Organisation updates
This page contains update on the sessions and committees of our Yearly Meeting. The section was started in 2025, so information from before that date needs to be obtained from the recording Clerk's Office rco@quaker.org.uk.
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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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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.
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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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QCCIR 20-22 June 2025
2 July 2025
Quaker Committee for Christian and Interfaith Relations met in Leeds, including time with Friends and invited speakers.
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QLCC 14 June 2025
23 June 2025
Quaker Life Central Committee (QLCC) heard about the work to support youth, children and families, including at Yearly Meeting. It also received updates on the work and on upcoming Quaker Life Representative Council meetings.
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QPSWCC 3 June 2025
23 June 2025
Quaker Peace & Social Witness Central Committee (QPSWCC) considered the implications of Yearly Meeting, especially discernment on peace and on Gaza, and had a deep dive into the international conciliation work of Quakers.
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QLCC 21-23 March 2025
29 April 2025
Quaker Life Central Committee (QLCC) held its annual in-person residential meeting at Swarthmoor Hall in Cumbria to discuss reparations work, sharing the Quaker message, the support Quakers need in the coming years, and the role of Swarthmoor Hall. The committee also remembered one of its members, Harry Albright, who died a week before this meeting.