting for Sufferings on Friday 23 November about implications of the decision to revise Quaker faith…