Photo: Meeting for Sufferings first began in 1675.

Rebecca Hardy reports on the morning sessions of the final Meeting for Sufferings

Meeting for Sufferings: March Meeting - part one

Rebecca Hardy reports on the morning sessions of the final Meeting for Sufferings

by Rebecca Hardy 13th March 2026

Routine business

Saturday 7 March 2026 was a historic occasion: the final session of Meeting for Sufferings (MfS), after more than 350 years since Quakers began gathering in this way in 1675.