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The ripples of a First Victory against ICE and Customs and Border Patrol are beginning to ripple across Quakerdom

By Nathan Shroyer | February 15, 2026

Faith communities are reclaiming sacred space through the Constitution. In a groundbreaking lawsuit filed by several Yearly Meetings and interfaith partners against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its enforcement agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a federal court has issued a preliminary injunction barring immigration enforcement at or near the houses of worship of the plaintiffs.

While the government has sought partial dismissal of certain claims under the Administrative Procedure Act, First Amendment protections remain firmly in place. The injunction recognizes that immigration enforcement actions interfering with worship may violate constitutional protections of religious freedom and assembly.

This case represents a first victory in a broader movement to restore long-standing norms protecting sensitive locations such as churches, schools, hospitals, and elder communities. It demonstrates how disciplined nonviolence and constitutional law can work together to defend migrants and uphold religious liberty.

Mt Holly invites us to Celebrate 250 Years at our Meetinghouse

By Nathan Shroyer | November 5, 2025

Mount Holly Friends (Quakers)Celebrating 250 Years at our MeetinghouseRecognizing 250 years of History and Connection:The Quaker ExperienceSpeakers, Luncheon and MusicEileen Flanagan, Quaker Author, Speaker and ActivistChristie Duncan-Tessmer, Former General Secretary of Philadelphia Yearly MeetingSaturday, November 15, 2025 10 am – 3:30 pm– Free Event –Registration Required for LunchTo register:Mount Holly Friends Meetinghouse81 High Street, Mt. […]

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Title: Finding Spiritual Refuge
Matthew Sharp of Cherry Hill, NJ

I think my kids really benefit. I think it's a huge gift my wife and I have given them. Meeting gives them a kind of a chance, a practice, of being silent in a world where there's so many distractions, and there's so much data and information. So, the meeting's just kind of like a refuge and a place to be that we don't have to be super brilliant. We don't have to know everything. We can just kind of try to, you know, find that Light inside of us, that God inside of us. And what does that look like? How does that come out?

Title card: How My Family Found Spiritual Refuge in Quaker Meeting

It's a place where you can go and be yourself and find that Light inside yourself. You know that Light when you do something good, when you feel good, when you help others? That thing that comes out and shines.

And we were just attracted to the Meeting because of the service aspect, the social justice, and really, the conversations at Adult First Day School kind of were the things we were concerned about and thinking about as a family.

So, my name is Matthew Sharp, and I live in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and I go to Haddonfield Monthly Meeting.

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Find your spiritual refuge

If you've been looking for a faith community where you can be fully yourself without creeds getting in the way, maybe you've been looking for Quakers.

Led by the Spirit

Open & Affirming

Centered on Community

Don't go it alone!

You deserve a faith community where you belong.

Be Free

We're a faith community that is refreshingly free in its approach. The most "dogmatic" it gets around these parts is "there is that of God in everyone."

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Be Known

Small, close-knit communities give you the opportunity to really get to know others and be known by them. These small communities are connected to form the larger South Jersey Quakers community.

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Share Values

Chances are, you want a community that shares your values. How do peace, integrity, equality, and simplicity sound?

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