Search results for 'Quaker Testimonies'

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Faith

Our values

Updated 20 September 2023

How we act as Quakers goes together with what we believe.

Quakers in Britain: Our values

Our stories

Teaching business students about Quaker ethics

Updated 10 July 2019

Barbara Hayes of Chichester Quaker Meeting shares an exciting form of outreach.

Teaching business students about Quaker ethics

Climate & economic justice

The spiritual basis for Quaker climate action

Updated 13 December 2023

Generations of Quakers have handed down a sacred commitment to the 'unity of creation'. To live out this commitment, Quakers are taking action to protect the climate and foster sustainable forms of prosperity.

The spiritual basis for Quaker climate action

Quaker groups

Bamford Quaker Community

Updated 8 November 2021

The Quaker Community Bamford CIO is a registered charity. The charity's main objective is to support and explore the general, religious and charitable purposes of the Religious Society of Friends in Britain. In particular but not exclusively by: providing a place of spiritual retreat and joining the live-in community in seeking to live out Quaker Testimonies in daily life.sharing an understanding, exploration and development of the Religious Society of Friends by providing hospitality, spiritual and working retreats.providing pastoral care of visitors and community members.stewardship of land and gardens (10 acres) in line with Quaker testimony to sustainability.providing a space for Friends and others for spiritual renewal, respite, and retreat.

Bamford Quaker Community

Faith

Read about Quaker faith

Updated 22 September 2023

Read about Quaker faith

Our organisation

Quaker groups

Updated 6 February 2024

These groups demonstrate some of the many interests and concerns that Quakers pursue as part of their wider commitment to their faith. Most groups meet up and organise activities - it's a great way to meet Quakers and make new contacts. Activities are usually open to non-Quakers. Do please contact a group if you are interested to know more about it.

Quaker groups

Quaker groups

Quaker Voices on Mental Health

Updated 30 October 2023

Aims:To provide a network through which Friends can safely explore issues in mental health, guided by Quaker testimonies to equality and truth and informed by the legacy of William Tuke (founder of The Retreat, York);To create opportunities for Friends to meet together in person or virtually in a spirit of worship, to uphold one another in their different capacities and for discernment on matters associated with mental health.To explore the relationships between spirituality, creativity and mental health wellbeing;To promote awareness and understanding of mental health issues across Britain Yearly Meeting, thus informing pastoral care in Local, Area and Yearly Meeting levels;To act as a Quaker Voice on aspects of mental health and wellbeing policies and practices in Britain today.

Quaker Voices on Mental Health

Our structure

Quaker Peace & Social Witness Central Committee

Updated 9 June 2021

Quaker Peace & Social Witness Central Committee (QPSWCC) forms part of the centrally-managed work of Quakers in Britain. It promotes and undertakes action for peace and social justice in line with our testimonies, mainly by overseeing the work of Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW).

Our stories

Peace Hub – Quaker Peace & Justice Centre

Updated 19 January 2016

As Quakers we are called to act for peace and justice. Peace Hub seeks to provide a centre from which an inclusive community is inspired to take up this call. Peace Hub is a new venture launched by Central England Quakers in November 2014.

Climate & economic justice

Climate justice

Updated 26 March 2024

As our current economic system fuels inequality and climate breakdown, Quakers seek just responses to these intertwined crises.

Climate justice