How do Quakers support refugees and immigrants?

A Recorded Minister in the Friends Church, David has served in leadership in Friends Churches for more than fifty years. At Barclay College, David has chaired ... Established in 1960 as a graduate theological division of Earlham College, ESR is the pre-eminent Quaker seminary in the United States. Nov 30, 2017 ... I have never been an overly religious person. I was born into the religion of Quakerism, a faith that most of my classmates do not ... Jan 27, 2025 ... Quakers believe that people can all experience God directly. Non-hierarchical, Quaker worship services are often silent until somebody feels moved to speak. As a way of life, Quakerism emphasizes hard work, simple living, and generous giving as well as personal integrity, social justice, and the peaceful settlement ... Quakers prefer to set down our religious experience in the form of testimonies, general statements about practices and beliefs on which most Friends can unite. Jan 27, 2015 ... Our faith communities are also historically linked by the heroic efforts of Quakers and the AFSC to help save thousands of European Jews during ... Nov 2, 2020 ... Quakers, also known as the Religious Society of Friends, are a Christian group originating in 17th-century England. They often worship in buildings called ' ... Jan 2, 2023 ... The book Autopsy of a Deceased Church by Thom Rainer to anyone who seems remotely concerned about the future of the Church in America or the future of their ... Apr 21, 2016 ... Quaker worship is based on silent waiting, with the expectation of coming into the presence of God. Worshiping in silence brings the community ...