Discovering Quakers is a grassroots Quaker outreach initiative that provides a first point of contact for people curious about Quakers. We promote Quakers nationally through social media and our website, produce an enquirers' email newsletter, run weekly online events for enquirers, and publish Quaker books.
To help Meetings, we run monthly outreach forums, introduce enquirers to their Local Meeting, produce printed leaflets and posters, and advertise local and national events.
We are a small group of Quakers who are passionate about Quaker outreach. We were initially funded by Britain Yearly Meeting and are now funded through donations from Meetings, individuals and grants.
20th October 2025
Carol Griffiths from Wandsworth Meeting shares what Quakers in South West London are doing to increase their outreach.
When numbers are falling there are two things we can do: ‘shrink to fit’ and ‘strive to thrive’.
5th October 2025
On World Quaker Day, Sunday 5 October, the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) invites Friends to join with others around the globe to Love Your Neighbour. For those who aren’t familiar, World Quaker Day has been happening for about 12 years. It involves Quakers (of whom there are roughly 400,000 globally) pretty much everywhere they are (about 100 countries), and celebrating the fact that we are a world community of Friends, doing something together all in common.
Find out how to get involved with World Quaker Day (5th of October 2025).
Information provided by the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC).
19th September 2025
Read about the latest updates from Discovering Quakers in our September Newsletter to Friends & Meetings.
15th August 2025
Read about the latest updates from Discovering Quakers in our August Newsletter to Friends & Meetings.
Thu 11 December
Discovering Quakers Local Outreach Forum
13:00-14:00
Venue: Online
Every month we run an online forum to share what Discovering Quakers is doing and hear about the outreach initiatives of your Meetings. Please sign up to our email list or contact us to receive more details.
Thu 8 January
Discovering Quakers Local Outreach Forum
13:00-14:00
Venue: Online
Every month we run an online forum to share what Discovering Quakers is doing and hear about the outreach initiatives of your Meetings. Please sign up to our email list or contact us to receive more details.
Thu 12 February
Discovering Quakers Local Outreach Forum
13:00-14:00
Venue: Online
Every month we run an online forum to share what Discovering Quakers is doing and hear about the outreach initiatives of your Meetings. Please sign up to our email list or contact us to receive more details.