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Links to Organizations and Resources of Interest to Quakers

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There is lots information about and for Quakers available via the Internet

Other Nearby Quaker Meetings (MN and WI)

Twin Cities Friends Meeting (1725 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105)

Minneapolis Friends Meeting (4401 York Ave S, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55410)

Laughing Waters Friends Preparative Meeting (Regular, open Meetings for Worship have been suspended until further notice; please see the Laughing Waters' website for more information.  Mailing Address: c/o Liz Oppenheimer, clerk, 4225 41st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN  55406)

Winona Friends Meeting (South Lounge, Lourdes Hall, Winona State University, 457 Gould St, Winona, MN 55987)

Rochester Friends Meeting (1300 10th Ave. NE, Rochester, MN 55906)

Duluth-Superior Friends (1802 East 1st Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55812)

Brainerd Friends Meeting (Brainerd, MN 56401; For location and to verify time of worship, call 218-839-4990)

Prospect Hill Friends Meeting (St. Paul Council of Churches, 1671 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108)

Saint Croix Valley Friends Meeting (2845 Brewers Lane, Stillwater, MN 55082)

La Crosse Friends Worship Group (1334 Pine Street, La Crosse, WI 54601)

(***Please Note: To locate other Quaker Meetings around the U.S., go to Quaker Finder and search by city, state, or zip code).

Quakers in Other Countries

Worldwide, there are about 360,000 people going by the name of Quakers, in all four corners of the world. The big concentrations outside Britain are in Canada, Bolivia, Mexico, the United States of America, and Kenya. There are also Quakers in many countries in Europe including Belgium, France, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, and Russia, and also in India, Japan, South Africa, Palestine, Australia, and Aotearoa New Zealand. Although Quakers started off in Britain, by far the majority are actually now in Kenya.

Quakers in Britain

Quakers in Canada

Quakers in France (La Societe des Amis)

Quakers in Bolivia

Quakers in Mexico

Quakers in Kenya (Please note: I was not able to find a separate website for the Friends Church in Kenya.  The closest link I could find is to the Facebook page of the Friends Church Kenya, given here.  VG, 12/20/2013)

Selected Quaker Organizations (and Organizations of Interest to Quakers)

American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)

Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP)

Evangelical Friends Church International (Note: Cannon Valley Friends is not directly affliated with this organization)

Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL)

Friends General Conference (FGC) (Note: This is a national-level parent organization for Cannon Valley Friends Meeting)

Friends Journal

Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns

Friends for a NonViolent World (FNVW)

Friends United Meeting (FUM) (Note: Cannon Valley Friends is not directly affliated with this organization)

Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC)

Northern Yearly Meeting (NYM) (Note: This is a regional-level parent organization for Cannon Valley Friends Meeting)

Planet Quaker (a blogging site for Quakers)

Quaker.org (Information on everything Quaker, from Quaker Schools to Consultants to Retreats)

QuakerBooks

Quaker Earthcare Witness

Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO)

QuakerYouth

Right Sharing of World Resources (RSWR)

Young Adult Friends

 

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