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  • Quakerly Business

    Quakerly Business

    Is a Meeting House… a place of worship? a business? a social enterprise? a community resource? Or some combination of the above? Historically Quakers have been very good at running businesses (including banks). In current…

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  • Meeting Houses – Beacons or Burdens?

    Meeting Houses – Beacons or Burdens?

    As mentioned in my last post “Why have a Meeting House“, Quaker meetings are often supporting meeting houses with fewer members, as the number of Quakers donating money and time has reduced. Just over a…

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  • Why have a Meeting House?

    Why have a Meeting House?

    This is a question often asked when I say “I manage a Meeting House”, or talk about making profits and covering costs. Why do we maintain places of worship? 1) Primarily a meeting house exists…

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