Quakers meet new Anglican primate

‘I chose to accept the invitation because I believe peace is more important than Biblical point scoring, and whatever differences I might have are less important than a shared love of God and neighbour.’

by Joseph Jones 10th April 2026

Representatives of Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC)and Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) attended the installation of the first ever female archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, last month. Tim Gee (FWCC general secretary) and Paul Parker (BYM recording clerk) were also invited to a small group meeting, where they gave the new archbishop a copy of Margaret Fell’s Women’s Speaking Justified – the first ever full-length written defence of women’s Christian ministry.