North Pacific Yearly Meeting

Bringing together Friends from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and northern Wyoming.

Latest News:

(October 31st)
NPYM's Discipline Committee has been working on revising Faith & Practice. To view their latest changes proposed for circulation, view the outline here. Also available are study guides and responses from Friends. Return comments to Timothy Travis, Bridge City Meeting.

Who We Are:

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.

Beliefs & Structure:

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.