Roles in South Wales Area Meeting

What roles are there?

Quakers have no priests or those put in authority over us, but share the work needed to maintain our society. 

  • When early Friends affirmed the priesthood of all believers it was seen as an abolition of the clergy; in fact it is an abolition of the laity. All members are part of the clergy and have the clergy’s responsibility for the maintenance of the meeting as a community. (Quaker faith & practice 11.01)

All roles in South Wales Area Meeting (SWAM) are held by Friends (Quakers) who have been usually been suggested by our Nominations Committee and who are customarily appointed for three years at a time. Every role holder is an unpaid volunteer.

Sometimes Friends are asked to serve on a Task and Finish group, or are appointed to attend and report back on an event or course, such as Britain Yearly Meeting or courses at Woodbrooke.

Roles include

Area Meeting Clerks

Children & Young Peoples' Work Advocate

Eldership & Pastoral Care Convenor

Eldership and pastoral care in Local Meetings

Hospital Chaplains

Prison Chaplains

Chaplains Support Group

Funeral Advisors

Safeguarding Coordinators

DBS verifier

Membership Clerks

Registering Officer for Marriages

Trustees

Clerk to Trustees

Treasurer

Nominations Committee

Quaker Life Council Representatives

Meeting for Sufferings representatives

Environment & Sustainability Cluster

Symud Ymlaen (Moving Forward) Group

Website & Facebook Administrators

Hedyn newsletter Editors

Custodian of Records

Google Workspace Administrators

The Symud Ymlaen (Moving Forwards) process is designed to reduce the administrative burden on the four Area Meetings in Wales and the Southern Marches, and on Crynwyr Cymru –  Quakers in Wales (CCQW), by having just one charity. Because of its size  the single charity may be able to afford some paid administrative support. This should mean that some of the more arduous and time demanding tasks can be given to professional help.

It is hoped that this will free up our Area Meeting to focus on being more vibrant and nurturing

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