Quakers in Britain

Quakers in Britain is the British yearly meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.

It carries forward the Quaker movement that began in seventeenth-century England, while its present theology and practice have developed through communal discernment.

It commonly values worshipful listening, peace, equality, integrity, simplicity, and care for creation; individual theological views are diverse.

Meetings for worship are usually unprogrammed and centred on expectant silence, though spoken ministry may arise.

Local meetings are linked through area meetings and Britain Yearly Meeting, using shared discernment rather than episcopal government.