Organisation updates
This page contains news about our organisation, Britain Yearly Meeting.
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YMAC 25-27 July 2025
22 September 2025
Yearly Meeting Agenda Committee (YMAC) met from 25 to 27 July 2025 to begin planning for May 2026 Yearly Meeting. They were joined by a number of Friends from different organisations and meetings who helped YMAC discern what might form the agenda for the meeting.
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QWRC 12-14 September 2025
17 September 2025
Quaker World Relations Committee (QWRC) met in Hinsley Hall, Leeds, for a residential meeting where they were joined by members of the Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network.
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QLCC 20 September 2025
22 September 2025
Quaker Life Central Committee (QLCC) met on 20 September. The committee endorsed new wording for the Quaker marriage declaration, considered area meeting compliance and sustainability reporting, and agreed to pass all governance of Swarthmoor Hall and the Quaker bookshop to the Quiet Company Board.
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BYM Trustees 5-6 September 2025
22 September 2025
Britain Yearly Meeting Trustees (BYMT) met on 5 and 6 September to discern on items of business including the annual report and accounts, investment policy, and strategic priorities.
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BDRC 9 July and 11-13 July 2025
18 August 2025
The Book of Discipline Revision Committee met to discuss the latest progress in updating Quaker faith & practice ready for a new draft text to be presented to Yearly Meeting in 2027.
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QWRC 14 June 2025
2 July 2025
Quaker World Relations Committee (QWRC) considered how we welcome overseas visitors at Yearly Meeting and about how British Friends can learn more about world Quakerism.
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APC 20-22 June 2025
2 July 2025
The Agenda Planning Committee for Yearly Meeting from 2026 onwards had its first meeting and considered its vision for Yearly Meetings.