CEQ Outreach and Communications (O&C) Committee have produced an Outreach & Communications Plan for 2026/2027. This sets out a vision and aims for our outreach, and lists some of the ways Area Meeting and Local meetings can support this.

An important part of our strategy is Outreach Link Friends (OLFs) – people appointed by Local Meetings to provide a two-way channel of communication between the O&C Committee and Local Meetings. We recently sent a message to current OLFs (and clerks of meeting without one) with more details of how they can get involved, and support available. There is a WhatsApp group for OLFs and other Friends interested in Outreach to share ideas and encouragement, get in touch if you’d like to join: website@ceaqm.org.uk

One activity we’d like to encourage meetings to do, is to complete their own Outreach & Communication plan – a template is available and there is the potential for a facilitated discussion. Quaker Week begins on 25th September, ending on World Quaker Day on Sunday 4th October – making a simple plan could help your meeting prepare for this, and beyond.

To find out more, get in touch with the Outreach link Friend at your meeting, or contact website@ceaqm.org.uk

Resources

Outreach materials and resources to borrow from CEQ

Discovering Quakers Resources for Local Meetings

Theme and materials for World Quaker Day (FWCC)

Outreach Resources from Quakers in Britain

Outreach Posters from Quakers in Britain

New to Quakers Yourself?

Are you new to Quakers and want to find out more? Check out Discovering Quakers for articles, blogs, videos, podcasts and events. And you’ll be very welcome to come along to any of our Quaker meetings – find a meeting near you.