Our Vision
To create peace with justice in the world by transforming lives.
Vision statement adopted by the Pendle Hill Board, July 2012
Our Mission
Pendle Hill is a Quaker center welcoming all for Spirit-led learning, retreat, and community.
Mission statement adopted by the Pendle Hill Board, July 2012
Our Values
Approved by the Pendle Hill Board, October 2012
- Quaker Values: Pendle Hill strives to embody the historic testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends. Central to the vision of the Pendle Hill community and the influence that it seeks to exert in the larger world are: peace, truth-speaking and integrity, equality, simplicity, and reaching out to that of God in every one. Further, Pendle Hill seeks to uphold the following:
- Education: Learning at Pendle Hill is both experiential and intellectual, rooted in the principles of The Religious Society of Friends. Such learning includes dialogue, personal study and contemplation, collaborative exploration, openness to divine leadings, and interaction with the natural environment.
- Sustainability: Pendle Hill seeks to be a living, nourishing model of sustainability in a spiritual community. We work to experience and support a way of living that is environmentally, socially, and fiscally sustainable.
- Social Action and Justice: At Pendle Hill we commit to being a living testimony to a social order that manifests God’s love for everyone. We work to be inclusive, respectful, and supportive of all people. We strive courageously for peace and justice.
Pendle Hill Board Queries to Advance Diversity, Justice, and Beloved Community
- How might this decision affect people from other cultures or those within the same culture who have different experiences, perception, belief systems, and perspectives from our own?
- To what degree have privilege, class, stereotypes, assumptions, and our ability to include other perspectives affected this decision? Will this decision promote inclusiveness, allow equal access, and welcome those we perceive as different from ourselves?
- How might this decision advance Pendle Hill’s goals of promoting diversity, fostering justice, and creating the Beloved Community for all people?
Our Statement Reaffirming Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Building the Beloved Community: Our Commitment to Justice, Equity, and Love
Adopted by the Pendle Hill Board on 03-25-2025
As members of the Religious Society of Friends, we affirm that every person is created with inherent dignity and worth. Rooted in the sacred call to love our neighbors as ourselves, we embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion as sacred mandates, not optional ideals. Our commitment to justice calls us to build a community where every individual—regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity and orientation, ability, economic status, or creed—is welcomed, valued, and empowered.
We believe that diversity is a reflection of divine beauty, an expression of the vastness of human experience woven together in a tapestry of shared purpose. Equity is our moral imperative, requiring that we not only open doors but remove the barriers that have long stood in the way of true belonging. Inclusion is our practice of radical hospitality, ensuring that every voice is heard and every heart is embraced.
Guided by these principles, we pledge to:
- Foster a culture of belonging where differences are celebrated, not merely tolerated.
- Actively dismantle systemic inequities within our organization and the communities we serve.
- Speak out against injustice wherever it arises, knowing that silence is complicity.
- Commit to continuous learning, reflection, and action to uphold the ideals of justice and love.
- Extend grace and compassion in the work of healing and reconciliation, striving to embody the Beloved Community envisioned by prophets, peacemakers, and justice-seekers throughout history.
As people of faith and conscience, we do not seek mere coexistence but true kinship—where justice flows like a mighty river, where love casts out fear, and where all people can flourish in the fullness of their humanity. In this sacred calling, we stand together, undivided in our pursuit of a world made whole.
