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This is a list of notable businesses, organizations or charities founded by Quakers.Many of these are no longer managed or influenced by Quakers. At the end of the article are businesses that have never had any connection to Quakers, although some people may believe that they did or still do.
Quaker organizations established in the 20th century (10 P) C. Quaker charities (3 P) I. Quaker organisations based Ireland (1 P) M. Quaker meetings (2 C, 6 P) Q.
Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) is the international Quaker organization that loosely unifies the different religious traditions of Quakers; FWCC brings together the largest variety of Friends in the world. Friends World Committee for Consultation is divided into four sections to represent different regions of the world: Africa ...
Pages in category "Quaker organizations based in the United States" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, founded as a Quaker institution, now non-denominational; Cornell University, founded by Friends, but always non-denominational; Duke University, the founding organization, the Union Institute Society was a group of Methodists and Quakers.
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A Elisabeth Abegg (1882–1974), German educator who rescued Jews during the Holocaust Damon Albarn (b. 1968), English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer Harry Albright (living), Swiss-born Canadian former editor of The Friend, Communications Consultant for FWCC Thomas Aldham (c. 1616–1660), English Quaker instrumental in setting up the first meeting in the Doncaster area Horace ...
Monthly meetings" are what Quakers call congregations; "yearly meetings" are organizations of monthly meetings within a geographic region. FGC was founded in 1900. [2] FGC-affiliated meetings are typically in the "unprogrammed" Quaker tradition, though there are some Friends churches with pastors. "Unprogrammed" means that worship is based on ...