‘Penington Friends House was established by Quakers in New York City who wanted to offer visiting Friends a safe home-like environment, but in the 1980s it transitioned to a communal living model, accommodating people of various faiths—while holding firm to its founders’ Quaker values.’
Katharine Gerbner’s article, “Slavery in the Quaker World: Christian Slavery and White Supremacy,” appears in the September 2019 issue of Friends Journal.
Quakers rejected the traditional church hierarchy and teachings of the Church of England, believing that each individual has an inner light and can achieve a direct relationship with God without the help of a minister.