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Full list of Quaker Service Opportunities
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Quaker Life Central Committee
Quaker Life Central Committee's purpose is to support and strengthen Quaker life throughout the Yearly Meeting to help to deepen our experience of God's grace, its consequent expression in our lives and in all our meetings, and to increase awareness of and interest in Quakers in Britain. This remit covers faith and practice, spiritual nurture and the practical tasks required for the running of our Quaker meetings.
Central Nominations Committee seeks Friends to join Quaker Life Central Committee. You may be curious about how you can get involved in the spiritual life of the Yearly Meeting. Quaker Life Central Committee discerns a programme of work and provides strategic guidance and oversight for the work of Quaker Life. The work may be taken forward in many ways, e.g. by staff, the Committee, Friends, or partner organisations.
Friends of all ages could serve on the committee for 1-3 years.
Complete an Expression of Interest Form to let us know you have an interest in Quaker Life Central Committee.
To discuss this opportunity in more detail, please get in touch with the Nominations team by email (nominations@quaker.org.uk).
Pendle Hill Friends in Residence
A brilliant opportunity for two Friends to live in community at Pendle Hill, Pennsylvania to serve as the Friends in Residence from September-December 2025.
The role of the Friends in Residence are deliberately left open. It is to support the life, work and worship of the centre, to offer whatever gifts and experience the Friends may have to give, to be open to whatever comes. Living in the heart of the community at Pendle Hill, the Friends nurture and invite community spirit for the time. Ideally, two Friends who know one another will travel together.
Friend Jennifer Kavanagh served as the Friend in Residence in 2024 and shares her experiences. Read Jennifer's report in full.
Friends must be able to travel to the United States and live in community. A description of the service can be read in full here. This is a nominated position, so if you are interested, your details will be shared with Central Nominations Committee.
Are you curious about this service? We'd love to hear from you.
Complete an Expression of Interest Form to let us know you have an interest in serving as a Friend in Residence.
Representatives to other European Yearly Meetings
Each year, BYM nominates representatives who visit other Yearly Meetings across Europe. These short service opportunities usually take place over one weekend, once per year. Appointed Friends typically will go to a Yearly Meeting twice.
Central Nominations Committee would like to hear from language speakers of the following languages: French, Norwegian, Swedish, or Finnish who may be available and willing to serve in 2025 or future years to be visiting representatives to a different Yearly Meeting. Travel expenses and accommodation costs are covered.
Language speakers of Danish, Dutch, German and French are also warmly welcomed to be in touch!
2025 Yearly Meeting dates and locations are published on the Friends World Committee for Consultation Calendar (offsite link).
Please complete an Expression of Interest Form to let us know you're interested in this opportunity.
To discuss this opportunity in more detail, please get in touch with the Nominations team by email (nominations@quaker.org.uk).
Please be aware that enquiries are ongoing with a rolling deadline.
Church Government opportunities
Do you have an eye for detail and a love of language? Could you help support Church Government and the application of Quaker faith & practice? If so, Church Government Advisory Group could be calling your name. We would love to hear from you if you have capacity to serve for 2-3 meetings a year, and are interested in this unique Quaker service role.
Read the information pack for more details about Church Government Advisory Group, and if you're interested, please complete an Expression of Interest Form.
Any questions? Email the nominations team at: nominations@quaker.org.uk
I'm curious about other Quaker service!
Excellent, we'd love to hear from you! We are seeking Friends to serve in many ways, all year round.
You can download and read the Full list of opportunities here (or at the top of the page). Make sure you regularly return to this page to see the latest vacancies. We also post in the QuakerSpace Facebook group and Quake! newsletter.
If you are interested in Quaker service, let us know by completing an online Quaker Service Information Form.
Conversations about Quaker service are always welcome, the Nominations team can be contacted by email: nominations@quaker.org.uk.
We look forward to hearing from you, Friends.