Welcome to the website for Northern Yearly Meeting (NYM), an organization of Friends (Quaker) meetings and worship groups mainly in Minnesota and Wisconsin, with some groups in North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa. NYM is affiliated with Friends General Conference, comprised of meetings throughout North America.

Recent Posts:

  • Here I Am: Understanding and Shining My Inner Light - Epistle from 2008 annual sessions - “And the trees of the field, they clap their hands, as we go forth with joy.” Greetings from the 2008 Northern Yearly Meeting annual sessions at the Lions Camp in Rosholt, Wisconsin, where apple trees are blossoming late, pine forests greet the rising sun with gentle, vibrant energy, and the spring weather is [...]
  • Northern Yearly Meeting 2008 Session - May 23-26 - Northern Yearly Meeting 2008 Session — May 23-26 at the Wisconsin Lions Camp in Rosholt, Wisconsin. The wooded camp surrounds a small lake and has modern, accessible facilities. — Please register by May 2 — “Then in the early 1700’s something happened… There were certain things that Friends did that many other Protestants did not do and [...]
  • Who are the Quakers? - From Stevens Point Meeting Who are the Quakers? The Religious Society of Friends began in the religious turmoil of England in the 1650s. Founder George Fox’s insight was that anyone could directly know God’s guidance. The Quakers dispensed with public affirmations and rituals, meeting in silence to experience God’s presence. What do Quakers believe? Quakerism has [...]
  • Appendix A – Marriage Certificates, Possible Wordings - These are some traditional words which may be used for a Quaker marriage certificate.
  • Appendix B - Clearness Committees for Marriage - These are possible questions which may help a clearness committee for marriage as it meets with a couple. None of them are required. The most important role of the Clearness Committee for marriage is to allow the Spirit to work with the group, as they are preparing for their meetings and as they [...]
  • A Brief History of the Peace Testimony from Early Quakers to Contemporary Friends - draft chapter - The Roots of our Peace Witness The classic oft quoted statement of the Quaker Peace Testimony is the Declaration to King Charles II of 1660 signed by twelve Friends including George Fox, one of the founders of the Religious Society of Friends. The Declaration is about 4-1/2 pages long and only part of it is [...]