Faith & Practice Online
Finding Aids
- Friends General Conference – Affiliated Yearly and Monthly Meetings
- Friends United Meeting – Yearly Meetings and Associations
- QuakerMeetings.com: Yearly Meetings
“An attempt to record basic historical information (former name, parent bodies, location, meeting genealogy, records-storage locations, records known extant) about every monthly [and yearly] meeting of the Religious Society of Friends that has ever existed in North America.”
- Wikipedia – List of yearly meetings
- Current Quaker books of discipline in print and online (pdf, some broken links)
Historical Sources: London Yearly Meeting (1668–1994; Britain YM 1995– )
Note: Tables of contents and indices in Google Books editions contain clickable navigation links. For multiple online copies of the same edition, holding libraries are included in the listing. Unless otherwise specified, all editions are black & white.
- The Epistle from the Elders at Balby, 1656.
- Canons and institutions drawn up and agreed upon by the General Assembly or Meeting of the heads of the Quakers from all parts of the kingdom, 1669.
- Christian and brotherly advices given forth from time to time by the Yearly Meetings in London, alphabetically digested under proper heads, 1738 (manuscript).
- Book of Extracts:
- Extracts from the Minutes and Advices of the Yearly Meeting of Friends Held in London, from Its First Institution (Book of Extracts), 1st ed, 1783 (Google Books).
- Extracts from the Minutes and Advices of the Yearly Meeting of Friends Held in London, from Its First Institution (Book of Extracts), 2nd ed, London, 1802:
- HathiTrust (color)
- Internet Archive text (color)
- Google Books (MVSEVM BRITAN NICUM)
- Google Books (Library of the University of Texas)
- A Selection from the Christian Advices Issued by the Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends, Held in London, 2nd ed, London, 1813; from the 1802 Book of Extracts. (Google Books).
- Rules of Discipline of the Religious Society of Friends, with Advices: Being Extracts from the Minutes and Epistles of Their Yearly Meeting, Held in London, from Its First Institution (Book of Extracts), 3rd ed, London, 1834 (Google Books).
- Supplement to 1834 Book of Extracts, published in 1849
- Extracts from the Minutes and Epistles of the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Held in London, from Its First Institution to the Present Time, Relating to Christian Doctrine, Practice and Discipline, 4th ed, London, 1861:
- Google Books (1861 printing; Bodlein Library).
- Google Books (1861 printing; British Museum).
- Google Books (1861 printing; University of California)
- Internet Archive text (1862 printing, color).
- Google Books (1864 printing; British Museum).
- Google Books (1864 printing; Unidentifiable library in Jerusalem)
- Extracts from the Minutes and Epistles of the Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, Held in London, From Its First Institution to the Present Time, Relating to Christian Doctrine, Practice and Discipline, 5th ed, London, 1871 (Google Books).
Reprint of 4th edition, with revised “Marriage Regulations taking effect from 1st of First Month, 1873, in lieu of those printed in ‘Doctrine, Practice & Discipline,’” appended after the index.
- Extracts from the Book of Christian Discipline of the Religious society of Friends in Great Britain. From the Epistles and Other Documents Issued under the Sanction of the Yearly Meeting Held in London from its first Institution in 1672 to the Year 1883., [6th ed], London, 1884 (Google Books).
