The first meeting of the new triennium of Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) was held on Saturday 7 July in the Large Meeting House at Friends House in London. A Friend, in ministry,…
There was an upbeat feel to the words of Ingrid Greenhow when she spoke to the minutes of the meeting of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees held in the beautiful location of…
Six groups were registered as Quaker Recognised Bodies at Meeting for Sufferings on 7 July.
Meeting for Sufferings received a minute from Central England Area Meeting that was supportive of Quaker Life Central Committee’s (QLCC) strategy for 2018-22, in particular, aims…
New representatives for Sufferings had the chance to get to know each other in ‘home groups’ over the lunch break. The groups were divided into four main areas: London;…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has called president Donald Trump’s visit to the UK ‘an opportunity to focus on three key US policies’ and ‘have three clear messages’. These…
Friends from Kendal and Sedbergh Area Meeting are gearing up for their ‘Ride for Equality and the Common Good’, starting on 22 July.
Nearly ninety Friends gathered in Norway to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the Europe and Middle East Section (EMES) of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC).…
The Quaker and black civil rghts activist Bayard Rustin, who was a close associate of Martin Luther King and an advocate of gay and lesbian rights, had a commemorative plaque…
A ‘Tree for Peace’ adopted by Friends is to play a key role in a world war one centenary event in Woodbridge, bringing together Quakers and members of the Royal British Legion…
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