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of the Religious Society of Friends

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Property and Employees

  1. Is title to real property
    1. Held by the meeting as a permanent corporate body, as recommended by the yearly meeting?
    2. Held by the trustees of an unincorporated body (and if so, are the trustees all living and competent to serve)?
  2. Does the meeting participate in the Friends Insurance Group’s Master Policy or otherwise carry adequate insurance to cover loss, replacement and liability?
  3. Does the meeting provide adequate financial and other resources for appropriate maintenance of its property both now and in the future? Are funds regularly budgeted for repair and replacement of property?
  4. Is real property managed with care for the integrity of the natural world?
  5. Are the meeting’s burial grounds simple in style and carefully maintained, with accurate records that are up-to-date and accessible?
  6. Does the meeting have policies for hiring, oversight and dismissal of employees? Are these policies consonant with Friends principles?
  7. Do employees receive caring oversight and equitable compensation and benefits?

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First adopted in 1955, Faith & Practice was revised in 1972. After 25 years and numerous reprintings, it was revised in 1997, 2002 and again in 2017, with updates in the section on Yearly Meeting structures and a new section of biographical notes.

Ongoing Discernment
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting appoints a Faith and Practice Revision Group to periodically review and revise Faith and Practice.  We revise Faith and Practice from time to time in order to reflect continuing spiritual discernment, incorporate new governance structure and practices and generally bring the book “up to date.”

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