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"The name of Pendle Hill symbolizes the call to climb to spiritual heights through hard thinking and spiritual discipline...to see deeper into the meaning of life and farther out into the great world, and to come down with a fresh zest for the service which reaches to that of God in all."

- Henry Hodgkin, Pendle Hill's first Director

Pendle Hill is a Quaker religious educational community grounded in daily meeting for worship. Pendle Hill provides programs for people who want to deepen their spiritual lives. People of all faiths are welcome. The Pendle Hill community seeks to be a living model of a different way of being in the world, through expression of the Quaker testimonies of integrity, equality, simplicity, community and peace. Pendle Hill provides opportunities for study, contemplation and service in a nurturing environment.

At the heart of Pendle Hill is the Resident Program, which lasts from late September to early June. About 20 adult participants enroll for one or more terms.

Resident students live on Pendle Hill's beautiful 23-acre campus in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. Students are full-time participants who join the staff and resident families to form the core Pendle Hill community. About half the community is Quaker. Others represent a wide variety of faiths and philosophies.

Students come from many parts of the United States and from other countries. Adults of all ages come to Pendle Hill, from college students and recent graduates in their 20s through retirees in their 70s and 80s.

People come to Pendle Hill for many reasons. Some resident students bring projects to work on, and find inspiration and support. Others are taking sabbaticals from teaching, ministry, or another profession and gain renewal and deeper inspiration for their work. Artists – and those who don’t see themselves as artists – discover new levels of creativity. Those who are in a period of transition discern steps for the next stage in their lives.

We welcome people from many faith traditions who are interested in Quaker ways of encountering God and meeting the needs of the world. Our community includes writers, artists, gardeners, seekers, mystics, scholars, activists, students, people in life transition, teachers and clergy on sabbatical, and many others.

Is this your year for Pendle Hill?