Religious Society of Friends

The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers, or Friends, is a religious community founded in England in the 17th century. Quakers are counted among the historic peace churches, and have congregations scattered across the world. Since its origin in England, Quakerism has spread to other countries, chiefly the United States, Kenya and Bolivia. The number of Quakers in the world is relatively small (approximately 600,000), although there are places, such as Philadelphia, PA US, in which Quaker influence is concentrated.

Some Quaker organizations

For a list of yearly meetings around the world, see Yearly meeting

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• Friends General Conference
• Quaker Peace and Social Witness
• American Friends Service Committee
• Friends Committee on National Legislation
• Friends Committee on Scouting
• List of Friends Schools