CQL Book Group: Spiritual Transformation
October 6, 2025
Brooklyn Meetinghouse |
NYC Quakers are friendly, spiritually-led, peaceful, truth-seeking activists.
Quakers believe there is "that of God" in everyone. We value peace, integrity, equality, and stewardship. NYC Quakers help each other “live our faith out loud.”
Who are NYC Quakers?
As a Friend, I can be in direct relationship with God. No matter the mistakes I made the day before, I am able to start all over again. I can be myself and be in relationship with the Divine. That’s why I’m a Quaker.
Ernie Buscemi | Morningside Meeting
I grew up practicing Quakerism — as a child, I found the Quaker community in my hometown to be warm, welcoming and infinitely patient. Now, as an adult, my Quaker practice is a constant reminder to me to slow down and listen, which provides grounding and direction, especially in uncertain times.
Dianne de la Veaux | Brooklyn Meeting
I stay away from most kinds of ritual, including ritual language. Many other Friends do too. Friends have been very interesting and kind and have tried to bring me into their social circles here and in meetings in other places.
John Maynard | 15th Street Meeting
In Quaker worship, we sit in silence, listening for God. This practice deeply resonates with my experience as a yoga practitioner and meditator. In that stillness, I find the same "peace that surpasses all understanding" that has drawn me to my yoga mat for over 20 years!
Tanya Farmer | Brooklyn Meeting
To see, honor and celebrate the Light in everyone is so simple and true. I am deeply nurtured, grounded and moved by our practice of silent worship. Friends' commitment to peace, equality and justice has been an inspiring and clear path to follow. Meeting feels like coming home.
Katherine Alford | Morningside Meeting
As a couple, we represent the diverse backgrounds of contemporary Quakers: we're an ex-Catholic/Zen Buddhist and a secular Jew. As strong believers in peace and non-violence, we have found a home at 15th Street. Here we offer sanctuary to migrants, educational events for all, and serenity in an agitated world.
Sophie Gonick & Sander Hicks | 15th Street Meeting
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News
Announcements
Maintenance and Improvements to NYC Quaker Buildings
September 29, 2025
Facilities projects are improving NYC Quaker properties. This fall, Brooklyn Meeting's roof will be replaced and restoration of 15th Street's fence will begin.
Friends
New Peaceward Project
September 16, 2025
A new oral history archiving project from a Walk to Washington organizer features videos of Friends experienced in peace and social action work.
Worship With Us
Seeking peace? All are welcome to attend worship at one of the Quaker meetings (congregations) in New York City. Most of our meetings hold silent, "unprogrammed" worship. People who are divinely inspired to share a message can speak out of the silence. Manhattan Meeting holds a pastor-led, programmed service.
Brooklyn Meeting
110 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn NY
You are warmly invited to worship with us. We sit in silent meditation listening and waiting for the Light…
Fifteenth Street Meeting
15 Rutherford Place (& 15th Street), New York NY
Curious about Quaker worship? Join us in the historic Fifteenth Street Meetinghouse for an hour of silence,…
Flushing Meeting
137-16 Northern Boulevard, Flushing NY
All are welcome to worship with us at our 330-year old meetinghouse in the heart of Flushing, Queens.
Manhattan Meeting
15 Rutherford Place, Room 1, New York NY
All are welcome to join our rich, Spirit-led worship. Worship is led by Pastor David Herendeen and includes…
Morningside Meeting
Riverside Church (enter at 91 Claremont Ave., NYC), 12th Floor in Bell Tower, New York NY
We are a welcoming, diverse community of individuals living the Quaker testimonies of equality, integrity,…
Staten Island Meeting
208 Bay Street, Staten Island NY
You're invited to join the small and mighty Staten Island Meeting for worship!
Downtown Outdoor Meeting
NW corner of Battery Park, just north of Castle Clinton, New York NY
All are cordially invited to join our midweek outdoor worship whenever you are able, May through September.…
Friends Cemetery
Center Drive, Prospect Park, Brooklyn NY
The Friends (AKA Quakers) Cemetery in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY.
Penington Friends House
215 East 15th Street, New York NY
Penington Friends House is a multigenerational, collaborative residence run by Quakers; a caring & creative…
Ways to Be Involved
New York City Friends and Meetings offer opportunities to gather for worship, spiritual solidarity, and activism. We also offer programs like these.
Volunteer
Opportunities to volunteer within New York Quarterly Meeting — feed the hungry, maintain our spaces, nurture our community, organize actions, and more.
Space Reservations
Rooms and spaces in the New York Quarter's buildings, the 15th Street Meeting complex and Brooklyn Meetinghouse, are available to be reserved for community use.
Witness Grants
The Witness Committee helps get funding to people and projects that bring Quaker values to life—like peace, justice, equality, and care for the planet.