Yearly Meeting Update 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.
When is the next Yearly Meeting?
The next Yearly Meeting is 1-4 May 2026. It will be held online and in Friends House, London. Everyone is welcome. Everyone attending, whether online or at Friends House, will need to register. We expect registrations to open on Monday 12 January.
Junior Yearly Meeting, for Friends aged 15-18, will be held 3-7 April 2026.
What will be on the agenda?
While the agenda for Yearly Meeting in May 2026 has not yet been finalised, we expect it to include discernment on aspects of these questions:
In a divided world, what unites us as a Spirit-led community? How do we foster acceptance and belonging?
As a Spirit-led community, how can we handle conflict well in a way that builds connections, nurtures community and finds common ground, overcoming divisiveness and polarisation?
Friends may wish to spend time reflecting on these questions in advance of Yearly Meeting, individually or in groups. We will offer some suggestions of activities to help Friends of all ages prepare for Yearly Meeting. We expect this to be published by Friday 19 December.
The agenda for Yearly Meeting in May 2026 will also include a number of reports and some changes needed to implement the decision we took at Yearly Meeting in 2024 to move from holding Yearly Meeting once a year to holding it four times a year.
We will hold online preparation sessions covering some of the topics due to be considered between Monday 13 April and Friday 17 April 2026 starting at 7.30pm. There will be more information about online preparation sessions nearer the time but you might want to put the dates in your diary.
Who decides what goes on the agenda?
The agenda for Yearly Meeting is decided by Friends on the Yearly Meeting Agenda Committee (YMAC), this is done through prayerful discernment. Friends on YMAC are of different ages and experiences and from different parts of Britain. We are helped in our discernment by input from Friends on various Quaker committees and other bodies who share how the spirit is moving in their work and what they are led to feel should be on the agenda.
Where can I find out more?
You can find the calling letter and more information about Yearly Meeting in May 2026 on the Yearly Meeting page of the Quakers in Britain website.