Who are we? Our formal name is the Religious Society of Friends. But we feel that our emphasis is upon spirituality rather than 'religion' as our name would imply. Although based in Christianity everyone is welcome to our meetings whatever faith or belief system they may uphold.

If you are not sure about your religious or spiritual convictions then Quakerism may be an ideal opportunity to hep you explore these issues.  This is because Quakers do not have a creed. They do not say what one should or should not believe or say. For this reason they are not evangelists  and it is sometimes difficult to grasp what it is exactly that they believe in. 

We believe that God speaks to us as individuals and that we can speak to him/her directly. We communicate with the spirit and receive our spirituality in ways that are very special to each one of us. Whether it be by silent prayer, or occasional spoken ministry during our Meetings for Worship, whether it be via some form of artistic expression such as sculpture or painting or poetry, each one of us has the ability to commune with God, (or whatever term you feel is appropriate for that great spiritual force).

Although we have no creed we do believe, sometimes very passionately and very forcefully, in what we call our Testimonies.

These are explored briefly here

Bournemouth and Swanage Monthly Meeting is located on the coast and its several Preparative Meetings are mostly located within a short distance of the sea side. The sea ,with its tides, waves and surf is a timeless reminder that we do not own the world, its riches are not ours to dispose of at will and that we all have the opportunity to rejoice in the splendour of God's continuing creation.