Historical Sources: America
- Illinois Yearly Meeting (1875– )
- ILYM Discipline and Advices, 1878 (Internet Archive text)
- Indiana Yearly Meeting (1821–1828)
- North Carolina Yearly Meeting (1698–1903)
- The Discipline of Friends, Revised and Approved by the Yearly Meeting, Held at New-Garden, in Guilford County, North-Carolina, from the 4th to the 7th of the 11th Month, Inclusive, 1823, accessed February 4, 2022 (web)
- The Discipline of Friends, Revised and Approved by the Yearly Meeting, Held at New-Garden, in Guilford County, North-Carolina, in the 11th Month, 1838 (Google Books)
- North Carolina Yearly Meeting, FUM (1903–2017)
- NCYM, 1956 (Internet Archive text)
- NCYM, 2004 (Internet Archive web)
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (1681– )
Conservative Branch
- Iowa Yearly Meeting, Conservative (1877– )
- IYMC, 1974, accessed February 4, 2022 (web)
- IYMC, 2011, accessed February 4, 2022 (web)
- IYMC, 2011 (pdf)
- IYMC, 2011 (pdf with bookmarks)
- North Carolina Yearly Meeting, Conservative (1903– )
- NCYMC Faith & Practice home page, accessed February 4, 2022 (web)
- NCYMC (1903– ), 1983 (Internet Archive web)
- NCYMC (1903– ), interim discipline, 2020, accessed February 4, 2022 (web)
- Ohio Yearly Meeting (1854– )
- Book of Discipline, 2001 (Internet Archive web)
- Book of Discipline, 2018 (pdf)
Evangelical Friends Church International
History: Association of Evangelical Friends (1947–1963); Evangelical Friends Alliance (1963–1989); Evangelical Friends International (1989–2008); Evangelical Friends Church International (2008– )
- Alaska Yearly Meeting (1970– )
- Evangelical Friends Church – Eastern Region
History: Ohio Yearly Meeting (1813–1828); OYM Orthodox branch (1828–1854); OYM Gurneyite branch (1854–1971); Evangelical Friends Church Eastern Region (1971– )
- EFC – Eastern, 2007 (Internet Archive pdf)
- EFC – Eastern, 2013 (Internet Archive pdf)
- EFC – Eastern, 2018 (Internet Archive pdf)
- EFC – Eastern, 2021 (pdf)
- Evangelical Friends Church – Mid-America Yearly Meeting
History: Kansas Yearly Meeting (1872–1978); Mid-America Yearly Meeting (1978–2001); Evangelical Friends Church – Mid-America Yearly Meeting (2001– )
- EFCMAYM, 2021 (pdf)
- Evangelical Friends Church Southwest
History: California Yearly Meeting (1895–1986); Friends Church, Southwest Yearly Meeting (1986–2000); Evangelical Friends Church Southwest (2001– )
- EFCSW, 2011 (Internet Archive pdf)
- EFCSW, 2011, reprint 2016 (pdf)
- Northwest Yearly Meeting
History: Oregon Yearly Meeting (1893–1970); Northwest Yearly Meeting (1971– )
- NWYM, 2016 (pdf)
- NWYM Faith & Practice archives, 1934– , accessed February 15, 2022
- Rocky Mountain Yearly Meeting (1957– )
- RMYM, as of July 8, 2001 (Internet Archive web)
- RMYM, 1998–2000 (pdf)
Friends General Conference (FGC), 1900–
- Alaska Friends Conference
History: Alaska Yearly Meeting (1957–1969); Central Alaska Friends Conference (1969–1999); Alaska Friends Conference (1999– )
- Illinois Yearly Meeting (1875– )
- ILYM, 2020, accessed February 4, 2022 (web)
- Intermountain Yearly Meeting (1975– )
- IMYM, 2009 (Internet Archive pdf)
- Lake Erie Yearly Meeting (1963– )
- Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting
History: Indiana Yearly Meeting, Hicksite/FGC (1828–1975); Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting (1975– )
- OVYM, 2020 (pdf)
- Pacific Yearly Meeting (1947– )
- PYM Faith & Practice home page, accessed February 15, 2020
- PYM, 2001 (web)
- PYM, 2001 (pdf)
- Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (1681– )
- Piedmont Friends Yearly Meeting (2016– )
- PFYM Foundational, Organization, and Procedural Documents, accessed February 4, 2022 (pdf files)
