Friends then heard recommendations from Church Government Advisory Group (CGAG) on changes to Quaker faith & practice.
The day ended with Friends hearing from three Quaker chaplains. Robin Fishwick, a Quaker chaplain at the University of Leeds, said he is often asked how many Friends are at the…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has criticised the findings of the long-awaited review of Prevent, the government’s counter-terrorism programme. The report calls for its focus to…
Churches are often seen as ‘white, middle-class spaces’, a new report has shown, underlining that to reach more people, they need to reflect ‘the diversity of the UK’. This…
US Friends marked the historical ties between Quakers and black freedom seekers last week with a concert of spirituals.
The morning session of 4 March opened with a proposal for a new Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) Communications Group, following December’s request for the Arrangements Group to…
Friends in Lancashire Central and North AM then spoke about their work preparing to produce a resource on spirit-led ethical employment practice. This process would involve…
US Quakers have criticised one of the biggest investors in fossil fuels for withdrawing from its most significant climate commitment.
A staff member accused of mischaracterising her heritage and lived experience will leave her post at American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined two hundred others in writing to the government urging it to reject Equinor’s plans to open the Rosebank oil field.The Norwegian firm…
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