World Quaker Day Worship

World Quaker Day is on 4 October 2026, and this year’s theme is Let Peace Be Among Us with the supporting Bible passage, Hebrews 12:14, “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy.”

FWCC is planning a massive Global Online Worship on the day, bringing together Friends across borders, languages and Quaker traditions with a shared focus on peace.

The worship will last for 6+ hours, reaching across many time zones from the Americas to Aotearoa/New Zealand. Each hour of worship will be dedicated to a part of the world where prayers for peace are particularly needed – you’re welcome to join for as little or as long as you’d like.

Stay tuned for further updates about how to join online here or in our monthly e-newsletter, Friends World News (you can subscribe at the bottom of this page). In the meantime, you may wish to:

• Save the date in your calendar
• Speak with your local meeting or Friends Church about joining online as a group
• Find resources to help you take part – including a poster, prompts and songs – here

Any questions or for further information email: ellam@fwcc.world

Global timings

Note – end timings are approximate

Section of the Americas
4am – 10am| October 4 2026 – Pacific Daylight Time (e.g. Seattle), Mountain Standard Time (e.g. Phoenix)
5am – 11am | October 4 2026 – Mountain Daylight Time (e.g. Albuquerque), Central America (e.g. Guatemala)
6am -12pm | October 4 2026 – Central Time
7am – 1pm | October 4 2026 – Eastern Daylight Time (e.g. Philadelphia), La Paz, Havana

Asia West Pacific Section
12am – 6am | October 5 2026 – Auckland
10pm – 4am | October 4/5 2026 – Melbourne
7pm – 1am | October 4/5 2026 – Manila
4.30pm – 10.30 | October 4 2026 – Delhi

Africa Section
2pm – 8pm | October 4 2026 – Nairobi
1pm – 7pm | October 4 2026 – Cape Town

Europe & Middle East Section
12pm – 6pm | October 4 2026 – Western European Summer Time (Britain, Iceland, Ireland & Portugal)
1pm – 7pm| October 4 2026 – Central European Summer Time (Berlin, Florence, Paris, Prague, Stockholm, Warsaw etc.)
2pm – 8pm | October 4 2026 – Eastern European Summer Time (Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Tallinn etc.), Lebanon, Palestine, Moscow