Northern Yearly Meeting Explained

Northern Yearly Meeting (NYM) is a Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). It is affiliated with the Friends General Conference. The Northern Yearly Meeting consists of meetings and worship groups from the upper midwest of The United States, with member groups in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.

The Annual Sessions of the Yearly Meeting are held over Memorial Day weekend, historically in Wisconsin.

History

Northern Yearly Meeting started as Northern Half-Yearly Meeting in 1960.[1] Around 1975 the group became Northern Yearly Meeting around due to increased membership.

Meetings Affiliated with the Northern Yearly Meeting

External links

Notes and References

  1. The History of Northern Yearly Meeting. Northern Yearly Meeting. 2006. Retrieved November 27, 2006. Northern Yearly Meeting

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