Pendle Hill Quakers share their history to celebrate George Fox’s 400th
Quakers in the north-west of England, the birthplace of Quakers, are sharing their landscape with others around the globe as they celebrate one of the 400th birthday of one of their founders, George Fox's.
Wendy Hampton, Quaker, is hoping to have good enough weather to film a walk up Pendle Hill to share at the World Plenary of Friends in South Africa in August.
The local development worker and member of Clitheroe Meeting hopes to give Quakers a flavour of the journey George Fox made when he climbed Pendle Hill and was moved by God to found Quakers.
In 1652, George Fox wrote, “As we went I spied a great high hill called Pendle Hill, and I went on the top of it with much ado… I was moved of the Lord to go atop of it… and there atop of the hill I was moved to sound the day of the Lord; and the Lord let me see atop of the hill in what places he had a great people to be gathered."
Many Quakers are interested in the feel and significance of Pendle Hill. A group from Cincinnati have visited already this year, and local Quakers are getting ready to welcome many more, including from Kenya.
Wendy Hampton said: “Most Quakers in our Yearly Meeting and across the globe won't have a chance to make the climb themselves, we hope this will help them to share the experience."