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The official page of the Friends World Committee for Consultation, World Office FWCC’s World Office is in London. Generate profound diversity work among Friends.

Our Mission

Answering God’s call to universal love, FWCC brings Friends of varying traditions and cultural experiences together in worship, communications, and consultation, to express our common heritage and our Quaker message to the world. (approved 2006)

How We Work

The purpose of FWCC is to encourage fellowship and understanding among all the branches of the Religious Society of Friends. FWCC brings Friends together in multiple ways to celebrate God in our lives, to gather the Quaker voice and build networks to address issues of our time, and to unite us within our diversity. The Quaker community circles the globe, spanning a rich diversity of regional cultures, beliefs and styles of worship. FWCC organizes its work through its four section offices and the World Office, collaborating and encouraging the work of each section and work across sections. Each section embodies rich cultural and theological diversity, and they organize opportunities and programmes to bring Friends together and to learn from each other. The World Office uniquely represents all Friends at the global level through our participation with the Quaker United National Offices, offering Quakers the chance to contribute to world affairs. Our consultation extends to those of other faiths through work with the World Council of Churches, the Conference of Secretaries of the Christian World Communions, and participation in global ecumenical and interfaith work. History

In 1937, after years of concerted work to reconnect a fragmented Quaker world, the Second World Conference of Friends created FWCC “to act in a consultative capacity to promote better understanding among Friends the world over.” This was influenced by active young Friends organizing gatherings and expressing the need to work together. Today, Friends from yearly meetings and groups in at least 87 countries continue the work of coming together. Around the world there are four cooperating, autonomous FWCC Sections serving Africa, the Americas, Asia & the West Pacific, and Europe & the Middle East. Since its beginnings to the present day, FWCC has organized world meetings where representatives from yearly meetings and sections, along with other Friends, have come together. This brings a depth of experience when Friends share in the variety of worship and learning, and when Friends share that eternal love that draws us toward each other through the living Christ. Since 1948, FWCC has had “consultative” status with the United Nations and is responsible for the two Quaker UN Offices in Geneva and New York. FWCC continues to address regional and world issues by connecting and illuminating the work Friends do at all levels. FWCC World Office

The world office is based at Friends House in London, England. It provides the connective tissue in several ways:

Bring Friends together in multiple ways using technology and organise world gatherings and consultations of Quakers world-wide. Support the work of the four FWCC sections and strengthen connections across sections. Promote understanding of the world-wide character of the Society of Friends, through staff travel, conferences, correspondence and publications, and through ecumenical and interfaith work on behalf of Friends. Represent Friends at the world level, both among Friends and to the world community. Coordinate the International Membership programme, which joins isolated Friends and worship groups to the wider Quaker community. Amplify the Quaker voice through strengthened networks and encouraging Quaker work at all levels.

08/10/2026

On World Quaker Day 2026, more than 900 people from at least 50 countries registered for an extended international online meeting for worship themed 'Let Peace Be Among Us' and hosted by FWCC. Up to 200 joined at a time over the course of six hours. Speakers included Quaker peacemakers in Palestine, Lebanon, Cuba, Ukraine, Estonia and Rwanda.

The meeting began and ended with ministry by Friends at the Quaker United Nations Offices in New York and Geneva, and closed with the prayer of Francis of Assisi, 'Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace'. The session was preceded and followed by further online meetings which heard from Friends from Myanmar, Australia, the Philippines, USA and Japan.

A number of Friends in England joined in groups from historic meeting houses, as did Friends in Churchtown (Ireland) and Dunedin (Aotearoa/New Zealand) . Quakers in Germany and Norway contributed with specially written or recorded songs. Friends from the USA, Kenya, Honduras, Britain, Ireland and Slovenia were among those who gave service as elders.

The FWCC has also shared pictures on social media of World Quaker Day celebrations and events at Friends Churches in different countries, including in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi (below), Uganda, DRC, India, Bolivia, Guatemala, El Salvador, Peru, Mexico and the USA. The day was also marked in a number of prisons where it is becoming established as a regular date in the calendar.

In the week preceding World Quaker Day the national television station of Ireland, RTE, broadcast a 25 minute programme about Friends. In Britain Quakers presented the Daily Service on BBC radio.

Recognising that part of letting peace be among us involves building connections with others, a group of Friends from South Africa met with the Dalai Lama to speak about peace and nonviolence. In Burundi the Quaker football team had a friendly match with the neighbouring Methodist team. On the day the Methodists won, 2-0, but the real winner was the peace that is nurtured through fellowship.

Also in Burundi children under 7 years old came together to learn, share, and reflect on what peace means to them. One of the organisers said afterwards:

"We believe that building peace starts in childhood. By giving children the opportunity to learn kindness, respect, empathy, sharing, and non-violence, we are investing in a generation that can grow into stronger peacebuilders and peacemakers."

At least 25 Quaker Schools also took part in the day with a shared moment of silence, and contemplation on the Quaker advice to "stand still in that which is pure".

World Quaker Day official report.

07/10/2026

Part of letting peace be among us is building understanding with people of other beliefs and identities.

Last week a group of Quakers from South Africa went to visit the Dalai Lama. Let Peace Be Among Us.

06/10/2026

Our wonderful friends at the Evangelical Friends Church Rwanda shared these pictures with us from their World Quaker Day celebrations. Which included live streaming Pastor David Bucura giving ministry during our extended meeting for worship, beautiful singing by the congregation and then breaking out in groups to discuss topics of peace and justice.

You can also re watch David’s sermon here: https://www.youtube.com/live/OUJmFDfQMFE?si=hSvqoeQ32lGd2kZd

06/10/2026

Wonderful scenes from India, at Hoshangabad Friends Church. Where 30 Friends met to mark World Quaker Day 2026, discussing how we can contribute to the efforts being made for world peace.🕊

06/10/2026

On Sunday, across the globe friends marked World Quaker Day in different ways - Friends in Chichester (UK) held a 'Pause for Peace' silent vigil in the city, before joining the global worship online.

Cheryll Pitt reflected on their vigil: "Sometimes we can feel powerless about war but coming together in silence and observation is a strength. It says we do not accept the inevitability of death and destruction through war"

06/10/2026

More lovely photos from El Salvador

06/10/2026

In the sporting result we've all been waiting for the Burundian Methodists won 2-0 in their friendly match with the Quakers in Bujumbura.

The real winner of course though is the peace that is nurtured among us when we engage and build fellowship across boundaries of religious identies and beliefs.

Also, there will be a re-match ;)

06/10/2026

"Stand still in that which is pure".

Yesterday 25 Quaker Schools had a shared moment of silence as part of World Quaker Day.

05/10/2026

Wow! The national TV station of Ireland broadcast a 25 minute show about Quakers last week, to coincide with World Quaker Day.

You can watch it in full here https://www.rte.ie/player/series/nationwide/SI0000001172?epguid=IH10016303-26-0112

Let us know if it works where you are!

Friends were delighted to feature on RTE's Nationwide programme ahead of if you missed it, you can watch it back here https://www.rte.ie/player/series/nationwide/SI0000001172?epguid=IH10016303-26-0112

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