New Jordans: both a place and an idea

The place is the historic Quaker Meeting House in Jordans in Buckinghamshire, England – a beautiful and widely known place of worship in the tradition of the Society of Friends, who have worshipped there since 1688.

The idea is that New Jordans will nurture and facilitate thinking and activities which embody Quaker values in ways that speak to the world of the 21st century.

Quaker Meeting House
Welders Lane
Jordans
Beaconsfield
HP9 2SN
Tel: 01494 876594

New Jordans Programme

The New Jordans Programme began in September 2008. Following a devastating fire that damaged the Meeting House in 2005, Jordans Quakers decided that something good should come out of the catastrophe and conceived the New Jordans vision.

Grounded in the worshipping community of Quakers, the New Jordans Programme aims to engage with the world as we find it and with the challenges that face us all. The connecting thread for all the work of the programme will be the values that Friends share with many others - such as tolerance, understanding, mutual respect, bringing out the best in people and seeking peaceful solutions to conflict.

New Jordans is the venue for a programme of events, including a series of bimonthly quiet retreat days, focusing on a variety of topics.

New Jordans provides a modern, purpose built, fully equipped, suite of rooms available to hire for awaydays, training, meetings and conferences.

For more information, please see the New Jordans website, or contact Janet May-Bowles.

Quakers in the World

The Quakers In The World web portal launched in early 2010. It aims to capture Quaker witness past and present, and nurture future witness all over the world.

It provides access to high quality information and resources for everyone who wants to know more about what Quakers have done and are doing in the World. The Portal acts as a gateway to sources of information, bringing together and opening access to material from a variety of high quality sources on the internet. It also features top level original essays giving a broad overview of topics that have been written by contemporary experts in their field.

For example, you could find out about the history of Quakers in the Chilterns...

...or about the Alternatives to Violence project that has been working to resolve conflicts in Kenya following the disputed elections in 2007.

The portal features a section focused on Ideas for Educators to provide information and practical help for this community and to enable them to interact by exchanging ideas and material.

There are also discussion fora that can be used by Quaker Interest Groups e.g. Friends Schools Council and others for the exchange of information and ideas.

The portal is managed by the New Jordans Programme.

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