Quaker Meeting House

General information

Quakers have been worshipping in Newcastle without a break since 1698, for most of that time in Pilgrim Street, but since 1961 in the building in Jesmond, and since 2011 at the present building in Gosforth.

The Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, began in seventeenth century England as a reaction to aspects of the established Christian church.

We have no written creed, holding faith to be a matter for the individual, but we seek the truth within ourselves, and the good in everyone.

We make no distinction between clergy and laity, all being free to share in our silence-based worship, in ministry, in pastoral care and in contributing to the community.

Quakers are widely known for their commitment to peace and justice, and for their relief work.

The Quaker Way of Life

"Walk cheerfully in the world, answering that of God in everyone…"

advice from George Fox (1624-1691), the first of the Quakers

The insight that there is ‘that of God’ in everyone has led Quakers to place a special value on truth, equality, simplicity and peace. These four key testimonies, as they are known, have evolved and taken different forms over the years. But they have always been rooted in the search for truth and integrity.