Our organisation
This section covers the organisational structure of Quakers in Britain.
The panels below offer a broad outline of the national and local structures of Britain Yearly Meeting. They also include contact details, minutes and our book of discipline.
Updates
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MfS 6 December 2025
15 December 2025
Meeting for Sufferings is a national meeting of representatives of area meetings and some other Quaker communities and committees. It does some of the important work of the yearly meeting in between Yearly Meeting sessions. Meeting for Sufferings will be laid down in May 2026 and replaced by continuing Yearly Meeting sessions that will still include representatives but will also be open to all.
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MfS 3 October 2025
8 October 2025
Meeting for Sufferings is a national meeting of representatives of area meetings and some other Quaker communities and committees. It does some of the important work of the yearly meeting in between Yearly Meeting sessions. Meeting for Sufferings will be laid down in May 2026 and replaced by continuing Yearly Meeting sessions that will still include representatives but will also be open to all.
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QCCIR 1 and 15 November 2025
15 December 2025
The Quaker Committee for Christian and Interfaith Relations (QCCIR) met to hear from all its appointed representatives and to agree guests to invite to Yearly Meeting and speak at Special Interest Meetings. It also received the final version of Towards a paper on gender diversity in our church: Our differences are a blessing.
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BYM Trustees 25-28 November 2025
15 December 2025
Britain Yearly Meeting Trustees met over three days in November to discuss business including the operational plan and budget for 2026 and the finalisation of the BYM investment policy. They also considered a new Memorandum of Understanding with Woodbrooke and the latest report from the Reparations Working Group.
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Yearly Meeting Update December 2025
15 December 2025
How we hold Yearly Meeting (YM) sessions will be changing in 2026. Below is some information about the agenda for the next Yearly Meeting in May 2026.
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BDRC Update December 2025
10 December 2025
The Book of Discipline Revision Committee (BDRC) is creating a new book to replace Quaker faith & practice. An update on progress and next steps is below.
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QPSWCC 29 November 2025
5 December 2025
Quaker Peace & Social Witness Central Committee (QPSWCC) considered Quaker perspectives on tax in the context of climate justice, heard about the recent Quaker Earthcare Gathering and received a proposal from local Quakers about civilian peacekeeping in Gaza.