- South Central Yearly Meeting (1961– )
- SCYM Faith & Practice search results, accessed February 16, 2022
- Southern Appalachian Yearly Meeting Association (1970– )
- SAYMA, 2012 (pdf)
Friends United Meeting (FUM)
History: Five Years Meeting (1902–1963); Friends United Meeting (1963– )
- Friends Church of North Carolina (2018– )
- Great Plains Yearly Meeting
History: Nebraska Yearly Meeting (1908–2001); Great Plains Yearly Meeting (2002– )
- GPYM, Advices and Queries only, accessed Feb 12, 2022 (pdf files)
- Iowa Yearly Meeting (1863– )
- IAYM Discipline, 2016 (pdf)
- Indiana Yearly Meeting (1828– )
- New Association of Friends (2013– )
- North Carolina Fellowship of Friends (2017– )
- Western Association of the Religious Society of Friends (1996– )
- Western Yearly Meeting (1858– )
- WeYM, 2005 (pdf)
- Wilmington Yearly Meeting (1892– )
- WiYM, 1977–2000 (Internet Archive web)
- WiYM, 1977–2000 (pdf)
Friends General Conference and Friends United Meeting
- Baltimore Yearly Meeting (1790– )
- BYM Faith & Practice home page, accessed February 6, 2022
- BYM, 1988–2020 (pdf)
- Friends Meeting of Washington DC
- Handbook of Practices & Procedures, July 2015 (pdf)
- Handbook of Practices & Procedures, Dec 2015 (Internet Archive pdf)
- Handbook of Practices & Procedures, April 2017 (pdf)
- Handbook of Practices & Procedures, Dec 2017 (pdf)
- Handbook of Practices & Procedures, Dec 2018 (pdf)
- Handbook of Practices & Procedures, Dec 2020 (Google Drive)
- Canadian Yearly Meeting (1955– )
- CYM, Faith & Practice, partially available online, accessed February 4, 2022 (web)
- CYM, Organization and Procedure, 2016 (pdf)
- CYM, Organization & Procedure, 2020 (pdf)
- CYM, Organization & Procedure, accessed January 4, 2022 (web)
- New England Yearly Meeting (1661– )
- NEYM Faith & Practice home page, accessed February 14, 2022
- NEYM, 1985 (pdf)
- New York Yearly Meeting (1696– )
- NYYM, 1998 & 2001 (Internet Archive web)
- NYYM, 2015 (Internet Archive web)
- NYYM, 2018, accessed February 15, 2022 (web)
- NYYM, 2018 (pdf)
- Northern Yearly Meeting (1976– )
- NYM, 2017, accessed February 6, 2022 (web)
- Southeastern Yearly Meeting (1963– )
- SEYM, 2013 (pdf)
Unaffiliated Groups in the United States
- Atlantic Friends Christian Ministries (2016– )
- Central Yearly Meeting (1926– ; Holiness meeting)
- Freedom Friends Church, Salem, Oregon (2004– )
- Freedom Friends Church, 2009 (Internet Archive web)
- North Pacific Yearly Meeting (1972– )
- NPYM, Faith & Practice home page, accessed February 4, 2022
- NPYM, 1993, accessed February 15, 2022 (web)
- NPYM, 1993 (pdf)
- NPYM, 2018, accessed February 4, 2022 (web)
- NPYM, 2018 (pdf)
- Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting (2018– )
Africa
- Central and Southern Africa Yearly Meeting (1948–
Asia and West Pacific
- Aotearoa New Zealand Yearly Meeting
- ANZYM Faith & Practice home page, accessed February 4, 2022
- ANZYM Faith & Practice, 2003 (pdf)
- ANZYM Quaker Handbook, accessed February 4, 2022 (web)
- Australia Yearly Meeting (1964–- )
- AYM Handbook, 2011 (Internet Archive pdf)
- AYM Handbook, 2020 (pdf)
- Australian Advices and Queries (pdf)
Europe
- Britain Yearly Meeting (London YM 1668–1994; Britain YM 1995– )
- BYM, 2013, with updates, accessed February 4, 2022 (web)
- Ireland Yearly Meeting
- Switzerland Yearly Meeting (1947– )
- Us et Coutumes + Annexe / Bräuche + Anhang home page, accessed February 17, 2022 (web)
Schools
- Friends Seminary, 2012, accessed February 4, 2022 (web)
Independently-authored
- Quaker Faith and Practice for the Twenty-first Century, George Amoss, Jr., accessed February 4, 2022 (web & pdf)