WELCOME   

* UPDATE OCTOBER 2022* 

WORSHIP: ALL WELCOME!

Sunday Meetings for Worship: open to everyone and no booking in advance is now required to attend.

ONLINE: Blended worship - part in person and part online via Zoom - is still  available but now only on request basis. Please email us at least 24 hours ahead to request and we will send you the ID link.

THURSDAY WORSHIP & COFFEE MORNING: This remains a virtual event.             (Via Zoom only)          

UPCOMING EVENTS:

"BRING A FRIEND TO MEETING" Sunday 30th October 2022

* Are you curious about what Quakers actually do in meeting for worship?

* How does it feel to be in a (mostly) silent gathering?

* What do Quakers believe about God, Spirit, Light or the "whatever you call it"? 

Why not join us on "Bring a Friend to meeting" Sunday? A great opportunity for those new to Quaker worship to join us and experience it for themselves. Whilst new comers are welcome any Sunday, this is designed to be more accessible for new comers with 45 minutes of silent gathering, some personal testimony and time for questions - all followed by coffee and cake! No hard sell, just a friendly welcome to everyone.     

Death Cafe - "Tea and Mortality" Thursday 8th December 2.00-3.30pm (and then last Thursday of Month from Jan 2023) 

Informal conversations around death and dying, based on the international Death Cafe model.

See Death Cafe page for details. 

DARLINGTON QUAKERS AND THE FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE

At Darlington Quaker Meeting you will find a diverse and welcoming community. Our official name is the Religious Society of Friends but we are more commonly known as Quakers or Friends.

Quakerism is rooted in Christianity but, today, Quakers are a broad-based group who believe that there is something of God (or the divine) in everyone.

We invite everyone to join us for worship or just a chat.  Details of our Meetings For Worship and weekly Coffee Morning are on the left of this page.

The Burial Ground

The Historic Burial Ground behind the meeting house is open to visitors to drop in during daylight hours.

Hiring our rooms 

A few Covid protocols remain in place for hirers using our building. Masks are politely requested in public areas to keep everyone safe whilst infection levels remain high but this is no longer a legal requirement. All rooms have still restricted capacities in place.    

We are a busy venue for hiring six days a week. Certain days and times will have limited availability, especially evenings. All general information including access to the read-only booking diary is on the hirers page. Booking requests are by email only.  

If you are interested in hiring space, for a tour of the building or for further information,  please email manager@darlingtonquakers.org  

* Introducing our new Space: FRIENDS COMMUNITY HUB 

The former Footprints shop is now back within our meeting house portfolio and available to hire as a multi purpose commuity space for exhibitions, workshops, public engagement events and much more..

See Community Hub page for all details and prices.   

HOW TO FIND US

Darlington Friends Meeting House is located in the town centre. Skinnergate is pedestrianised between 10am and 5pm each weekday and 10.30 -5pm on Sundays, but ample parking is available nearby.

The main access is via the rear door - walk through the passageway next door to the new Friends Community Hub and then curve round to your left past the fire escape.

For information about accessibility at the Meeting House, please click here.