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Global Meeting for Worship (GMFW)

Live silent online Quaker worship
Wednesdays @ 2-3 PM USA Eastern Time

We open Zoom sessions from 1:30 to 3:30 PM USA Eastern Time,
hosted by Quaker Universalist Fellowship (QUF).

Use https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/ to find local time.
NOTE: See below for Other hosts of online Quaker worship.

Friends of GMFW have worshiped together since February 2019.
Current participants range from Europe to Canada to Central America.
We share safe space for worship and fellowship in the Quaker way.

2pm Eastern in other time zones

For more information, or to receive a link to the Global Meetings for Worship, contact:  GMFW@universalistfriends.org.

Resources:

Other hosts of online Quaker worship:

Friends World Committee for Consultation is best source for international information about online worship. FWCC organizes its work through its four section offices and the World Office.

FWCC's Online Worship comprehensive listing is the basis for this list, to which we have added information from other sources.

1. Section of the Americas

Hosting daily or multiple times each week

  • Pendle Hill Online Worship, Palo Wallingford, CA – Daily from 8:30 to 9:10 AM Eastern Time Zone.
  • Ben Lomond Quaker Center, Ben Lomond, CA – Daily from 7:30 to 8:00 AM Pacific Time Zone.
  • Western Friend Online, Palo Alto, PA
    • Online meetings for worship on Sundays and Wednesdays, hosted by various meetings throughout Pacific, North Pacific and Intermountain Yearly Meetings. Schedules and access are shown on this web page.
    • Meditation Chapel (by appointment).
    • Quaker Worship and Fellowship Online, an always-open “chat” room where Friends and Seekers can meet for Quaker worship.

Hosting on Sundays

Eastern Time Zone

Mountain Time Zone

Pacific Time Zone

Alaska Time Zone

Livestreamed programmed Sunday worship

Tuesday

Wednesday

FCNL

Recorded sermons (podcasts)

Text, Video and Audio recorded sermons

Bible study

2. Europe & the Middle East Section

Europe & Middle East Section has compiled a list of some meetings that are currently meeting online and are happy to welcome visitors from other meetings. Please remember to be considerate when visiting another meeting. Please see their website for the full updated meetings.

3. Africa Section

4. Asia-West Pacific Section

  • Meeting for Worship online is held Thursday across the section.
    • Meeting is hosted by Friends Michael Searle and Ronis Chapman from Canberra, Australia. Email Michael Searle at Michael.Searle@iiNet.net.au for information about downloading and using Zoom and for link to the meeting room.
    • Find out more on the AWPS website.
  • Australia Yearly Meeting
    • A Meeting is held every Sunday during October to March at 5 PM for TAS, VIC, ACT, NSW; 4 PM for QLD; 4:30pm for SA; 3:30 PM for NT; 2 PM for WA.
    • During April-September the online meeting is held at 5 PM for TAS, VIC, ACT, NSW, QLD; 4:30 PM for SA, NT; 3 PM for WA.