by Eva | Oct 3, 2024 | My Life As A Quaker, Quaker, Sutton Quaker Meeting
With a scientific education, I was used to questioning ideas, theories and assumptions. I knew that I sensed there was more than the apparent facts that we humans teach each other at any point in history—doubt and uncertainty have always existed and many of the...
by Helen | Apr 17, 2024 | My Life As A Quaker, Sutton Quaker Meeting
I’m a lifelong Quaker and I spent most of my working life in paid roles in Quaker organisations – pretty unusual in a faith group with no ordained priests/ministers. My work involved helping Quakers across Britain to live out their faith in their lives,...
by Pat | Apr 17, 2024 | My Life As A Quaker, Sutton Quaker Meeting
“You’ve made it,” my husband said as I reached 90 years of age. He meant 83 years as a Quaker, 75 in Sutton Meeting. If you’ve done your sums you will know that I became a Quaker at the age of seven. My parents, John and Christina Holland were pacifists and joined the...
by Phil | Apr 17, 2024 | My Life As A Quaker, Sutton Quaker Meeting
I was sent to Sunday School as a child and became a choirboy. It was at University that I came across Quakers. A Friend there questioned me about my beliefs and I realized that I did not in fact believe some of the things that Anglicans state in their creeds....
by Sheila | Apr 17, 2024 | My Life As A Quaker, Sutton Quaker Meeting
I became aware of Quakers about 20 years ago, through friends. They mentioned that they went to a Quaker meeting sometimes in Swindon. It took about 10 years for me to act on it, and eventually I looked around the Quakers in Britain website, saw things on there that...
by Andrew | Apr 17, 2024 | My Life As A Quaker, Sutton Quaker Meeting
I first encountered the Quakers seeing the Meeting House sign in Croydon going around the roundabout on the way back from family. I always thought that seems interesting and a bit peculiar but never really looked into it more than that! But as I grew older, I’ve...
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