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The Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain, also known as Britain Yearly Meeting (and, until 1995, London Yearly Meeting), is a Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in England, Scotland, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It is the national organisation of Quakers living in Britain. Britain Yearly Meeting refers to both the religious gathering and the organisation. "Yearly Meeting", or "Yearly Meeting Gathering" are usually the names given to the annual gathering of British Quakers. Quakers in Britain is the name the organisation is commonly known by.
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The Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Quaker |
Associations | Friends World Committee for Consultation |
Region | England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man |
Founder | George Fox |
Origin | 1652 Pendle Hill, Lancashire (See History of the Quakers) |
Separated from | Church of England |
Congregations | 463 (as of 2020)[1] |
Members | 17,540 members and attenders (as of end of 2022)[2] |
Aid organization | Quaker Peace and Social Witness |
Hospitals | 1 |
Secondary schools | 9 [3] |
Other name(s) | Britain Yearly Meeting (since 1995) London Yearly Meeting (until 1995) Quakers in Britain |
Official website | www.quaker.org.uk |
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