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Central England Quakers is a group of Quaker Meetings within the Midlands: including the cities of Birmingham and Coventry, the Black Country, and the surrounding areas.  Join us for Meeting for Worship, and to experience friendship and community.

News

Christmas Parcels Appeal 2024 - Many thanks to those who have already donated to the Quaker Christmas Parcels appeal 2024. A reminder that early donations by the ordering date, 23rd October 2024, are especially helpful. Quaker Christmas Parcels provides food for those known to the… Continue Reading
The future of our BYM central committees - Final call: feedback requested by this Sunday (13th October 2024) to contribute to discernment about the future of our central committee structure. In 2023 Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) started thinking about how we might change our committee structure to make… Continue Reading
West Midlands Church Leaders summit - Claire Bowman reports on this recent ecumenical gathering: I’m very happy to have represented Central England Quakers at this year’s West Midlands Church Leaders Summit, which took place at Holland House in Cropthorne on the 29th and 30th of September.… Continue Reading
Climate Action every Wednesday - A regular silent vigil is held by Quakers every Wednesday 1:30 - 1:45pm outside St Phillips Cathedral, central Birmingham. Then at 2pm at the nearby Peace Hub, there is a letter writing session for climate prisoners. Vigil - Concern about the… Continue Reading
New book on encounters between Sikhs and western women - Coventry Quaker Eleanor Nesbitt is publishing a new book today - Sikh: Two Centuries of Western Women's Art & Writing. Chronicling two centuries of encounters between Sikhs and 170 western women, this groundbreaking work seeks to correct a major imbalance… Continue Reading

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Events

  • Area Meeting October 2024 Area Meeting October 2024 22/10/2024 at Bournville Quaker Meeting House, Bournville Birmingham. – Food will be available before the meeting from 5pm. Our Area Business Meeting is a special type of Meeting for Worship used to make decisions: from how Quakers spend our money, to adopting a Concern. Agenda items deadline 8th October. Any Member can attend these meetings and take part in…

  • Cotteridge Quakers Social 26/10/2024 at Cotteridge Meeting House, Birmingham. with a Quiz and bring & share meal – Cotteridge Quakers invite you to their social evening - all welcome including family & friends. 3:30 tea and cake 4:15 quiz 5:45 bring and share meal (with baked potatoes) 7:00 home Please sign-up by emailing Cathy Tuckett by 13th October (details in the green membership book)

  • George Fox Re-enactment George Fox Re-enactment 27/10/2024 at Litchfield Market Square, Litchfield. – You are invited to join with Lichfield Quakers (in neighbouring Staffordshire Area Meeting) to mark the 400th anniversary of George Fox's birth. A re-enactment will be held on Lichfield Market Square, of Fox's notorious visit to the town with his message of "woe to the bloody city". Written & produced…

  • Quaker Mental Health Forum 16/11/2024 Online. Online session – Quaker Voices on Mental Health invite you to their annual forum, this year with the theme Honouring Dark and Light: discovering balance and possibilities.  There are two sessions, one in-person in October, and another online in November. You are welcome to join either or both. At this online session we…

  • Midlands Green Quakers 19/11/2024 Online. Ecological Spirituality - Crown – Midlands Green Quakers is a network of Friends from across the region who share a concern about the climate and ecological emergency. For our autumn series of Zoom sessions, we’ll explore how our love for the earth is intertwined with our spiritual lives. Each month will draw upon imagery of…

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