Southeastern Yearly Meeting
Quakers in Florida, Coastal Georgia & South CarolinaYou Are Welcome
We gather for spiritual renewal and friendship, and advocate for peace, social justice, and care for the earth.
Find Quakers
You are welcome at any of our Meetings and Worship Groups! We are a mix of newcomers and longtime members, with people of various religious backgrounds, gender identities and orientations.
Our Worship
Quaker worship is grounded in silence, where we listen deeply for what is in our hearts, for inner guidance, and a sense of connection. There is no program or sermon.
Our Faith
The heart of our faith is the experience of the inner source of spiritual connection, renewal, and guidance that is present in everyone. We have no creedal beliefs; faith is a way of life.
What we do
Southeastern Yearly Meeting brings together Friends from Meetings and Worship Groups in our region to share resources, deepen our faith, and work together to advocate for peace, social justice, and sustainability. We hold events in person and online, gathering for spiritual renewal, collaboration, friendship, and fun. We connect Friends to the wider Quaker community, and write and publish the SEYM Faith & Practice.
Upcoming Events
Wading in the Water: Listening, Opening, & Walking Faithfully
Wading in the Water: Listening, Opening, & Walking Faithfully
The waves of our spiritual journeys come in all sizes, from the gentle lapping of a lake to breaking ocean surf. Each wave invites us into new revelation, deeper listening, seeing with new eyes, walking with faith despite the pulls of the surrounding culture. In these t...
SEYM Community Preparedness
SEYM Community Preparedness
SEYM Field Secretary for Earthcare Beverly Ward invites Friends to gather online for our second forum aimed at developing suggestions for empowering Meetings, Worship Groups, and other communities to respond to needs that arise from extreme events such as climate change...
Young Adult Fellowship Fridays
Young Adult Fellowship Fridays
Young Adult Friends (ages 18-35) of SEYM meet virtually on fourth Fridays for fellowship, worship sharing, and discussion. This is a perfect opportunity to bring any non-Quaker friends who may be curious or any Friends wanting to build connections across our region. If ...
Seekers Book Club
Seekers Book Club
The SEYM Worship and Ministry committee invites you to join us online for the Seeker’s Book Club, which will resume June 6th and meet the first and third Thursday of each month at 7pm via zoom.
Latest News
2024 Youth Epistle
Dear Friends,
We want to share our experiences at the SEYM yearly gathering in 2024. This year’s youth and young adult program theme was “The Friends We Are Becoming.”
2024 Yearly Meeting Epistle
Dearest Friends,
Ninety-five of us, including nine youth and two wee Friends, gathered at the DaySpring Episcopal Conference Center in Parrish, Florida, while fourteen joined online. This was the 60th gathering of the Southeastern Yearly Meeting.
2024 Yearly Meeting Gathering Photo Gallery
About 100 Friends gathered at Dayspring Conference Center in Parrish, Florida over Easter week, March 27 – 31 for our Yearly Meeting Gathering. We had a rejuvenating 5 days of community, with worship, worship sharing, workshops, All Ages Community Nights, the Walton Retreats & Lecture with Hilary Burgin, yearly business meeting, nature walks, and a great Youth Program!
Queries for the Journey
The Worship and Ministry Committee offers “Queries for the Journey,” weekly queries to help Friends center in their daily journey through quiet, contemplative reflection. New queries will be posted monthly.
Queries for the Journey – 5th Month (May) 2024
1st week:
Listening is a spiritual practice. How do you prepare yourself to listen to the still, small voice? To listen to others? To listen to God?
2nd week:
While honoring your core truths, what helps you listen to hard messages or to people with whom you have had difficult relationships? How does love guide your listening? What helps you nurture your Spirit when you have listened deeply?
3rd week:
How do you quiet the real demands of the world to feel Spirit’s movement and hear your true voice? When you quiet the internal and external noises and messages, what are you hearing?
4th week:
We each have our own way of listening. How do you leave space to hear “where the words come from?” (John Woolman’s Journal)
Find Quakers
For Newcomers
Our Faith
About SEYM
Membership
Find Quakers
For Newcomers
Our Faith
About SEYM
Membership
Peace & Justice
Becoming-Anti-Racist
Earthcare
Worship & Ministry
LGBTQ Allyship
Peace & Justice
Becoming Anti-Racist
Earthcare
Worship & Ministry
LGBTQ Allyship
Youth
Young Adults
Child Safety
Youth Resources
Youth Program
We welcome young people’s presence as vital to the depth of spiritual and community life of Southeastern Yearly Meeting as a whole.