Buffalo Quaker Meeting seeks to exemplify Quaker testimonies through daily life in Western New York. We emphasize hard work, simple living and generous giving in vibrant community. We are committed to integrity, equality and the peaceful settlement of disputes.   

Founded in 1939, our meeting follows the Quaker tradition of unprogrammed worship. Participants gather in community and listen in silent expectation for a divine message. We recognize that each person has a unique connection to the Spirit of God and thus do not rely on designated ministers, mandated dogma or a set liturgy. Instead, every participant in the meeting for worship is able to minister as led by the Spirit.

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Buffalo Friends sign a petition to enforce the HALT Solitary law

In Meeting for Business on March 23, 2025, Friends approved the Meeting signing the the HALT Act petition shared by the Inside-Outside Collective of New York Yearly Meeting. Friends are also encouraged to read the full petition and sign individually.

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Learning to Create Antiracist Organizational Culture

For three Wednesday evenings in January 2025, seven members of Buffalo Quaker Meeting attended via videoconference a training called Creating Anti-Racist Organizations, which was presented by the Center for the Study of White American Culture (CSWAC) and sponsored by New York Yearly Meeting. Over 140 members of New York Yearly Meeting attended the training.  

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Game plan for health and wellness

I recently read a friend’s Facebook post, outlining that we are on the verge of oligarchic collapse. They mentioned their anxiety. I identify completely, but I really can’t go down that particular doom hole.

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Buffalo Friend Patrick Finn 1935-2025

It took a while for Quakerism to grow on Patrick. His family were staunchly Catholic in a staunchly Catholic neighborhood on the Southside of Chicago. His parents required all nine of their children to attend Mass and sent them to the local parish schools. Patrick felt holiness and charity in some of the priests and nuns of his youth, but as a teen he began to grow disillusioned with the corruption, hypocrisy, and racism he saw imbedded in the Church.

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Buffalo Friends sign the Apartheid-Free Community Pledge

In Meeting for Business on February 16, 2025, the Friends approved the Meeting signing the Apartheid-Free Community Pledge from American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).

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Is the Collective Greater than the Individual in Quakerism?

I have learned that I cannot fully practice Quakerism by myself. It’s not just that Community is one of the central Quaker testimonies, along with Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Equality, and Stewardship. I have to practice Quakerism with a community of others, because we seek to experience Spirit collectively, a sense of unity in Spirit, and invite each other to share how Spirit is changing us and illuminating our way.

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