Story: Diverse Christian churches

Quaker meeting house, Wellington

Quaker meeting house, Wellington

The modest building on the right is the Quaker meeting house in Mt Victoria, Wellington. Quaker religious services are called meetings, and often take place in silence until someone feels moved to speak. They are open to all, and everyone present has equal status.

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Photograph by Marguerite Hill

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Mark Derby, 'Diverse Christian churches - Quakers and Unitarians', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/31099/quaker-meeting-house-wellington (accessed 24 April 2024)

Story by Mark Derby, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 20 Apr 2018