Richmond (VA) Friends Meeting

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

YOU ARE WELCOMED TO WORSHIP WITH US

Quaker Social Justice Organizations

There is so much happening in the realm of social justice, environment and world emergencies.keep informed and act according to our Quaker values? The following organizations can help you take...

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Meeting For Worship

Community

Quakerism is an experiential faith. We come together to learn how to put into daily practice our tenets of:

    • simplicity & stewardship
    • peacefulness
    • integrity
    • community
    • equality

Each person’s path may be different but the shared journey deepens and enriches our lives. We welcome everyone to our fellowship.

We provide opportunities for both children and adults for religious education and spiritual growth including:

    • Sunday classes and forums
    • Bible Study
    • in-depth exploration of spiritual paths

We also offer service activities, a meditative retreat center in Amelia County, shared meals, and opportunities for friendship and community building.

Social Action

Quakers have been on the leading edge of peacemaking and human rights issues for hundreds of years. Our roots in prison reform, anti-slavery, women’s suffrage, and
peacemaking undergird today’s missions, among them are:

    • Welcoming migrants into our community with concerned awareness of the challenges they face
    • Welcoming all people of any sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions with a concerned awareness of the challenges they face
    • Finding alternatives to violence
    • Caring for the earth
    • Acknowledging our Meeting’s history of actions (and inactions) with race and racism and resolving to take steps of restorative justice

Some of our decisions on peace and social justice can be found HERE. We seek not only to understand the issues but also to take considered, concrete action to bring about change.

Some of our organizations putting Quaker values to work: