North Pacific Yearly Meeting

(June 2009)
Outreach and Visitation Committee has made available a few resources. The first of these is "Thoughts for Visitors and Visited in NPYM". It is available in two PDF formats, a small booklet which can be printed front and back, as well as a larger format designed for one-sided printed. Download them: ]Small Format]or [Large Format].

Also made available by Outreach and Visitation is an Outreach Workbook. Download it here: [PDF]

(June 2009)
A minute on the abolition of torture has been proposed for consideration at Annual Session 2009. The minute has been sent to monthly meetings for seasoning, but is also available here. Click to download the minute as a [RTF] or [PDF]. The background for the minute is also available in [RTF] or [PDF] format.

Also: Don't forget to register! Download the registration packet from the Annual Session page.

The Religious Society of Friends is one of the traditional peace churches. Since Friends believe that the way to achieve peace is through social justice, we have a strong emphasis on carrying our faith into action.

North Pacific Yearly Meeting is a regional organization consisting of individual congregations, called monthly meetings (because they hold meetings for the conduct of business once a month). NPYM is called a yearly meeting because it holds an annual session where Friends from throughout the Pacific Northwest gather to worship and conduct business together. Find the nearest Meeting.

NPYM has an active youth community, with opportunities for youth to socialize and participate in social service and political actions.

The organizational structure and guiding beliefs of Friends in NPYM are set forth in our book of Faith & Practice, which is currently undergoing revision. When we find unity on social issues, we write Minutes to record our stance.

North Pacific Yearly Meeting functions largely through the work of various committees. The primary committee which conducts the major business of NPYM throughout the year is the Steering Committee. Steering Committee consists of representatives from each of the monthly meetings and meets approximately every two months.